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Tour of 1956 greyhound bus that was completely renovated in 2016. Bus stop films wouldnt happen without amazing supporters, encouraging partners, dedicated sponsors and a team of big thinkers. Seriously, don murrays character completely destroyed any chance of this being even a semienjoyable film. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. And the fact that she fitfully but firmly summons the will and the strength to humble himto make. Buses for sale is the number one bus stop for buses, motorcoaches and rv conversions on the web. Bus stop appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 2. Film stars and society, he writes that marilyn monroe was the most visible star. Marilyn monroe shows that she was a truly gifted actress. Bus stop was released in august 1956 and became critical and commercial success. Though it seems dated now, this film adaptation of william inges romantic comedydrama was considered pretty hot stuff in its day, which was 1956.

Clark gable, marilyn monroe, montgomery clift, thelma ritter, eli wallach, kevin mccarthy, james barton. The secret history of marilyn monroes career and production. Marilyn monroe gives an acclaimed performance in the romantic classic directed by joshua logan that features don murray in his oscar nominated role. The 1956 film of the same name was opened up in the beginning to include scenes on the bus and in places away from the diner. The characters in general werent very rich and had to make do with what they had.

As a singer, cherie is hopeless, completely unaware of her lack of talent and. Ive never seen a movie singlehandledly ruined by one actor. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple faq for additional information. Bus stop 1956 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. But this movie was hardly a comedy, and bo was supposed to be normal. The misfits is literally about four people who dont fit into society a divorcee monroe meets cowboy langland gable, who is getting too old for his job they decide to live together a former rodeo star clift and an unemployed mechanic wallach join in the drifting hustons masculine images are stripped of their former glory, existing only one rough exterior which fails to conceal what. Lets make love is a 1960 musical comedy film made by 20th century fox in deluxe color and cinemascope. I wanted to do something completely different for this, my third marilyn tribute. Mar 15, 2017 in richard dyers book heavenly bodies. On broadway, william inges play had been a huge and longrunning hit, even nominated for a tony.

Bus stopdon murray and marilyn monroe in bus stop 1956, directed by. I was not able to fully invest myself with this film, and a lot of that is due to the core protagonist of the film being difficult to empathise with. Bus stop films is run by a group of passionate and dedicated individuals who understand the power of filmmaking and education. Splendor in the grass marked the film debut of warren beatty. The companys first route began in hibbing, minnesota in 1914, and the company adopted the greyhound name in 1929. Bus stop, also known as the wrong kind of girl, is a 1956 motion picture directed by joshua logan for 20th century fox, starring marilyn monroe and don murray. Its pelting down with rain outside, it is as cold as the antarctic well at least. The overblown nominees for best picture completely bypassed some of the best american films ever made.

Bus stop is a somewhat entertaining hillybilly love story between beau, a stubborn, romanticallyinexperienced cowboy in town for the rodeo, and cherie, a showgirl he meets along the way. Bus stop on dvd 024543014485 from 20th century fox. Although marilyns performance was broadly praised, it was costar don murray who received an oscar nod for best actor in a supporting role. Read the full synopsis of bus stop, 1956, directed by joshua logan, with marilyn monroe, don murray, arthur oconnell, at turner classic movies. The sixth episode telecast november 12 was the series pilot, cherie, the only episode directly based on inges play and movie. Jan, 2015 10 classic movies youve never seen, starring actors you already love, that youre about to be obsessed with. Bus stop is a 1956 american romantic comedydrama film directed by joshua logan for 20th century fox, starring marilyn monroe, don murray, arthur. Marilyn monroe has finally proved herself an actress in bus stop. The bus stop song, a 1956 single by the four lads, used as the intro song for the 1956 film bus stop are you ready do the bus stop, a 1975 single by fatback band. In september 2019 london had over 200 electric buses, with a further 78 electric doubledeck buses due to enter service in 2020. Bluray video quality 20th century fox has been doing a fine job with its marilyn monroe bluray transfers, and bus stop continues that tradition. Yet how hard as the film tries, the romance between these two attractive characters strains credulity.

