Bus Stop

Bus Stop (1956) starring Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Arthur O'Connell, Betty Field, Eileen Heckart, Hope Lange. A young cowboy named Bo (Murray) decides it's time to find himself a gal, and he falls immediately in love with Cherie (Monroe), a saloon singer. This is the film in which Monroe proved that she really could act, and she's very good. The plot flows as it should, with Bo proclaiming that he and Cherie (he calls her Cherry) are going to be married, while she insists that she is not going to marry him. He "kidnaps" her, and they end up stranded together at a bus stop in the middle of nowhere. That's where the drama plays itself out. I found this to be a very satisfying movie. Although not a great work of art, it was enjoyable to watch and the ending was a happy one. (Subtitles in English are available for the hearing-impaired.) Grade: B