Description
Directed in 1956 by American director, Joshua Logan, ‘Bus Stop’ is considered one of Marilyn Monroe’s best performances.\\u0026nbsp;\\u003cbr\\u003e\\u003cbr\\u003eThe American romantic comedy film, which was written by ‘The Seven Year Itch’ co-writer George Axelrod, is based on a William Inge play. It follows Beau Decker (played by Don Murray), a loud-mouth cowboy who dreams of winning a rodeo and bagging himself a woman from the moment he alights a bus in Arizona.\\u003cbr\\u003e\\u003cbr\\u003eWhen he first lays eyes on Chérie (played by Monroe), an ambitious performer from the Ozarks, he is immediately smitten and naively concludes that they will be married the very next day. No matter how often Chérie turns him down or tries to escape, Beau remains undeterred.\\u0026nbsp;\\u003cbr\\u003e\\u003cbr\\u003eFor her convincing Ozark accent and her decision to choose costumes and make-up that lacked the glamour of her earlier films, Monroe dispelled prevailing contemporary views of her as a mere celebrity personality. For the first time, she asserted herself as a serious actress.\\u0026nbsp;\\u003cbr\\u003e\\u003cbr\\u003eThis advertisement poster for the 1956 film depicts her as Chérie, lips puckered and starry-eyed, dreaming of Hollywood success.