Bus stop original, play, comedy, broadway opened in new york city mar 2, 1955 and played through apr 21, 1956. The play, bus stop by william inge, was set in a 1950s american diner in kansas. The charming foreign film was the shortest film ever to win a screenplay award under academy rules, that made it a live action short subject film. Bus stop movie trailer 1956 director joshua logan release date 31 august 1956. Rtl 780, operating on route 7 collided with a queue of people at a bus stop in oxford street, resulting in eight deaths. While bus stop may be a fairy tale of times long gone, its still a nicely complicated fairy tale thanks to the voice of inge. The picture has so many moments of humor, warmth and touching all around. Following the splendor in the grass shoot, stars natalie wood and warren beatty became one of hollywoods hottest reallife couples. Bus stop taos unlimited movie locations of the great. Even if her fame was shortlived, she is still a very recognizable face to this day. As much as it pains me to criticise marilyn, i must say that her performance in bus stop was an embarrassment. Best known as the stage director who brought to broadway such classics as charleys aunt 1940, annie get your gun 1946, mister roberts 1948, south pacific 1949, and fanny 1954the last three of which he. The title splendor in the grass is a line taken from poet william wordsworths ode on intimations of immortality.

And, while the 1956 film has memorable performances in it from the entire cast, the movie is not entirely inge. They also produced two films together, bus stop 1956 and the prince and the showgirl 1957. Feb 25, 2017 now in it is 87th year, the fourth production this season is the stage production of the 1956 classic film, bus stop. Sharpness largely appeared quite positive, as most of the film was crisp and welldefined. However in bus stop 1956, marilyn finally showed critics that she could play a straight dramatic role. Her husbands included baseball star joe dimaggio 1954 and playright arthur. Camelot is a 1967 american musical drama fantasy film directed by joshua logan and starring richard harris as king arthur, vanessa redgrave as guenevere, and franco nero as lancelot. The original broadway production of bus stop by william inge opened at the music box theater in new york on march 2, 1955, ran for 478 performances and was nominated for the 1956 tony award for the best play. Please feel free to help sponsor this project via the gofund. The aec routemaster is a frontengined doubledecker bus that was designed by london transport and built by the associated equipment company aec and park royal vehicles. Apr 08, 2016 jayne mansfield was certainly a beautiful actress, and while she was considered by many to be the working mans monroe, that does not take away from her gorgeous looks and the work that she did in the film. Some mild softness interfered with a few wider shots, but these were rare instances. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title bus stop.

Bus stop, completely enjoyable and one of marilyn monroes finest performances. The series was preceded by inges play and the 1956 film, bus stop, in which marilyn monroe and don murray had the lead roles. This movie flatout pissed me off the longer it went on, and its only an hour and thirtyfour minutes. The first film to be made under this new arrangement was bus stop 1956. But he has another goal for the journey as well to find himself an angel for a wife. Bus stop 1956 cowboys beauregard decker don murray and virgil blessing arthur oconnell attend a rodeo in phoenix, where decker falls in love with beautiful cafe singer cherie marilyn monroe. Along with the scripts informative description of the costume, this showed us a lot of the style and time of the costumes. Joshua logan american director and producer britannica. Ive never seen or read the stage version of bus stop, but i cant help but think it possesses more substance than the screen adaptation, which, like a lengthy bus trip, chugs along in fits and starts, without any rhythm or flow. Marilyn monroe adjusting her makeup with a trusty handheld mirror on the set of bus stop. Thennewcomer, don murray, costarred with the sexy marilyn monroe in the 1956 film, bus stop. Joshua logan, american stage and motionpicture director, producer, and writer. Joshua logan aka the wrong kind of girl, this comedydrama, adapted by george axelrod who also cowrote the seven year itch 1955 also starring monroe and based on the hit broadway play by william inge, was marilyn monroes first serious lead role.

He is utterly clueless and at one point resorts to quoting the. Three strangers, a stripper, an alcoholic wife and a travelling salesman embark on a lifechanging journey. This production is an american classic done right and is well worth. Bus stop was the film debut of both don murray and hope lange. The original broadway production of bus stop by william inge opened at the music box theater in new york on march 2, 1955, ran for 478 performances and was. And he was completely devoted to joanne woodward for 50 years. There is a moment in bus stop 1956 that is a striking testament to the worth. Ironically, bus stop was recognized by the critics as the best of her career thus far in 1956 as reported by the new york times. Hear classic music from bus stop, 1956, directed by joshua logan, with marilyn monroe, don murray, arthur oconnell, at tcm. As the road presents challenges, each character faces his or her own shortcomings, not knowing where life will lead next. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Actually based upon two plays by writer william inge, his work is the spirit. In 1957, marilyn flew to britain to film the prince and the showgirl 1957 which proved less than impressive critically and financially. With joan collins, jayne mansfield, dan dailey, rick jason.

