New York Times 4 Oct 1956: 29. [29], The Wayward Bus was one of 33 films nominated for the Golden Berlin Bear Award at the 7th Berlin International Film Festival, but lost to Sidney Lumet's 12 Angry Men.[30]. Jayne Mansfield and Dan Dailey both give good performances in their respective parts as Camille Oakes and Ernest Horton, the ex-stripper and the salesman involved as two of the passengers on the bus, while Joan Collins is decent as Alice Chicoy,. Released by 20th Century Fox, the film was based on the 1947 novel of the same name by John Steinbeck. PROBLEMS SLOW ACTIVITY AT FOX: Story and Talent Difficulties Keep Studio From Planned Film Production Record Tony Curtis to Star Of Local Origin Most of the story takes place on the bus. Sign up to unlock our digital magazines and also receive the latest news, events, offers and partner promotions. Available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Polish, Dutch, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Swedish, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Catalan, Czech, Hebrew, Danish, Finnish, Indonesian, Norwegian, Romanian, Turkish, Vietnamese, Korean, Thai, Greek, Bulgarian, Croatian, Slovak, Lithuanian, Filipino, Latvian, Estonian and Slovenian. Once you see that ride-share drivers can park and obstruct travel lanes anywhere they want, then everybody starts doing it. Released by 20th Century Fox, the film was based on the 1947 novel of the same name by John Steinbeck. !! Unhappy with what has become of her life, she decides to "surprise" her husband midway through his bus trip. This time, however, the heavy rain that has fallen makes a bridge unsafe, and so he asks the passengers to decide whether to return to Rebel Corners or attempt to reach their destination via an old dirt road. But its really everybody. The book was a fascinated nuanced look into how people perceive themselves and others, often wrongly. Norma discovers Alice reading her letter to Clark Gable and after a lifetime of mistreatment she stands up for herself by quietly packing her cardboard suitcase. They choose the road. [21] Tierney also pulled out saying she did not feel up to the role. The City Council authorized the crackdown at the same time that red-light cameras made their debut in Chicago. The Washington Post 20 Aug 1947: 17. Their distant focus on the experience along with awkward and dismissive dialogue implies personal regret soon afterward (another reader finds the opposite reaction in Mildred who seems very happy and fulfilled by the experience. [20] By October Hathaway dropped out as director. By Clip Boutell. We uncover the best of the city and put it all in an email for you. In fact, she is a stripper who earns her living performing at stag functions. [5] He wanted Barbara Bel Geddes to star. Theres no curb lane there where you can stop and make deliveries. THE ADULTRESS' WILL BE FILMED: Drama Will Be First of Three by Rouse and Greene for United Artists Release Louie, a white bus driver, returns the wallet to its owner, promising to split any reward money evenly with George. He then takes off his shoe, revealing a bloody sock. United States Screenplay Information. The movie is just another soap-opera about a group of people who find themselves caught up together in an enclosed space, (an airplane, a boat, a stagecoach or, as here, a very rickety old bus), each acting out their own dramas while a potential disaster looms, in this case, a storm. At one point, Norma claims to be Gable's cousin. By THOMAS F. BBADY New York Times 19 Mar 1947: 30. By A. H. WEILER. Joan Collins Jayne Mansfield Dan Dailey Rick Jason Betty Lou Keim Dolores Michaels Larry Keating Robert Bray Kathryn Givney Dee Pollock Will Wright Milton Frome Joe Devlin, 87mins Gene Solow was writing a script based on the novel. By OSCAR GODBOUT New York Times 29 June 1956: 17. Please click the link below to receive your verification email. By Hedda Hopper. BY WAY OF REPORT: Last Stop for 'Wayward Bus' By A. H. WEILER. Alice is the owner of a little restaurant in Rebel Corners and likes liquor a bit too much. Transportation Commissioner Gia Biagi called the ordinance an. Louie receives a decent reward but then cheats George, telling him that the owner's reward was only a dollar all of which Louie "generously" gives to George. [20] By October, Hathaway dropped out as director. A Penguin Classic In his first novel to follow the publication of his enormous success, The Grapes of Wrath , Steinbeck's vision comes wonderfully to life in this imaginative and unsentimental chronicle of a bus traveling California's back roads, transporting the lost and the lonely, the good and the greedy, the stupid and . [6], Liberty Films wound up relatively quickly. 