Niagara (1953 film)
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| Directed by | Henry Hathaway |
| Produced by | Charles Brackett |
| Written by | Charles Brackett Richard L. Breen Walter Reisch |
| Starring | Marilyn Monroe Joseph Cotten Jean Peters |
| Music by | Sol Kaplan |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | Jan 21, 1953 |
| Running time | 92 min |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,250,000 (est.) |
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Niagara (1953) is a dramatic thriller feature film with film noir elements. Unlike other film noir movies of the time, Niagara was shot in Technicolor and was one of 20th Century Fox's biggest box office hits of the year.
Although it was not written as a star vehicle for Marilyn Monroe, she would dominate the film nonetheless. Along with Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Marry a Millionaire, it solidified Monroe's status as a bona fide box office draw.
- Tagline: ”A raging torrent of emotion that even nature can’t control!”
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[edit] Plot
On their second honeymoon, Peters and Casey Adams arrive at their Niagara Falls area cottage and meet another couple, Cotten and Monroe. Monroe, from the beginning, confides about her husband being considerably older than she. Cotten's character George is always depressed and may have just been released from a mental hospital. Peters' character Polly later sees Monroe's character Rose kissing a young man (played by Richard Allan), and it is later discovered that the couple are plotting to murder George.
[edit] Critical reaction
- "Obviously ignoring the 7 wonders of the world, 20th Century Fox has discovered 2 more and enhanced them in Niagara. For the producers are making full use of the Falls and Monroe. The scenic effects in both cases are superb."
- —The New York Times
- "Two of nature's greatest phenomena, Niagara Falls and Marilyn Monroe get together in Niagara and the result is the sexiest film in these many months."
- —Los Angeles Examiner
- "What lifts the film above the commonplace is its star, Marilyn Monroe."
- —Time magazine
[edit] Main cast
- Marilyn Monroe as Rose Loomis
- Joseph Cotten as George Loomis
- Jean Peters as Polly Cutler[1]
- Casey Adams (also known as Max Showalter) as Ray Cutler
- Denis O'Dea as Inspector Starkey
[edit] Notes
- ^ Anne Baxter originally won the role of Polly.
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