THE PRIVATE LIVES OF ADAM AND EVE

A bus heading toward Reno, Nevada, is being driven by Doc Bayles, whose passengers include a traveling salesman (Hal Sanders) and a runaway teen (Vangie Harper).

Feuding couples begin boarding. A waitress, Evie Simms, wants to go to Reno to divorce her husband Ad, having caught him kissing Lil Lewis, a neighbor. Lil wants a divorce from her own husband, casino boss Nick Lewis, who tries to catch up to the bus in a broken-down car belonging to Pinkie Parker, a beatnik.

A jealous Nick commandeers the bus when Doc briefly gets off and then inadvertently drives Ad off a cliff, nearly killing him. When a raging storm heads everyone's way, they take shelter in a church. Ad and Evie fall asleep and seem to have the same dream, that they are in the original Garden of Eden, facing temptations from the Devil that could affect the future of all mankind.

When they wake up, the storm has passed. The travelers pair off, Ad with Evie, and Lil with Nick, and Vangie with Pinkie, to see where the road takes them next.

After dreaming themselves into the Garden of Eden, the travelers awaken as the storm passes, and the couples pair off to continue their journey.

The film resolves its central conflict by using the shared dream as a comedic mirror for the characters' real-life romantic entanglements. The storm and fantasy sequence serve to reset relationships, allowing each couple a fresh start as they set out on the next leg of their trip. It's a whimsical ending that ties together farce, fantasy, and a touch of reconciliation.