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	Niagara (1953 film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Released in 1953, Niagara is a dramatic thriller with film noir elements.
		It wasn't written as a star vehicle for Marilyn Monroe but she would dominate the film nonetheless.
		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 and, along with Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Marry a Millionaire, solidified Monroe's status as a bona fide box-office draw.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Niagara_(1953_film) (327 words)

	History of Falls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Niagara Falls were formed about 12,000 years ago, when glaciers retreated north, allowing water from Lake Erie to flow over the Niagara Escarpment, a ridge that extends in an arc across the northern Great Lakes region, from Wisconsin to New York.
		Niagara Falls has been one of the most popular destinations for honeymooners in the world since promoters for the area helped institute "honeymooning" as a tradition in the mid-nineteenth century.
		The film marked Monroe's explosion as a film phenom—perhaps because the film features a full two minutes of Monroe's soon-to-be-famous backside as she walks toward the falls for a better view.
	members.localnet.com /~naj70/nfcdar/id2.htm (668 words)

	Historical Bibliography no. 6, War on Film: Military History Education
		This film shows how history and the lessons learned from it are used to train our soldiers to adapt to the dangers and problems of a hostile climate and terrain, as well as to fight the enemy.
		The object of this film is to remind viewers of the glories of their country and of the strong American desires for liberty and independence that made our country a great nation.
		The film uses the exper- iences of the American Civil War as an example of the effects of rifled muskets on the battlefield and of man's ability to adjust to this challenge.
	www-cgsc.army.mil /carl/resources/csi/Eiserman/EISERMAN.asp (15423 words)

	AMNH Library - Special Collections - Film List
		This film is a good overall record of an expedition which covered 16,000 miles in northern Africa, showing Moslem architecture and the great variations in people and terrain of the region.
		In 1953 and 1954, Robert Cushman Murphy, AMNH ornithologist, filmed bird colonies of coastal Peru and Chile and the outlying islands.
		The film depicts a variety of dances (the buffalo, hood, war, eagle, corn, deer and snowbird) performed by Indians of the Tesuque, Taos, Acoma and Santa Clara Pueblos.
	library.amnh.org /special/film_list1.html (6843 words)

	Niagara 1953)
		That being said, Niagara is the exception to the rule; though produced by 20th Century Fox, it appears that the studio didn't care much for having a Byzantine story or a large cast - the film is strictly meant to be an eye-popping, figure-hugging, titillating introduction to a gal named Marilyn Monroe.
		As the film opens, Ray and Polly Cutler (Max Showalter and Jean Peters) are headed for a belated honeymoon in Niagara Falls.
		It's clear that the studio intended the film to be a crucial star-maker for Monroe.
	www.filmmonthly.com /Noir/Articles/Niagara/Niagara.html (815 words)

	History of Niagara Falls Ontario Canada & Great Lakes, Old Scow, American Falls & Horseshoe Falls
		Niagara was (and is) a fertile land, with a climate suitable for the cultivation of many food crops.
		Niagara was untouched by the battles that desolated many American communities, but the region was not unaffected by the war and the issues surrounding it.
		During the 1880’s and 1890’s, Niagara’s growth in population, tourism, and industry was reflected in three events that would have important consequences for the area, for the United States, and for the world.
	falls.net /history (6910 words)

	Film Noir: Classic noir & neo-noir movies
		Film noir ("dark film") A term applied by French critics to a type of American film, usually in the detective and thriller genres, with low-key lighting and a somber mood.
		Film noir was most prevalent in the 1940s and 1950s, though it was revived occasionally later.
		Film synopses with cast and crew lists for classic and neo-noir films from the 1940s to the 1990s, with essays on the history of noir and neo-noir.
	www.springfieldlibrary.org /reading/film_noir.html (2966 words)