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RANDOM NOTES ABOUT PEOPLE AND PICTURES: Jed Harris to Direct Film--Of Bogart And Bacall--Sequel to 'Iwo Jima' B AND B: SEQUEL: BONANZA: / Street Date June 12, 2012 / available through Screen Archives Entertainment / 29.95 Starring Joan Collins, Jayne Mansfield, Dan Dailey, Rick Jason, Betty Lou Keim, Dolores Michaels, Larry Keating . New York Times 3 Nov 1946: 68. Price: US $125.95. It's free to use and each article or document can be downloaded. He then takes off his shoe, revealing a bloody sock. We wont be able to verify your ticket today, but its great to know for the future. Report this film Report this film. Unhappy with what has become of her life, she decides to "surprise" her husband midway through his bus trip. We just have widespread disregard for no-parking, no-standing restrictions. By THOMAS M. PRYOR New York Times 4 Oct 1956: 29. The fact is, riches are power, and poverty is slavery all over the earth, and one sort of establishment is no better, nor worse, for a people than another.George Gordon Noel Byron (17881824). All the information was extracted from Wikipedia, and it's available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Hopper, Hedda. A landslide which just misses the bus for example, and a bridge going out under the weight of the vehicle. The Steinbeck people! Released by .more. LATE 'BUS': Steinbeck Novel Filmed After Decade of Delay Acquisition On the Set Remodelled Among the passengers, Camille Oakes is a burlesque dancer on the way to a well-paying job in San Juan. All rights reserved. London pioneered the idea of using exterior bus cameras to nail motorists blocking bus lanes and at bus stops. Steinbeck received a cash down payment and a percentage of the profits. The family now hopes to travel to San Juan on Juan Chicoy's bus: these are self-important businessman Elliott Pritchard, his wife Bernice and their daughter Mildred, a college student. Schallert, Edwin. This page was last updated at 2019-11-12 06:53 UTC. [7] Feldman wanted Charles Boyer and Gertrude Lawrence to star. Unionpedia is not endorsed by or affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation. The Wayward Bus. Coming Soon. Released by 20th Century Fox, the film was based on the 1947 novel of the same nameby John Steinbeck. Three strangers embark on a life-changing journey on a fateful bus ride. 1h 29m . An ensemble cast including Joan Collins, Jayne Mansfield, Rick Jason and Dan Dailey star in this drama based on the John Steinbeck novel about an eclectic group of passengers who embark on an often fraught bus journey through the Californian mountains as we gradually find out more about them. That way he can study people. Hes certain it will result in "greater compliance with traffic laws" that too many motorists ignore. (She is identified by this alias through the rest of the novel.) [17], In June 1956 Hayward pulled out, declaring that she had just played an alcoholic in I'll Cry Tomorrow and did not want to play another one. He owns a small, rundown bus that makes side trips. Feldman said Saroyan's screenplay had some new characters not in the book and a "more sharply defined love story" which took the book out of its "original Grand Hotel style. By DOUGLAS ROBINSON. He removes the sock, exposing a badly maimed foot. The Wayward Busis a 1957 American drama filmdirected by Victor Vicasand starring Joan Collins, Jayne Mansfield, Dan Daileyand Rick Jason. There is a lot going on in this film, there is an almost Altmanesque film to it in how the characters all. The Wayward Bus is a 1957 American drama film directed by Victor Vicas and starring Joan Collins, Jayne Mansfield, Dan Dailey and Rick Jason. Los Angeles Times 16 Apr 1949: 11. Alice, deeply suspicious of everyone but her husband, asserts that Carson's "tab" for the food and sweets he consumes has exceeded what her husband is paying him; she also accuses Carson of stealing food. Cinemark Gestapo Has Undset Understandably Upset Mobilesite. Pritchard's daughter Mildred, strongly attracted to him already, follows him and they have sex, but it ends up lacking in fulfillment and pleasure for both characters. Unfortunately the film has its issues. Louie, a white bus driver, returns the wallet to its owner, promising to split any reward money evenly with George. Studio contract player Rick Jason was given a key part. The Last Bus lands on Netflix on April 1 and all 10 episodes of this sci-fi fest will be available to stream right away - and before you ask, no, this is not an April Fools joke. Condition: Brand New. As the road presents challenges, each character faces his or her own shortcomings, Three strangers, a stripper, an alcoholic wife and a travelling salesman embark on a life-changing