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Bus Riley's Back in Town

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Bus Riley's Back in Town
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1hr 33min
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1965
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Synopsis: William Inge co-wrote this story about a young man who may have outgrown the straight-laced boundaries of his home town. After a hitch in the Navy, Bus Riley (Michael Thomas Parks) comes home to the staid Midwestern town of his birth; however, home doesn't feel quite like it used to, and Riley is looking for a new sense of purpose in his life. While his girlfriend Judy (Janet Margolin) tries to offer him the love and understanding he needs, she just isn't enough any more, and Riley soon starts looking ... Full Synopsis
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Maybe if William Inge's original screenplay hadn't been worked over by other hands, Bus Riley's Back in Town might have been an absorbing character study of a man caught in a small town where he really doesn't belong. Unfortunately, we can only judge what ultimately made it up on the screen, which is essentially a sloppy, tawdry little melodrama full of clichés and trite dialogue rather than the incisive ... Full Review
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