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Basic facts

Original title Bus Stop
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
Swedish release 1956-10-01

Cast

Marilyn Monroe
"Cherie", sångerska på The Blue Dragon Café i Phoenix

Don Murray
Beauregard "Bo" Decker, rodeoryttare

Arthur O'Connell
Virgil "Virg" Blessing

Betty Field
Grace, ägarinna till matserveringen Grace's Diner

Eileen Heckart
Vera, Cheries väninna, servitris på The Blue Dragon Café

Robert Bray
Carl, busschauffören

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title
Title for Swedish DVD release

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Special Photographic Effects
Musical Arrangement
Orchestra Leader
Set Decorator
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Hair Stylist
Wardrobe
Other Crew

Cast

Marilyn Monroe "Cherie", sångerska på The Blue Dragon Café i Phoenix
Don Murray Beauregard "Bo" Decker, rodeoryttare
Arthur O'Connell Virgil "Virg" Blessing
Betty Field Grace, ägarinna till matserveringen Grace's Diner
Eileen Heckart Vera, Cheries väninna, servitris på The Blue Dragon Café
Robert Bray Carl, busschauffören
Hope Lange Elma, Graces medhjälpare i matserveringen
Hans Conreid (as Hans Conried) LIFE-fotografen på rodeotävlingen
Casey Adams LIFE-journalisten
Henry Slate direktören för The Blue Dragon Café
Terry Kelman Gerald
Helen Mayon Cheries hyresvärdinna
Lucille Knox blondinen på gatan
Kate MacKenna kvinnan på bussen som får sin hatt avslagen
George Selk kvinnas i bussen man
Mary Carroll kassörskan på The Blue Dragon Café
Phil J. Munch prästen på rodeotävlingen
Fay L. Ivor vaktmästaren på rodeotävlingen
G.E. "Pete" Logan kommentatorn på rodeotävlingen
J.M. Dunlap Orville
Jim Katugi Noda den japanske kocken
Linda Bruce
Greta Thyssen

Companies

Production Company Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Fox Film 1956
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Twentieth Century Fox (Sweden) AB 2013

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 88823
Date 1956-09-21
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2585 meters
Notes Aktindelning: 495-455-480-455-510-190 = 2585 m.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.35:1 (CinemaScope)
Sound type Sound
Sound system Westrex Sound Recording
Colour type Colour
Colour system DeLuxe Color
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2630 meter
Length in minutes 96 min


Original work

Original title Bus Stop (Play)
Author William Inge


Release dates

First showing 1956-08-14 USA 96 min (U.S. Release)
Release in Sweden 1956-10-01 Park Stockholm Sweden 94 min
TV showing 1970-02-10 TV2 Sweden
1973-03-06 TV2 Sweden
1983-10-23 TV2 Sweden
Cinemateksvisning, arkivkopia 1987-04-23
1995-03-25
TV showing 1995-12-30 Femman Sweden
1996-01-07 TV4 Sweden
1996-08-31 TV4 Sweden
Cinemateksvisning, arkivkopia 2001-09-20
DVD release 2013-08-21 Sweden
Cinematheque screening 2017-02-28 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden
TV showing 2023-09-27 SVT1 Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title The Bus Stop Song
Composer Ken Darby (1956)
Lyrics Ken Darby (1956)
Singer Arthur O'Connell
The Four Lads


Original title Kiss Me Quick and Go My Honey
Composer Ken Darby
Lyrics Ken Darby
Singer Arthur O'Connell
The Four Lads


Original title That Old Black Magic
Composer Harold Arlen (1942)
Lyrics Johnny Mercer (1942)
Singer Marilyn Monroe


Marilyn (1963) Bus Stop (1956)

Holdings Film

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Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2578


Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Scripts

Script type Cutting continuity
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


Type Program folio



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