The Wayward Bus (1957)
Overview
Three strangers embark on a life-changing journey on a fateful bus ride. As the road presents challenges, each character faces his or her own shortcomings, not knowing where life will lead next.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $1,465,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $1,750,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.726 |
Directed By
Victor Vicas
Crew
Victor Vicas
John Steinbeck
Ivan Moffat
Fay Babcock
Mary Wills
Lionel Newman
William Eckhardt
Charles LeMaire
Walter M. Simonds
Edward B. Powell
L.B. Abbott
Charles Brackett
Louis R. Loeffler
Lyle R. Wheeler
Alfred Bruzlin
Walter M. Simonds
Frank W. Moran
Charles G. Clarke
Ben Nye
Helen Turpin
Leigh Harline
TOP CAST
Joan Collins
Alice Chicoy
Jayne Mansfield
Camille Oakes
Dan Dailey
Ernest Horton
Rick Jason
Johnny Chicoy
Betty Lou Keim
Norma
Dolores Michaels
Mildred Pritchard
Larry Keating
Elliott Pritchard
Robert Bray
Morse
Kathryn Givney
Bernice Pritchard
Dee Pollock
Ed "Pimples" Carson
Will Wright
Van Brunt
Milton Frome
Stanton
Joe Devlin
Mike
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