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The Wayward Bus 1957 Directed by Victor Vicas

The Steinbeck people! The Steinbeck passions! The Steinbeck power!

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gnere Drama
Production Company 20th Century Fox
Budget $1,465,000
Revenue $1,750,000
Release Date 27 May 1957
87 mins
Cast
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
Dolores Michaels
Dolores Michaels Mildred Pritchard
Larry Keating
Larry Keating Elliott Pritchard
Robert Bray
Robert Bray Morse
Kathryn Givney
Kathryn Givney Bernice Pritchard
Dee Pollock
Dee Pollock Ed "Pimples" Carson
Will Wright
Will Wright Van Brunt
Milton Frome
Milton Frome Stanton
Joe Devlin
Joe Devlin Mike
Roy Bourgeois
Roy Bourgeois
Mary Carroll
Mary Carroll
Harry Carter
Harry Carter
Tom Greenway
Tom Greenway
Crew
Director
Victor Vicas
Victor Vicas
Writer
Ivan Moffat
Ivan Moffat
Producer
Charles Brackett
Charles Brackett
Cinematography
Charles G. Clarke
Charles G. Clarke
Composer
Leigh Harline
Leigh Harline
Editor
Louis R. Loeffler
Louis R. Loeffler
Sound
Alfred Bruzlin
Alfred Bruzlin
Frank W. Moran
Frank W. Moran
Visual Effects
L.B. Abbott
L.B. Abbott
Original Writer
John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck
Art Direction
Lyle R. Wheeler
Lyle R. Wheeler
Walter M. Simonds
Walter M. Simonds
Set Decoration
Fay Babcock
Fay Babcock
Walter M. Simonds
Walter M. Simonds
Costume Design
Mary Wills
Mary Wills
Charles LeMaire
Charles LeMaire
Makeup Artist
Ben Nye
Ben Nye
Hairstylist
Helen Turpin
Helen Turpin
Music
Lionel Newman
Lionel Newman
Edward B. Powell
Edward B. Powell
Assistant Director
William Eckhardt
William Eckhardt