journey. The film tells the story of: At a wayside lunchroom and service station, Johnny Chicoy (Rick Jason) is working on his bus, which makes the 60-mile from Rebel Corners to San Juan in California. A big part of the book was exploring the thoughts of the various characters as they are judging each other silently (or openly!). A cleaned up adaptation of a Steinbeck novel, this centres on Sweetheart, a boneshaker of a bus rattling over the 'washboard roads' of Southern . Ed 'Pimples' Carson: Piece of chocolate cake, please. Horton is a frustrated man who hopes to launch one or more of his many get-rich ideas, but lacks the funding to put them into practice. He schemes to keep the money, but is seen handling the wallet by another employee. When Dawn decides to hit the road for a major music festival, she picks up a stranger and as the two embark, they soon find themselves being stalked and running for their lives as a crazed madman in a Bronco terrorizes them. Horton makes a very colorful entrance in this novel: he limps into the lunch counter, claiming to have injured his foot in a road accident. Very little actually happens in The Wayward Bus. Camille gets caught up in a flirtation with traveling salesman Ernest Horton. 'FAIR LADY' TEAM TO JOIN IN MOVIE: Loewe Will Do Score, Lerner Screen Play and Lyrics for 'Gigi' at M-G-M Work for Jayne Mansfield By THOMAS M.PRYOR New York Times 13 Feb 1957: 39. [28], United Press International said in a review of the film that Michaels' "torrid" scene, a seduction scene in a hayloft 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 said Hollywood had not had a scene like it since Jane Russell in The Outlaw. The Wayward Bus (film) and Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? Jayne Mansfield shows that she can do play more than just the Playboy-Bunny and i would consider this to be one of her best roles. As soon as this gets the desired response, Horton peels off the "injury": it's actually one of the gag novelties made by his company. He soon walks off the road to seek shelter in a deserted farmhouse, where he falls asleep in a barn. But, he said, "With greater enforcement, the word will get out" to stay in your lane. The viewpoint shifts frequently from one character to another, often taking the form of internal monologue so that we are experiencing a given character's thoughts. The Chicoys supplement their income by selling food, coffee and candy to people who pass through on the bus route. Three strangers, a stripper, an alcoholic wife and a travelling salesman embark on a life-changing journey. [4], In March 1947 George Stevens announced he had bought screen rights to the novel on behalf of Liberty Films, the production company he established after the war along with Frank Capra, William Wyler and Sam Briskin. Much of the dramatic action in Steinbeck's novel consists of internal monologues, which the film version does not render. Nearly 20 years after a CTA experiment with bus surveillance cameras failed miserably, Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants to try it again and then some in a designated downtown area that has the "highest concentration of serious crashes, traffic congestion, public transit service, pedestrian and commercial activity in Chicago.". This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. By THOMAS F. BBADY New York Times 19 Mar 1947: 30. New York Times 24 Mar 1957: 123. Los Angeles Times 16 Apr 1949: 11. Looking at Hollywood: Joan Collins Back Home for 'The Wayward Bus' Hopper, Hedda. By Hedda Hopper. Cinematography Charles G. Drake Original Music Leigh Harline He owns a small and rundown little bus that makes side trips. Start trying to get a crush on a guy you actually know one time. Start This article has been rated as Start-Class on the project's . She writes long fan letters to Gable which she mails to him at his studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, but these are never answered. The experiment was abruptly ended after blurry camera images and other technical trouble aboard just two CTA buses spared all but 400 of the 2,700 motorists caught blocking bus stops and bus lanes during a five-month rush-hour experiment. He owns a small, rundown bus that makes side trips. Chicago Daily Tribune 26 May 1956: a4. HESTON KEPT BUSY IN 4 SCREEN ROLES: Completing 2 for Paramount, He Is Set for Films With de Mille and Universal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Film.If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces.To use this banner, please refer to the documentation.To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. RANDOM NOTES ABOUT PEOPLE AND PICTURES: Jed Harris to Direct Film--Of Bogart And Bacall--Sequel to 'Iwo Jima' B AND B: SEQUEL: