Season 1 • Episode 26
LatestBus Stop is a 26-episode American drama which aired on ABC from October 1, 1961, until March 25, 1962, starring Marilyn Maxwell as Grace Sherwood, the owner of a bus station and diner in the fictitious town of Sunrise in the Colorado Rockies. The program was adapted from William Inge's play, Bus Stop, and Inge was a script consultant for the series, which followed the lives of travelers passing through the bus station and the diner. Maxwell's co-stars were Richard Anderson as District Attorney Glenn Wagner, Rhodes Reason as Sheriff Will Mayberry, Joan Freeman as waitress Elma Gahrigner, Bernard Kates as Ralph the coroner, and Buddy Ebsen as Virge Blessing.
Acting
Maxwell's world-weary warmth anchors every scene.
Production
Gritty studio sets evoke roadside America perfectly.
Writing
Inge's play DNA keeps dialogue sharp and theatrical.
Creator
Roy Huggins
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Roy Huggins later created The Fugitive; this was his warm-up for stories about strangers in transit.
William Inge's original play became a 1956 Marilyn Monroe film, but this series swapped Monroe for Maxwell and leaned way darker.
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