Buses on Screen > Films > Films W > The Wayward Bus (1957, Jayne Mansfield, Joan Collins, Dan Dailey)

The Wayward Bus (1957, Jayne Mansfield, Joan Collins, Dan Dailey)
Adapted from a John Steinbeck novel, a small group of bus travellers encounters hazards crossing a mountain region of California.
Guess it's useful to use a small bus, because all the passengers remain in easy view of the camera - in this case it's a rather battered Dodge named 'Sweetheart':
Camille (Mansfield) arrives to join the bus on an ACF-Brill with fleetnames for 'Grey Fox Bus Lines', but has to be woken:
The bus sets off from Rebel Corners Bus Station, heading for San Juan:
.....but soon runs into trouble in heavy rain, narrowly avoiding a landslide - note the use of a model in the first shot:
The next difficulty is a bridge over a swollen river, which is in danger of collapse. The passengers go over on foot, then the bus follows and only just succeeds; again there's some use of a model:
The driver loses control, and the bus ends up in a pond:
The misses Collins and Mansfield are not looking amused:
Finally the bus arrives at San Juan Bus Station, where two ACF-Brills of Grey Fox Bus Lines are already parked:
Created with Boltwire.
All the movies, TV programmes and clips referred to remain the copyright of their respective owners, and no infringement is intended by reproducing screen captures on this website. Click here for information about how Buses on Screen uses cookies.
login