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29/01/1953 Crime, Thriller 1h 32m
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A raging torrent of emotion that even nature can't control!

Overview

Rose Loomis and her older, gloomier husband, George, are vacationing at a cabin in Niagara Falls. The couple befriend Polly and Ray Cutler, who are honeymooning in the area. Polly begins to suspect that something is amiss between Rose and George, and her suspicions grow when she sees Rose in the arms of another man. While Ray initially thinks Polly is overreacting, things between George and Rose soon take a shockingly dark turn.

  1. Henry Hathaway

    Director

  2. Charles Brackett

    Writer

  3. Walter Reisch

    Writer

  4. Richard L. Breen

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Marilyn Monroe

    Rose Loomis

  2. Joseph Cotten

    George Loomis

  3. Jean Peters

    Polly Cutler

  4. Max Showalter

    Ray Cutler

  5. Denis O'Dea

    Inspector Starkey

  6. Richard Allan

    Patrick

  7. Don Wilson

    Mr. J.C. Kettering

  8. Lurene Tuttle

    Mrs. Kettering

  9. Russell Collins

    Mr. Qua

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2026-03-01
Right from the outset, this has the look of an Hitchcock mystery to it. Indeed, the opening bars of Sol Kaplan’s score sound very Herrmann-esque as we open with some grand scale photography of the Falls. That’s where we meet newlyweds “Polly” (Jean Peters) and “Ray” (Max Showalter) who have arrived on the Canadian side for a few days in a cabin overlooking the spray. Thing is, the previous residents haven’t checked-out and “Rose” (Marilyn Monroe) insists her husband “George” (Joseph Cotton) is too ill to travel. It emerges fairly swiftly that she is a bit of a temptress a...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$1,250,000.00

Revenue
$8,500,000.00

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