Birthday girl Joan Collins turns 91 today. Jayne Mansfield, born the same year, died in a car accident at age 34 in 1967. Back in 1957, they were Fox starlets, teamed here for a surprisingly good version of John Steinbeck's "The Wayward Bus." A good ensemble cast as a group of disparate strangers whose lives intersect during a California storm/flood on the rickety wayward bus. Jayne Mansfield is the real surprise here, dropping her sex bomb act, and performing naturally and effectively. Joan, on the other hand, is pretty amateurish, as the drunken shrew diner owner! Check out my full review below...
Birthday girl Joan Collins when she was a 20th Century Fox in "The Wayward Bus"
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| by Anonymous | reply 22 | May 24, 2024 9:54 AM |
Would anybody care about Joan Collins if it weren't for "Dallas"?
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | May 23, 2024 11:47 AM |
I care and it's not for 'Dallas' since she was never on that show.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | May 23, 2024 11:53 AM |
They are both so beautiful there
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | May 23, 2024 11:53 AM |
R1 MUST be trolling. At least I hope so.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | May 23, 2024 12:19 PM |
was she ever a blond? With her face, she would have been a much bigger star as a blond.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | May 23, 2024 12:19 PM |
Please don't advertise your blog here.
Muriel!
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | May 23, 2024 12:24 PM |
And the Warren Beatty baby she aborted would now be 63.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | May 23, 2024 12:24 PM |
Here's an excellent free copy of "The Wayward Bus" from YouTube.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | May 23, 2024 12:39 PM |
R8, Linda Darnell tested for the role, but they went with Joan Collins.
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | May 23, 2024 12:45 PM |
Fun, good quality trailer for "The Wayward Bus." Rick Jason was hawt! Jayne's very good, and Joan hadn't learned to act yet. Dan Dailey makes my skin crawl here. In the Steinbeck book, Jason's character Johnny is Juan, half-Mexican, half-Irish.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | May 24, 2024 12:17 AM |
In her non-sexpot state, Jayne was a better actress than her daughter. She doesn’t look constipated all the time.
Joan has always had a lovely voice.
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | May 24, 2024 1:05 AM |
R7, maybe that’s why she’s married to guy young enough to be her son?
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | May 24, 2024 1:15 AM |
Jayne Mansfield should’ve survived so she could have had a five-episode arc on Knots Landing as the cul-de-sac’s resident boozehound cougar.
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | May 24, 2024 1:18 AM |
Thanks OP. Just watched it on YT. I like slice of life and strangers come together movies.
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | May 24, 2024 3:51 AM |
[quote]dropping her sex bomb act, and performing naturally and effectively.
I don't know why she chose to narrow her lane when she didn't have to.
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | May 24, 2024 4:25 AM |
I like the MM reference when JMs character says she was born in Salinas. Then again that could just be coincidence with Steinbeck Central Valley and all.
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | May 24, 2024 4:57 AM |
[quote] Would anybody care about Joan Collins if it weren't for "Dallas"?
You mean "Falcon Crest."
| by Anonymous | reply 18 | May 24, 2024 5:03 AM |
Correction, R18 . . . “Knots Landing”.
| by Anonymous | reply 19 | May 24, 2024 8:40 AM |
No, it was FLAMINGO ROAD.
| by Anonymous | reply 20 | May 24, 2024 9:34 AM |
R1 Yeah she was great as JR.
| by Anonymous | reply 21 | May 24, 2024 9:51 AM |