The Wayward Bus
6.5
“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.
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Cast
17 people
Joan Collins
Alice Chicoy
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Jayne Mansfield
Camille Oakes
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Dan Dailey
Ernest Horton
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Rick Jason
Johnny Chicoy
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Betty Lou Keim
Norma
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Dolores Michaels
Mildred Pritchard
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Warlock
Larry Keating
Elliott Pritchard
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Mister Ed
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Robert Bray
Morse
Known for
Lassie
Bus Stop
Kathryn Givney
Bernice Pritchard
Known for
A Place in the Sun
Guys and Dolls
Dee Pollock
Ed "Pimples" Carson
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Kelly's Heroes
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Will Wright
Van Brunt
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Milton Frome
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Victor Vicas Director · Ivan Moffat Screenplay John Steinbeck Author
Worldwide gross $1.8M · Budget $1.5M · United States release May 27, 1957
Box office
Budget
$1,465,000
Worldwide gross
$1,750,000
Gross vs. budget
1.2×
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · May 27, 1957
Theatrical
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