The only movie I ever found Marilyn Monroe believable in.
Ray and Polly Cutler (Max Showalter and Jean Peters) come to Niagara Falls on a delayed honeymoon. They arrive at their motel and find that a Mr and Mrs Loomis (Joseph Cotton and Marilyn Monroe) haven't checked out of the cabin they reserved. Mrs Loomis hints that her husband is having some issues and tells them the name of the military psychiatric hospital he had been in. The Cutlers cheerfully check into a less desirable cabin.
Turns out Marilyn is seeing another man and they've hatched a cunning plan to bump off Joseph Cotton. They never explain why. Both want out of their terrible marriage and they don't mention any large sums of money being involved.
I was rooting for Joseph Cotton, but nothing goes well for anyone.
The scenery was impressive. We get to see the tourist stuff there--the boat tours and so forth.If you're ever in Canada and the cops are after you and they're checking everyone at the border, don't be in such a hurry to get back to the States. The cops will be after you there, too. Head north. They'll never look for you there.
Available on the Criterion channel. They're showcasing technicolor film noir.
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