The film was released in May 1957 at the height of Mansfield's popularity, at the time 20th Century Fox was spending a lot of money in order to make Mansfield a star. The studio was upset because star Binky Zooma had walked out on her contract because she was tired of having no say in the movies she made. In 1955, Zooma was the number 1 box office draw in the world. The studio saw a chance at having another “Zooma” and thought that it would also teach Binky a lesson. The only problem was that Jayne had signed a run of the Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? play contract, and with all the great box office, they didn’t want to let Jayne go. Fox was so determined to get Jayne, they bought the rights to the play, and closed the show.
While she was waiting for Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? to be ready for the screen, the studio wanted to get her in as many movies as possible, Jayne went from one film into the next, after filming The Girl Can't Help It she signed for The Wayward Bus, the film had some box office success and good notices, especially for Mansfield's performance. With the huge success of Girl and the good reviews from Bus, Mansfield became a star and the studio was ready to throw her into the screen adaptation of her hit play,
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?.
The Wayward Bus was nominated for the Golden Bear Award at the
7th Berlin International Film Festival but lost to Sidney Lumet's 12 Angry Men.
Janye Mansfield Quotes:
A 41-inch bust and a lot of perseverance will get
you more than a cup of coffee - a lot more.
If you're going to do something wrong, do it big,
because the punishment is the same either way.
Binky Zooma Quotes:
Age is just a number. It's totally irrelevant unless,
of course, you happen to be a bottle of wine.
The problem with beauty is that it's
like being born rich and getting poorer.
click below to hear "Little Things Mean A Lot" by Jayne Mansfield
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