BONANZA: Duration. HESTON KEPT BUSY IN 4 SCREEN ROLES: Completing 2 for Paramount, He Is Set for Films With de Mille and Universal Genre: Drama Original Language: English Director: Victor Vicas Release Date (Theaters): May 27,. "[25], The film received disappointing reviews. Looking at Hollywood: Susan Hayward Gets Star Role in 'The Wayward Bus' Hopper, Hedda. Much of the novel's length is simply devoted to establishing and delineating the various characters. Horton is a frustrated man who hopes to launch one or more of his many get-rich ideas, but lacks the funding to put them into practice. The image is an example of a ticket confirmation email that AMC sent you when you purchased your ticket. [1] Juan Chicoy (half-Mexican, half-Irish) maintains a small bus, nicknamed "Sweetheart". Incognito. He said Jennifer Jones wanted to star and he hoped to get Marlon Brando as the male lead under the direction of George Stevens. The lunch counter's other employee is Norma, a young waitress. He also wrote the script with Ivan Moffat. Norma maintains a semi-paranoid delusion that there is an employee at MGM who maliciously intercepts Norma's letters so that Gable will never find out she is in love with him. John Steinbeck's The Wayward Bus Genre Adaptation Drama Release Date Jun 1957 Premiere Information New York opening: 5 Jun 1957 Production Company Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. Distribution Company Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. Country United States Screenplay Information Based on the novel The Wayward Bus by John Steinbeck (New York, 1947). He said Jennifer Jones wanted to star and he hoped to get Marlon Brando as the male lead under the direction of George Stevens. Juan, who has no intention of returning to the bus, plans to escape his life and marriage by returning to Mexico. She respects the very few men who are honest enough to offer her a sexual proposition right away, but she has no patience for the men who more typically waste her time by trying to be "friends" with her, and who only gradually reveal their true intent. Plus, Charles G. Clarke's deep and sumptuous black and white cinematography is truly superb!! It calls for creating a pair of pilot programs "Smart Streets" and "Smart Loading Zones" that use cameras to nail wayward motorists. The Wayward Bus (film) - Unionpedia, the concept map She respects the very few men who are honest enough to offer her a sexual proposition right away, but she has no patience for the men who more typically waste her time by trying to be "friends" with her, and who only gradually reveal their true intent. Here, it all feels a bit flattened out and homogenised for Hollywood, following lots different stories while not quite investing enough to properly flesh. As the road presents challenges, each character faces his or her own shortcomings, not knowing where life will lead next. Steinbeck dedicated this novel to "Gwyn", thought to be a reference to his sec The "accident" has temporarily stranded Juan and his passengers in a remote area. Also with Dan Dailey and Joan Collins. We need to step up our enforcement efforts," he wrote in an email. The family now hopes to travel to San Juan on Juan Chicoy's bus: these are self-important businessman Elliott Pritchard, his wife Bernice and their daughter Mildred, a college student. Film Screening: Soviet Bus Stops happening at The Wayward Taphouse, 1028 Grand Avenue,Phoenix,AZ,United States, Phoenix, United States on Wed Jan 18 2023 at 06:00 pm. The film slightly outstays its welcome but gets some ground back with its conclusion. .more. There are no featured audience reviews for The Wayward Bus at this time. "We've reduced the sex angle so it's acceptable to the film medium, lowered the overall ages of the passengers and thrown in a few of the modern conveniences such as a helicopter rescue service. Coming Soon. Although considered one of Steinbeck's weaker novels at the time of its original publication, The Wayward Bus was financially more successful than any of his previous works. January 18th at 6 p.m. Head over to the Wayward Taphouse, located at 1028 Grand Ave., . As the road presents challenges, each character faces his or her own shortcomings, not knowing where life will lead next. The couple divorced less than a year after the book was published. The novel's description of Mr. Pritchard is an example of Steinbeck's concise character delineation: "One night a week he played poker with men so exactly like himself that the game was fairly even, and from this fact his group was convinced that they were very fine poker players.". Pimples Carson (as he is identified through most of the novel) is constantly helping himself to cake or candy from the lunch counter, telling