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Bus Stop

“Give this boy enough rope and he'll land Marilyn Monroe!”

1956 · 1 h 35 min
Directed by Joshua Logan · USA · Classical Hollywood
ComedyDramaRomance

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Cast

Marilyn Monroe Don Murray Arthur O'Connell Betty Field Eileen Heckart Robert Bray

Credits

Written by: George Axelrod

Plot

Cowboys Beauregard Decker and Virgil Blessing attend a rodeo in Phoenix, where Decker falls in love with beautiful cafe singer Cherie. He wants to take Cherie back to his native Montana and marry her, but she dreams of traveling to Hollywood and becoming famous.

Sinekatalog’s take

A lively, slightly dated romantic comedy about a cowboy who mistakes insistence for love. The performances give it spark, though the courtship will strike modern viewers as awkward. Worth seeing for its star turn and its offbeat charm.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 6.3 / 10 (13,897 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes: 73%
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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