The Wayward Bus (film)

John Steinbeck's The Wayward Bus
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVictor Vicas
Screenplay byIvan Moffat
Based onThe Wayward Bus
1947 novel
by John Steinbeck
Produced byCharles Brackett
StarringJoan Collins
Jayne Mansfield
Dan Dailey
Rick Jason
CinematographyCharles G. Clarke A.S.C.
Edited byLouis Loeffler
Music byLeigh Harline
Distributed by20th Century-Fox
Release date
  • May 27, 1957 (1957-05-27) (United States)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.4 million[1]
Box office$1.75 million (US rentals)[2]

The Wayward Bus is a 1957 American drama film directed by Victor Vicas and starring Joan Collins, Jayne Mansfield, Dan Dailey and Rick Jason. Released by 20th Century-Fox, the film was based on the 1947 novel of the same name by John Steinbeck.

  1. ^ Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History, Scarecrow Press, 1989 p251
  2. ^ Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History, Scarecrow Press, 1989 p227