The Wayward Bus (film)
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| Directed by | Victor Vicas |
| Produced by | Charles Brackett |
| Written by | Ivan Moffat |
| Screenplay by | Ivan Moffat |
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The Wayward Bus by John Steinbeck |
| Starring |
Jayne Mansfield Joan Collins Dan Dailey Rick Jason |
| Music by | Leigh Harline |
| Cinematography | Charles G. Clarke |
| Edited by | Louis R. Loeffler |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,465,000 |
| Box office | $1,750,000 (US rentals) |
The Wayward Bus is a 1957 drama film released by 20th Century Fox that starred Jayne Mansfield, Joan Collins, Dan Dailey and Rick Jason. The film was based on the 1947 novel of the same name by John Steinbeck.
Alice Chicoy (Collins) is the wife of driver Johnny (Jason). He owns a small and rundown little bus that makes side trips. Alice is the owner of a little restaurant and likes liquor a bit too much.
Unhappy with what has become of her life, she decides to "surprise" her husband mid-way through his bus trip. Among the passengers, Camille Oakes (Mansfield) is a shamed burlesque dancer on the way to a well-paying job in San Juan. Camille gets caught up in a flirtation with traveling salesman Ernest Horton (Dailey).
Most of the story takes place on the charter bus. Slowly making their way through a treacherous California mountain region, the passengers undergo a variety of life-altering experiences. The journey has its most profound effects upon the iconoclastic salesman and the lonely stripper.
Richard Widmark and Gene Tierney were the original stars. Henry Hathaway was meant to direct.
Mansfield was signed to the film because Fox was eager to capitalize on its new star. She had just made it big with The Girl Can't Help It. Fox was also waiting for the film script of Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?, Mansfield's Broadway hit that ran from October 1955 to May 1956 and starred Mansfield as Rita Marlowe and featuring Orson Bean. Waiting for Rock Hunter to be available for filming, Fox kept Mansfield busy. Wayward Bus was made shortly after Girl Can't Help It to keep Mansfield's name in the public's eye. In The Wayward Bus, however, Mansfield would play Camille Oakes seriously, rather than as the light-headed Jerri Jordan of The Girl Can't Help It.
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