Bus Riley's Back in Town
Brief Synopsis
A young sailor returns home to discover his girl has married an older, wealthy man.
Cast & Crew
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Harvey Hart
Director
Michael Parks
Bus Riley
Janet Margolin
Judy
Brad Dexter
Slocum
Crahan Denton
Spencer
Jocelyn Brando
Mrs. Riley
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Release Date
Jan
1965
Premiere Information
Los Angeles opening: 24 Mar 1965
Production Company
Universal Pictures
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 33m
Sound
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Color
Color
Synopsis
Veteran Bus Riley returns to his hometown, his mother, and Gussie, his younger sister, to find that Laurel, his former fiancée, has married a wealthy older man. Unwilling to return to his old job as a garage mechanic, Bus becomes a vacuum-cleaner salesman. Laurel learns of Bus's return and, with her husband out of town, easily persuades Bus to resume their relationship. Judy, a friend of Gussie, loses her mother in a fire and comes to live with the Rileys, who try to promote a romance between her and Bus. Sometime later, Judy leaves town to go to live with her father, and Bus misses her. He becomes disgusted with the tactics his boss urges him to use in selling vacuum cleaners, and, depressed by the emptiness of his relationship with Laurel and attracted by the possibility of a romance with Judy, he quits his job, ends his affair with Laurel, and goes back to work as an auto mechanic.
Director
Harvey Hart
Director
Cast
Michael Parks
Bus Riley
Janet Margolin
Judy
Brad Dexter
Slocum
Crahan Denton
Spencer
Jocelyn Brando
Mrs. Riley
Kim Darby
Gussie
Larry Storch
Howie
Mimsy Farmer
Paula
Brett Somers
Carlotta
Nan Martin
Mrs. Nichols
Lisabeth Hush
Joy
Ethel Griffies
Mrs. Spencer
Alice Pearce
Housewife
Chet Stratton
Benji
David Carradine
Stretch
Marc Cavell
Egg Foo
Parley Baer
Mr. Griswald
Crew
Frank Arrigo
Art Director
Jean Austin
Hairstyles
Folmar Blangsted
Film Editor
Ed Borschell
Sound
Lyle Cain
Sound
Dick Cobos
Makeup
Charles Cowie
Grip
Oliver Emert
Set Decoration
John Erlinger
Sound
John Faltis
Props
Walter Gage
Screenplay (see note)
Jack Geraghty
Stills
Larry Germain
Hairstyles
Joseph Gershenson
Music Supervisor
Bill Gilmore
Assistant Director
Alexander Golitzen
Art Director
Victor Goode
Sound
Ledger Haddow
Assistant Camera
Monte Hellman
Film Editor
John Hussey
Assistant Camera
Corson Jowett
Sound
Elliott Kastner
Producer
Jean Louis
Ann-Margret's gowns Designer
Jerry Macdonald
Set coordinator
Richard Markowitz
Music
Richard Markowitz
Composer
Sol Martino
Props
John Mccarthy Jr.
Set Decoration
Frank Mccoy
Makeup
Russell Metty
Director of Photography
John Morrison
Unit Production Manager
Terence Nelson
Assistant Director
Max Nippell
Gaffer
Rosemary Odell
Costumes
Dorothy Parkinson
Makeup
Luanna Poole
Script Supervisor
Edwin Pyle
Camera Operator
Bucky Rous
Wardrobe
Ken Smith
Grip
Bert Steinberger
Dial coach
Viola Thompson
Wardrobe
Waldon O. Watson
Sound
Bud Westmore
Makeup
Jacques Wilson
Composer
David Winters
Choreography
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Release Date
Jan
1965
Premiere Information
Los Angeles opening: 24 Mar 1965
Production Company
Universal Pictures
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 33m
Sound
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Color
Color
Articles
Bus Riley's Back in Town
A young sailor returns home to discover his girl has married an older, wealthy man.
Bus Riley's Back in Town
A young sailor returns home to discover his girl has married an older, wealthy man.
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Writer William Inge asked to have his name removed from the credits after the producers changed his script without his permission in an effort to spotlight the film's star, Ann-Margret. He was credited as "Walter Gage".
Notes
Copyright length: 100 min. Walter Gage is a pseudonym for William Inge, who requested that his name be removed from the credits.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1965
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1965