	Niagara Falls Reporter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Niagara Falls Redevelopment, which has come under much fire from the failing administration of Mayor Irene Elia, is an exception.
		Niagara Falls Redevelopment bought the Turtle building outright for around $3 million and then invested approximately $1 million into the United Office Building before returning it to the city so some Buffalo developer could buy it for $1.
		Niagara Falls Redevelopment's earliest plans identified problems the city is now experiencing, particularly in regard to parking.
	www.niagarafallsreporter.com /nfrcommits.html (467 words)

	DVD Review - Niagara (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		’Niagara’ is presented on DVD in its original 1.33:1 full frame format and features a nicely restored picture.
		Films like ’Bus Stop’ and ’Niagara’ showcase Marilyn Monroe the actress and, while she still looks drop dead gorgeous, there’s much more depth to the women she portrays than first meets the eye.
		’Niagara’ is a decent enough film that overcomes the shortcomings of an overly convoluted script that relies far too much on coincidence and the extremely poor luck of the Cutlers to propel the plot forward.
	www.dvdreview.com /fullreviews/niagara.shtml (574 words)

	Film Freak Central Presents THE SECOND MARILYN MONROE DVD REVIEW PAGE
		But nothing can quite prepare you for the film's frenzied second half, with plotlines about a kidnapped infant (with whom Rogers flirts in public) and Barnaby threatening to use gardening shears on his lawyer converging in a climax that, needless to say, demolishes boundaries of good taste, with thrilling unrestraint.
		Her familiar breathiness, which subdued with age and substance abuse and only popped up in her later work in a subversive context, seems a mite inappropriate as she roughs it in the wilderness--Ginger Grant on "Gilligan's Island" might be sending up this very performance/movie.
		Preserving the original quadraphonic sound format in which the film was released, the disc's Dolby Digital 4.0 discrete mix is often dizzying, since multi-channel usage extends to the placement of dialogue.
	www.filmfreakcentral.net /dvdreviews/marilyndvdreviews2.htm (1238 words)

	Niagara Falls Reporter
		Niagara Falls: The immense cataracts, the river they carry and the gorge into which they flow.
		Like Alex Van Pelt throwing a touchdown pass with 40 seconds left and the Bills trailing by 20, Niagara Falls pretties up the final score with a few late points, but the outcome is never in serious doubt.
		David Staba is the sports editor of the Niagara Falls Reporter and the editor of the BuffaloPOST.
	www.niagarafallsreporter.com /citycide30.html (696 words)

	Amazon.com: Niagara: DVD: Marilyn Monroe,Joseph Cotten,Jean Peters,Max Showalter,Denis O'Dea,Richard Allan,Don ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		For film noir buffs: The 1945 film "Leave her to Heaven" is widely reputed to be the single color film that is classic film noir.
		The sex of film noir is primal but attractive, a force of nature meant to exploit human flaws and reveal the fragile and laughable condition of the characters' egos.
		1953 was basically the Year of Marilyn, and Niagara is one of the films that transformed her from a much-talked-about newcomer into a living legend.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000062XG6?v=glance (2799 words)

	Canada - Learn English Magazine - British Council
		Like in that film, Canada for me is a place that starts somewhere on the other side of that enormous waterfall.
		Mahowny, the main character in the other film, is Canadian, and the film is based on the real story of the biggest fraud ever committed in Canada.
		It begins with a very short shot of a huge powerful waterfall, if you watch to the end of the film and still remember those first few seconds you might realise that this is Niagara Falls.
	www.learnenglish.org.uk /magazine/magazine_home_canada.html (736 words)

	The History Channel Exhibits-Niagara: The Story of the Falls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Niagara Falls consists of two waterfalls on the Niagara River, which marks the border between New York and Ontario, Canada: the American Falls, located on the American side of the border, and the Canadian or Horseshoe Falls located on the Canadian side.
		To the right of the American Falls is a smaller waterfall that has been separated from the American Falls by natural forces, which is usually called Bridal Veil Falls.
		In addition, some of the water is diverted to provide power for the United States and Canada, making Niagara Falls the largest source of electric power in the world.
	www.historychannel.com /exhibits/niagara/snapshots.html (355 words)

