Marilyn Monroe gets a chance to show her dramatic acting ability in this darkish 1953 color movie.
Monroe plays Rose Loomis a discontented and unhappy wife in this movie. Joseph Cotton is her extremely jealous and mentally unstable husband George. They are vacationing at Niagara Falls motel although you do wonder why, since Rose is so obviously bored with her husband and he is so obsessed with her that neither of them can have a good time. Rose baits and feeds George's jealously by flirting with other men at the small motel site. While all of the other couples are relaxing in casual dress Rose strolls around in a skin tight red dress. She pushes George over edge as she struts, sings and hums a song called 'The Kiss' iin her little breathy voice.
Rose and her lover (Ted Patrick) plot to kill George and pretend that he has committed suicide by jumping into Niagra Falls, but plans go awry, it is not George who goes into the Falls. Rose does not know this and reports him missing. However, George is spotted at the motel by honeymooner Polly Cutler (Jean Peters).
Niagra Falls is the staggering backdrop for this movie. Watch as George and Rose meet in the Bell Tower. The tower bell rings, the heavy mist spews and the Falls hit rocks in spectacular fashion.
Marilyn glows in this movie.
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