Alice to deduct it from his wages. Juan Chicoy (half-Mexican, half-Irish) maintains a small bus, nicknamed "Sweetheart". Juan and his wife Alice also own a small lunch counter at Rebel Corners. Among the passengers, Camille Oakes is a burlesque dancer on the way to a well-paying job in San Juan. its a shame she wasnt put in more serious dramas like this throughout the rest of her career. "You never used to see people stopping on Michigan Avenue. The lunch counter's other employee is Norma, a young waitress. The Wayward Bus - 1957 - English. Thanks for subscribing! They won't be able to see your review if you only submit your rating. It's more fun. Film directed in 1957 by Victor Vicas, and starring Joan Collins, Jayne Mansfield, Dan Dailey, Rick Jason, Betty Lou Keim, Dolores Michaels, Robert Bray, Will Wright, Larry Keating, Kathryn Givney, Dee Pollock. 266 views Feb 16, 2021 The Wayward Bus is a 1957 American drama film directed by Victor Vicas and starring Joan Collins, Jayne Mansfield, Dan Dailey and Rick Jason. However, without the thought of the characters explaining the motivations. In addition, we've supplied a bit more suspense to the bus ride. Letterboxd Limited. - The Wayward Bus (film) 32 related topics. Try another? "Wayward Bus" is a very serious drama with a few of Hollywoods finest actors. Alice is devoted to her marriage but is in all other ways a deeply unhappy woman, who despises and distrusts all other women. As George never interacts with the characters at Rebel Corners, it is interesting that Steinbeck made room for this vignette which is irrelevant to the main narrative. Google Play, Android and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google Inc. They include Jayne Mansfield, Dan Dailey, Dolores Michaels and driver Rick Jason, who is about as good-looking and about as wooden as a Regency Cabinet while back at base said driver's wife, Joan Collins, is busy hitting the bottle as well she, Microcosm styled film that starts as an expanding amount of passengers arrive at a bus stop/ diner run by the wife of the bus driver are preparing for a trip to Mexico before an incoming storm. The Steinbeck passions! The Wayward Bus (film) Collapse. One chapter of the novel is a sympathetic depiction of George, a low-paid Negro who works as a "swamper" at the Greyhound bus depot, cleaning the buses and retrieving lost property. New York Times 3 Nov 1946: 68. Juan and his wife Alice also own a small lunch counter at Rebel Corners. The symbolism here is, by Steinbeck's standards, unusually heavy-handed: Juan, whose life is trapped in a figurative rut, escapes it by driving into a literal rut. Terms and Policies On board are, among others, salesman Dailey, loud-mouthed but lonesome; Mansfield, a soiled stripper with an unsullied heart; mixed-up rich kid Michaels. Joan Collins plays a jealous, mad woman, who is not pleased with her life. Cinemark New York Times 1 Feb 1953: X5. By DOUGLAS ROBINSON. George finds a wallet containing $100, a windfall by his standards. "[10], In February 1953 Feldman announced one of the key roles would be played by Geraldine Page who had just signed a seven-year contract with Feldman off the back of her stage success. Director Kurt Yochum Writers Steven Shea Kurt Yochum (co-writer) Stars Iyana Halley Darius McCrary Barton Fitzpatrick Alice is devoted to her marriage but is in all other ways a deeply unhappy woman, who despises and distrusts all other women. By what name was The Wayward Bus (1957) officially released in Canada in English? At one point, Norma claims to be Gable's cousin. Charles Brackett was assigned as producer, and Susan Hayward was going to star as Alice. No Interest if paid in full in 6 mo on $99+*. The Steinbeck passions! Your Ticket Confirmation # is located under the header in your email that reads "Your Ticket Reservation Details". By Hedda Hopper. Pritchard assaults his own wife, partly in anger at her and partly to regain his self-importance after Camille's rejection. And instead of the bus getting mired in the mud, we have it caught with one wheel over the edge of a cliff on a washed out road. Critical response. This novel takes place firmly within "Steinbeck country": most of the narrative occurs at Rebel Corners, a crossroads 42 miles south of San Ysidro, California. All our content comes from Wikipedia and under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. For the album by The Magnetic Fields, see, The Short Reign of Pippin IV: A Fabrication, The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights, Sea of Cortez: A Leisurely Journal of Travel and Research, Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Wayward_Bus&oldid=1132397935, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 8 January 