Adapted from John Steinbeck's best-selling novel The Wayward Bus (1957) is a modern-day pilgrimage tale about a motley group of travelers on the road in rural and occasionally perilous California. Among the seekers: the bus driver with a troubled marriage and a roving eye (Rick Jason); his loving but frustrated and alcoholic wife (Joan Collins); a warm-hearted stag-party girl (Jayne Mansfield); and a glad-handing salesman looking to settle down (Dan Dailey). In stunning black-and-white CinemaScope the bus battles storm flood and rockslide to get from remote Rebel Corners to the bright lights of San Juan and the journey turns to one of personal discovery.