silent A J on Instagram: "On the set of The Wayward Bus (1957), Jayne Mansfield and Joan Collins emerge from a trailer, icons of Hollywood glamour meeting Steinbeck's literary world. Fox aimed to craft Mansfield as "the next Marilyn Monroe,” spotlighting her star power even in a serious story. Behind the scenes, studio deals dictated casting-Shelley Winters walked, Collins stepped in, and the novel's sharper edges were softened for censors. Yet despite the compromises, their charisma defined the