2023, at 18:10. As the road presents challenges, each character faces his or her own shortcomings, not knowing where life will lead next. [23], Joanne Woodward was intended to play "Mildred Pritchard", but Woodward dropped out to star in The Three Faces of Eve, and the role went to Dolores Michaels, her first acting role. Synopsis: Dame Joan Collins, Jayne Mansfield, and Dan Dailey star in this engaging drama based . Starting from a backwater bus stop, a load of assorted passengers and their hunky driver have to negotiate terrible road conditions, while dealing with personal problems along the way. Relevance. As the road presents challenges, each character faces his or her own shortcomings, not knowing where life will lead next. The Washington Post 13 Oct 1946: S6. Released by 20th Century Fox, the film was based on the 1947 novel of the same name by John Steinbeck. He owns a small, rundown bus that makes side trips. I've seen slice-of-life/middle-of-nowhere ensemble movies like this before, and though I've enjoyed some of them more than this one (such as. and the Stevens' Next to Be 'The Wayward Bus' And instead of the bus getting mired in the mud, we have it caught with one wheel over the edge of a cliff on a washed out road. This woman's real name is never disclosed: she is always passing through somewhere on the way to somewhere else, and so she uses a series of false names in her encounters with men she never expects to meet again. Chesterfield. Alice Chicoy is the wife of driver Johnny. [19], In August. He soon walks off the road to seek shelter in a deserted farmhouse, where he falls asleep in a barn. Cast. He removes the sock, exposing a badly maimed foot. The Wayward Bus is a novel by American author John Steinbeck, published in 1947. Dj vu! PROBLEMS SLOW ACTIVITY AT FOX: Story and Talent Difficulties Keep Studio from Planned Film Production Record Tony Curtis to Star of Local Origin, By THOMAS M. PRYOR, THE ADULTRESS' WILL BE FILMED: Drama Will Be First of Three by Rouse and Greene for United Artists Release By OSCAR GODBOUT, Kilgallen: Malden Seeks Schweitzer's Life Story, FOX NAMES STARS OF 'WAYWARD BUS': Widmark and Gene Tierney to Act in Movie Version of John Steinbeck Novel Welles to Co-Star By THOMAS M. PRYOR, FOX NAMES STARS OF 'WAYWARD BUS': Widmark and Gene Tierney to Act in Movie Version of John Steinbeck Novel Welles to Co-Star by THOMAS M. PRYOR. "[25], The film received disappointing reviews. This novel takes place firmly within "Steinbeck country": most of the narrative occurs at Rebel Corners, a crossroads 42 miles south of San Ysidro, California. And it causes traffic backups," Hopkins said. The Washington Post and Times Herald (9 July 1956: 30. By Clip Boutell. The Wayward Bus is a 1957 American drama film directed by Victor Vicas and starring Joan Collins, Jayne Mansfield, Dan Dailey and Rick Jason. TMDb In June 1949 Charles Feldman announced the novel was one of four properties he was developing for screen treatment (other others being the plays The Silver Whistle and Finian's Rainbow and the novel Tender Mercy). with updates on movies, TV shows, Rotten Tomatoes podcast and more. Chicago Daily Tribune 26 May 1956: a4. Looking at Hollywood: Susan Hayward Gets Star Role in 'The Wayward Bus' Hopper, Hedda. You're almost there! i loved how interesting and well acted all the characters were in this, and there was a lot of drama to keep you on the edge of your seat. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. Country. Murf the Surf: Jewels, Jesus, and Mayhem in the USA: Season 1, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Season 1, Link to Marvel Movies Ranked Worst to Best by Tomatometer, Link to Golden Tomato Awards: Best Movies & TV of 2022, Link to 10 WTF Horror Movies to Watch if You Loved. The novel's epigraph is a passage from 15th-century English play Everyman, with its archaic English intact; the quotation refers to the transitory nature of humanity. Looking at Hollywood: Joan Collins Back Home for 'The Wayward Bus' The other transient is a young blonde woman whose face and curvaceous figure attracts male attention. [22], The studio wanted to cast Shelley Winters in a key role but she would only do it if the studio would also cast her in the big screen version of A Hatful of Rain which she had played on Broadway. BY WAY OF REPORT: Last Stop for 'Wayward Bus' By A. H. WEILER. Steinbeck completed the novel in 1946 for publication in 1947. Whatever merits there might have been in John Steinbeck's novel "The Wayward Bus" they certainly aren't obvious in this film version directed by someone called Victor Vicas. Regal The Wayward Bus Blu-ray Twilight Time 1957 / B&W / 2:35 widescreen / 89 min. 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