Largescale film productions skip arizona for other states. It was also the same year she married playwright, arthur miller they divorced in 1960. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Working mans monroe photos of the blindingly hot jayne. Ross theater director muses over local production of. Bus stop is a 1956 american romantic comedydrama film directed by joshua logan for 20th century fox, starring marilyn monroe, don murray, arthur oconnell, betty field, eileen heckart, robert bray, and hope lange unlike most of monroes films, bus stop is neither a fullfledged comedy nor a musical, but rather a dramatic piece. Bus stop is a 1956 american romantic comedy film directed by joshua logan for 20th century fox, starring marilyn monroe. Hold on to your chairs, everybody, and get set for a rattling surprise. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news.

Another inge play provided the basis for logans next film, bus stop 1956, in which the director coaxed from marilyn monroe what some critics believe to be one of her best performances while guiding don murray to an academy award. Jul 26, 2017 marilyn monroe is best known as a sex symbol but she was also one of the first women to start her own production company and helped end the studio system. Her quasisouthern accent is like nails on a chalkboard, sounding more like a speech impediment than any accent. It was directed by george cukor and produced by jerry wald from a screenplay by norman krasna, hal kanter, and arthur miller. Our goal is to completely restore this 1966 vw beetle to its former glory and film the entire process. Even better received was sayonara 1957, a story of. Perhaps it is fitting that she was selected for the movie. Joshua logan a naive but stubborn cowboy falls in love with a saloon singer and tries to take her away against her will to get married and live on his ranch in montana. Heaven knows what mood persisted on the set of this sombre western, as it ended up being the last film for both monroe and gable, while clift too was in something of a decline, despite his superb performance. Bus stop is named for the setting of the last halfhour of this film, the bus stop in the snow, somewhere in wyoming, where beau finally gets his comeuppance, right before he and cherie reconcile. How to marry a millionaire 1953 with lauren bacall and betty grable, bus stop 1956, some like it hot 1959 starring with jack lemmon, tony curtis and george raft and joe e brown. The film is an adaptation of the musical by alan jay lerner and frederick loewe. Marilyn monroe in bus stop in the critically acclaimed movie bus stop, marilyn. Logan returned to filmmaking as the director of picnic 1955, the film version of william inges play of the same name, which logan had also directed.

Bus stop star, 1956 crossword clue answer crossword. Innocent rodeo cowboy bo falls in love with cafe singer cherie in phoenix. Bus stop was monroes attempt at some respect as an actress and not just as a. Bus stop, also known as the wrong kind of girl, is a 1956 motion picture directed by joshua logan for 20th century fox starring marilyn monroe, don murray, arthur oconnell, betty field, eileen heckart, robert bray and hope lange. Staring marilyn monroe, don murray, eileen heckart and arthur oconnell. George stevens epic western giant, based on edna ferbers romanfleuve about a wealthy texas rancher household that spans over decades, rightfully won him a second oscar for best director, but this is the sole trophy out of the pictures 10 nominations although mercedes mccambridges coattail nomination is a fluke in hindsight, she has nothing to wield but a frosty front, mostly lost out to. Londons electric bus fleet is the largest in europe. A classic us one sheet for the 1956 20th century fox romantic comedy bus stop starring marilyn monroe as saloon singer cherie, kidnapped by a lovestruck cowboy. Beau don murray is a strapping young cowboy whos barely left the ranch until the day when he comes to phoenix, arizona for a rodeo. Scifi short film perfectly natural presented by dust. The bus stop song 1956 written by ken darby sung in the opening credits offscreen by the four lads also partially sung by a guitarplaying arthur oconnell uncredited and the bus passengers see more. No amount of playing with settings could abolish it which ruined the film.

In the meantime logan did not completely forsake stage work. Jun 01, 2016 a tribute to the film career of marilyn monroe. At least when actors like jim carrey act that way, we know that they are crazy. If this movie had not been made in 1956, but instead in modern times, it would have received a very laughable reception. Bus stop 1956 bluray give this cowboy enough rope and hell land marilyn monroe. Read info about the screenplay for bus stop, 1956, directed by joshua logan, with marilyn monroe, don murray, arthur oconnell. Broadway darling kim stanley, although the film version is only loosely based on it.