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Niagara (1953)

TV_PG 92 min  -  Drama | Thriller  -   February 1953 (USA)
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As two couples are visiting Niagara Falls, tensions between one wife and her husband reach the level of murder.

Director:

Henry Hathaway
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Marilyn Monroe ...
Joseph Cotten ...
Jean Peters Jean Peters ...
Max Showalter Max Showalter ...
Ray Cutler (as Casey Adams)
Denis O'Dea Denis O'Dea ...
Inspector Starkey
Richard Allan Richard Allan ...
Patrick
Don Wilson Don Wilson ...
Mr. J.C. Kettering
Lurene Tuttle Lurene Tuttle ...
Mrs. Kettering
Russell Collins Russell Collins ...
Mr. Qua
Will Wright ...
Boatman
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Storyline

George and Rose Loomis are honeymooning at a Niagara Falls motel. She plots with Ted Patrick to do him in, but all does not go smoothly. For one thing, after Loomis is reported missing Polly Cutler spies him at the motel but her husband Bud thinks she's imagining it. Marilyn sings "Kiss." Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Niagara Falls | Honeymoon | Murder | Cabin | Motel  | See more »

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Marilyn Monroe and Niagara the high water mark in suspense! See more »

Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Torrente pasional See more »

Filming Locations:

Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$1,250,000 (estimated)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The model car that George Loomis (Joseph Cotten) is making in the film is a 1907 Maxwell. This is a nod to co-star Don Wilson, who plays the boisterous businessman J.J. Kettering. Wilson was the longtime announcer on Jack Benny's radio show. On the show, Jack Benny's car was a 1907 Maxwell. Its sputtering, coughing, wheezing engine (a vocal sound effect provided by Mel Blanc) was a well-known recurring gag on the show. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When the Cuttlers and Rose leave Table Rock House, Rose crosses the street and walks toward the bell tower. In reality (starting with my first trip to Niagara in 1978), the Table Rock house and bell tower are on the same side of the street. If you walked across the street to the sidewalk it would be opposite the river. See more »

Quotes

George Loomis: Let me tell you something. You're young, you're in love. Well, I'll give you a warning. Don't let it get out of hand, like those falls out there. Up above... d'you ever see the river up above the falls? It's calm, and easy, and you throw in a log, it just floats around. Let it move a little further down and it gets going faster, hits some rocks, and...
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Connections

Featured in El último pecado de la burguesía (1978) See more »

Soundtracks

"Kiss"
(uncredited)
Music by Lionel Newman
Lyrics by Haven Gillespie
Played on the phonograph and sung in part by Marilyn Monroe See more »