---
title: 'Bus Stop (1956)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Joshua Logan'
released: '1956-08-31'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Romance'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/bus-stop-1956'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049038/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Bus Stop (1956)

1956 · 91 min · Drama, Comedy, Romance, Music · United States


## Synopsis

Bus Stop is a 1956 American romantic comedy-drama directed by Joshua Logan, adapted by George Axelrod from the 1955 play by William Inge. It stars Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Arthur O'Connell, Betty Field, Eileen Heckart, Robert Bray, and Hope Lange. The film is about the events surrounding a rodeo and a group of long-haul bus passengers stranded at a diner during a snowstorm, including the ensuing relationship between a naive cowboy (Murray) and an aspiring singer (Monroe). It is the film debut of both Murray and Lange.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Joshua Logan](https://cinepixo.com/people/joshua-logan)
- **Screenplay:** [George Axelrod](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-axelrod), [William Inge](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-inge)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ken Darby](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-darby)
- **Producer:** [Buddy Adler](https://cinepixo.com/people/buddy-adler)
- **Director of Photography:** [Milton Krasner](https://cinepixo.com/people/milton-krasner)
- **Editor:** [William H. Reynolds](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-h-reynolds)

## Cast

- [Eileen Heckart](https://cinepixo.com/people/eileen-heckart)
- [Arthur O'Connell](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-o-connell)
- [Edward G. Robinson Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-g-robinson-jr)
- [Hope Lange](https://cinepixo.com/people/hope-lange)
- [Hans Conried](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-conried)
- [Betty Field](https://cinepixo.com/people/betty-field)
- [Max Showalter](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-showalter)
- [Marilyn Monroe](https://cinepixo.com/people/marilyn-monroe)
- [Don Murray](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-murray)

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