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The Wayward Bus

  • 1957
  • Approved
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
1.4K
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Joan Collins, Dan Dailey, Rick Jason, Jayne Mansfield, and Dolores Michaels in The Wayward Bus (1957)
Three strangers, a stripper, an alcoholic wife and a travelling salesman embark on a life-changing journey. As the road presents challenges, each character faces his or her own shortcomings, not knowing where life will lead next.
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Three strangers - a stripper, an alcoholic wife and a travelling salesman - embark on a life-changing journey. As the road presents challenges, each character faces his or her own shortcomin... Read allThree strangers - a stripper, an alcoholic wife and a travelling salesman - embark on a life-changing journey. As the road presents challenges, each character faces his or her own shortcomings, not knowing where life will lead next.Three strangers - a stripper, an alcoholic wife and a travelling salesman - embark on a life-changing journey. As the road presents challenges, each character faces his or her own shortcomings, not knowing where life will lead next.

  • Director
    • Victor Vicas
  • Writers
    • Ivan Moffat
    • John Steinbeck
  • Stars
    • Joan Collins
    • Jayne Mansfield
    • Dan Dailey
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    1.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Victor Vicas
    • Writers
      • Ivan Moffat
      • John Steinbeck
    • Stars
      • Joan Collins
      • Jayne Mansfield
      • Dan Dailey
    • 39User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Photos18

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    Top Cast27

    Joan Collins
    Joan Collins
    • Alice Chicoy
    Jayne Mansfield
    Jayne Mansfield
    • Camille Oakes
    Dan Dailey
    Dan Dailey
    • Ernest Horton
    Rick Jason
    Rick Jason
    • Johnny Chicoy
    Betty Lou Keim
    Betty Lou Keim
    • Norma , the counter girl
    Dolores Michaels
    Dolores Michaels
    • Mildred Pritchard
    Larry Keating
    Larry Keating
    • Elliott Pritchard
    Robert Bray
    Robert Bray
    • Morse
    Kathryn Givney
    Kathryn Givney
    • Mrs. Elliott (Bernice) Pritchard
    Dee Pollock
    Dee Pollock
    • Ed 'Pimples' Carson
    • (as Dee Pollack)
    Will Wright
    Will Wright
    • Van Brunt
    Eumenio Blanco
    Eumenio Blanco
    • Commuter at Terminal
    • (uncredited)
    Roy Bourgeois
    • Andrews
    • (uncredited)
    Mary Carroll
    • Mrs. Breed
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Carter
    Harry Carter
    • Bus Driver
    • (uncredited)
    Joe Devlin
    Joe Devlin
    • Bus Dispatcher
    • (uncredited)
    Minta Durfee
    Minta Durfee
    • Commuter at Terminal
    • (uncredited)
    Milton Frome
    Milton Frome
    • Stanton
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Victor Vicas
    • Writers
      • Ivan Moffat
      • John Steinbeck
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews39

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      This movie was made as a Jayne Mansfield vehicle in hopes of replicating the box office success of the previous year's similar film Bus Stop (1956), which had starred Mansfield's main rival as a platinum blonde bombshell, Marilyn Monroe.
    • Goofs
      When the bus looks to be out of control coming down the dirt road, it can be seen that there are no passengers on board.
    • Quotes
      • Ed 'Pimples' Carson: Piece of chocolate cake, please
      • Norma , the counter girl: Cake for breakfast? I bet Mr. Robert Wagner doesn't start his day wolfing down chocolate cake.
    • Crazy credits
      The film's title card reads: "John Steinbeck's The Wayward Bus."
    • Alternate versions
      United Press International wrote in a review of the film that Dolores Michaels' "torrid" scene, a seduction scene in a barn where she makes a pass at the bus driver (Rick Jason), "manages to steal the sexiest scene in the picture," over better known actresses Jayne Mansfield and Joan Collins, and wrote that Hollywood had not had a scene like it since Jane Russell in The Outlaw. Director Victor Vicas shot two versions, an "A" scene and a "B" scene (only implied sex in barn) because of the censors.
    • Connections
      Featured in Jayne Mansfield: La tragédie d'une blonde (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Somethin's Gotta Give

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    Details

    • Release date
      • May 27, 1957 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El omnibus perdido
    • Filming locations
      • Saddle Peak Lodge Calabassas, California, USA(The roadside store where Chicoy is advised the highway is impassable.)
    • Production company
      • 20th Century Fox
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 27m(87 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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