
Cowboys Beauregard Decker and Virgil Blessing attend a rodeo in Phoenix, where Decker falls in love with beautiful cafe singer Cherie. He wants to take Cherie back to his native Montana and marry her, but she dreams of traveling to Hollywood and becoming famous. When she resists his advances, Decker forces Cherie onto the bus back to Montana with him, but, when the bus makes an unscheduled stop due to bad weather, the tables are turned.
Cast

Marilyn Monroe
Cherie

Don Murray
Beauregard 'Bo' Decker

Arthur O'Connell
Virgil Blessing

Betty Field
Grace

Eileen Heckart
Vera

Robert Bray
Carl

Hope Lange
Elma Duckworth

Hans Conried
Life Magazine Photographer

Max Showalter
Life Magazine Reporter
Linda Brace
Evelyn (uncredited)
Mary Carroll
Cashier (uncredited)
J.M. Dunlap
Orville (uncredited)

Ed Fury
Cowboy in Saloon (uncredited)
Buddy Heaton
Clown (uncredited)
Fay L. Ivor
Rodeo Usher (uncredited)
Richard Culvert Johnson
Messenger (uncredited)
Terry Kelman
Gerald (uncredited)
Lucille Knox
Blonde on Street (uncredited)
Pete Logan
Announcer (uncredited)
Kate MacKenna
Elderly Passenger (uncredited)
Helen Mayon
Landlady (uncredited)

David McMahon
Ticket Taker at Bus (uncredited)

Cheerio Meredith
Woman in Bus Passenger Line (uncredited)

Del Moore
Man at Rodeo (uncredited)
Phil J. Munch
Preacher (uncredited)
Jim Katugi Noda
Japanese Cook (uncredited)

James O'Rear
Mr. Foster (uncredited)
Norman Papson
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Wilbur Plaugher
Clown (uncredited)

Edward G. Robinson Jr.
Cowboy (uncredited)
William Schub
Messenger (uncredited)
George Selk
Elderly Passenger (uncredited)

Henry Slate
Manager of Blue Dragon Nightclub (uncredited)
Bill Stanberry
Skinny Bull Rider (uncredited)

Greta Thyssen
Cover Girl (uncredited)

Casey Tibbs
Himself (uncredited)
Andy Womack
Clown (uncredited)
Crew

Joshua Logan
Director

George Axelrod
Screenplay
William Reynolds
Editor

Milton Krasner
Director of Photography
Ben Kadish
Assistant Director

Marilyn Monroe
Producer

Buddy Adler
Producer
Charles LeMaire
Wardrobe Supervisor

Travilla
Costume Design
Helen Turpin
Hairstylist
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Alfred Bruzlin
Sound
Harry M. Leonard
Sound
Ray Kellogg
Special Effects, Visual Effects
Cyril J. Mockridge
Original Music Composer

Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Ken Darby
Songs, Vocal Coach
Walter M. Scott
Set Decoration
Paul S. Fox
Set Decoration

William Inge
Theatre Play
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction
Mark-Lee Kirk
Art Direction
Edward B. Powell
Orchestrator
Leonard Doss
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