	Marilyn Monroe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		After the film performed well, Fox employed a similar tactic and she was cast as a ditzy receptionist in the Cary Grant comedy Monkey Business.
		Monroe's performance as songstress Elsie Marina, however, was hailed as a first-rate characterization by the critics of the time, especially in Europe, where she was handed the David di Donatello, the Italian equivalent of the Academy Award, as well as the French Crystal Star Award.
		After filming the notorious skirt-blowing scene in The Seven Year Itch, Billy Wilder recalled the "look of death" on DiMaggio's face as he watched; biographer Richard Ben Cramer claims that Joe was so "disgusted", he beat her after she returned to their hotel.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Marilyn_Monroe (6656 words)

	Niagara (1953) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Plot Outline: As two couples are visiting Niagara Falls, tensions between one wife (Marilyn Monroe) and her husband reach the level of murder.
		After her withdrawal, the film was reworked to highlight Marilyn Monroe.
		The breathtaking surroundings of the Niagara Falls are a significant supplement to the film's atmosphere.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0046126 (449 words)

	NurseZone - Getting Away - Destination info - Archive
		Made famous by films such as “Escape from Alcatraz” (1979), “Murder in the First” (1995) and “The Rock” (1996), Alcatraz Island will always be known as the “escape proof” prison that housed infamous prisoners like Al Capone, “Machine Gun” Kelly, and Robert Stroud (The Bird Man) of Alcatraz.
		Built in 1859 as a fortress, Alcatraz was later assigned to the U.S. Army as a military prison in 1861 because of its isolated location, before it was handed over by the War Department to the Department of Justice as a federal penitentiary on October 13, 1933.
		Niagara Falls, the second largest falls in the world, is also known for its roles in major motion pictures, including “Superman II” (1978) with Christopher Reeve, and the Marilyn Monroe film, “Niagara” (1953) with Joseph Cotton.
	www.nursezone.com /Away/AmericanHighlights.asp?articleID=6557 (1143 words)

	Sarah loves pop culture » Niagara (1953)
		Niagara was directed by Henry Hathaway and stars Marilyn Monroe and Joseph Cotton.
		Monroe plays a cheating wife who is always dressed for sin in high heels and tight clothing–and she and her lover plan to kill her husband.
		The suggestive steaminess was hotter than any rated x film I’ve been unfortunate enough to see, and not a single bit of nudity or groaning and grunting.
	www.iowalibrarian.com /sarahsjournal?p=26 (221 words)

	Film History of the 1950s
		And George Cukor's widescreen A Star is Born (1954), the second version of this classic film, contrasted the rising Hollywood stardom of a singer/actress (Judy Garland in her own comeback from depression and drug abuse) and the decline of her washed-up alcoholic husband/mentor (James Mason).
		1953 was a momentous year for Monroe - she appeared in the December 1953 undated, premiere issue of Playboy as the first centerfold [Hugh Hefner purchased the "Red Velvet" nude photos that were reportedly taken in May, 1949 by Tom Kelley] and as the cover girl.
		Other films with adult-oriented content in the 50s included the stage-to-screen adaptation of Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning play A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) set in New Orleans, with Oscar-nominated Marlon Brando (he had performed in the successful 1947 Broadway play) in a star-making, emotional role as dirty, sweaty and erotic T-shirt-wearing Stanley Kowalski.
	www.filmsite.org /50sintro3.html (2759 words)

	The First Time Movie Poster
		The really interesting thing, though, is that the film becomes a travelogue of Niagara Falls.
		The film has LOTS of location shots, and if you want to see what 1969 Niagara Falls looked like, here ya go.
		By the way, another GREAT film that was shot "at the Falls" was the 1953 film-noir murder thriller, Niagara.
	www.sd455.com /moviefirsttime.htm (292 words)

