Watch Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965) Free Online

Release Date: 1965

Cast: Larry Storch, Jocelyn Brando, Kim Darby, Ann-Margret, Michael Parks

Categories: Movies, Romance Film, Drama Film, Melodrama

Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965) is a movie written by William Inge, directed by Harvey Hart, and starring Ann-Margret and Michael Parks. The intense drama depicts a man (James Dean look-alike Parks) returning home from three years in the Navy only to find that his girlfriend (Ann-Margret) has married an older man. He also finds out a male friend, who was holding a job for him while he was away, wants to live with him and apparently sleep with him as part of the bargain, giving a controversial gay angle to the plot. Jocelyn Brando plays Riley's mother while Kim Darby plays his sister, and... MORE

Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965) is a movie written by William Inge, directed by Harvey Hart, and starring Ann-Margret and Michael Parks. The intense drama depicts a man (James Dean look-alike Parks) returning home from three years in the Navy only to find that his girlfriend (Ann-Margret) has married an older man. He also finds out a male friend, who was holding a job for him while he was away, wants to live with him and apparently sleep with him as part of the bargain, giving a controversial gay angle to the plot. Jocelyn Brando plays Riley's mother while Kim Darby plays his sister, and Janet Margolin plays Judy, a friend who loses her mother in a fire, and moves in with the Rileys, leading to a romance with Bus. Inge stenuously objected when the film's focus was diverted from Riley to his girlfriend since this radically diverged from his original concept. He was so outraged that he insisted his writing credit be under the name of William Gage. The studio preferred to spotlight Ann-Margret, however, and the film is in fact one of the best showcases for her early, phenomenally seductive persona. It is considered one of Michael Parks best showcases as well, highlighting talents LESS