	Andy Warhol
		The year 1962 was also a pivotal year for American film history: Marilyn Monroe, the ultimate filmic sex symbol and captor of a nation’s shared fantasies died tragically on August 5.
		He appropriated her face from a still of the 1953 film Niagara, the turning point in Monroe’s career, in which she played the murderous wife of Joseph Cotten.
		Particularly the silk-screens on a connotative gold ground that imply emptiness, the distant past, and the after life--but also the antinomy between saintly relic and fallen woman--articulate ‘the high and utterly base’ that are always simultaneously perceptible in Warhol’s work and preclude any hint of nobility.
	artscenecal.com /ArticlesFile/Archive/Articles2002/Articles0502/AWarholB5.html (1323 words)

	Guardian \| Taking the plunge
		The 40-year-old entered the record books this week as the first person to survive the 180-foot plunge into the churning cauldron of Niagara Falls without any safety device.
		Mr Jones said he had been depressed, but beating the odds - water rushes over the falls at a rate of 150,000 gallons a second - made him want to live again.
		Perhaps, like the Joseph Cotten character in the 1953 film Niagara, Mr Jones felt the pull of the waterfall to see "how big they are and how small I am".
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4781382-110878,00.html (238 words)

	Niagara (1953)
		An up and coming breakfast cereal executive and his lovely young wife, the Cutlers, are finally taking their delayed honeymoon, and as it is the 1950s, the obvious choice of destination is that hackneyed cliche (or at least it's cliche now), Niagara Falls.
		Of course, it doesn't hurt matters that the new shredded wheat manufacturing facility is in full operation just across the river, so that our eager young professional Ray can squeeze in a little work on his honeymoon.
		The audio is solid, though stereo is only available in English (sorry to all those that were just dying to hear it in French stereo).
	www.needcoffee.com /html/dvd/niagara.htm (566 words)

	Legend Marilyn Monroe - Niagara (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Synopsis: A couple on their honeymoon at Niagara Falls become involved in the plot of another guest of the hotel (Marilyn) to do away with her husband so she can be with her lover.
		This "film noir" was the role that made Marilyn an international star, catapulting her to fame.
		The film contained the longest "walking away" scene in history up until that time - Marilyn walking away from the camera.
	www.marilyncollector.com /legend/niagara.html (152 words)

	Niagara (1953 movie) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		This is one of my favorite Marilyn films that has that classic 1950's feel to it.
		I'm told the boat that was used in Niagara was a 1941 Steelcarft 26 (made by Churchward and Son's in the state of Connecticut).
		One story was, that in 1952, during the filming of Niagara, Marilyn Monroe stayed in room 801 of the Brock Plaza Hotel, in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
	www.geocities.com /alcus2/niagara.html (304 words)

	artnet.com Magazine Features - Swish Myth
		There are five paintings of Liz, three made from a celebrity pic in Warhol's own collection; the other two depict Taylor as Cleopatra, queen of high camp, patron saint of the cracked, star of one of the best/worst films ever made.
		The 11 paintings of Marilyn are based on a Gene Kornman publicity still for the 1953 film Niagara.
		Immerse yourself in the little single and double Marilyns, each more exquisite than the last, then luxuriate in and get the chills from the killer, Cassandra-like Blue Shot Marilyn, so titled after a bullet hole inflicted by self-styled witch Dorothy Podber, who wandered into the Factory and shot through a stack of paintings.
	www.artnet.com /Magazine/FEATURES/saltz/saltz5-12-00.asp (1089 words)

	history Of Niagara Falls
		These were laid down under very shallow, brackish water.
		Another log fort was built in 1687, but it, too, was abandoned.
		More people came to Niagara than ever before.
	falls.net /history/front.html (6849 words)

	City Directories and Selected Telephone Directories on Microfilm or Microfiche: New York State Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		1903, 1914 -1930/31, 1935/36 -1940/41, 1942-1951, 1951/52, 1953, 1953/54, 1954/55, 1955/56, 1956/57, 1957/58, 1958/59, 1959/60, 1960/61 (film)
		1869 -1880, 1883-1893, 1895- 1900, 1902 -1946 (film)
		1862, 1864, 1866, 1868, 1870, 1872, 1874 (film)
	unix2.nysed.gov /genealogy/citydir.htm (1544 words)

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