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...Niagara is the sixth picture advertised as "boosting Marilyn Monroe to stardom." A little more practice in ambling and one more boost ought...
...Niagara is, of course, a cheap picture. There is a cheap song, "Kiss," for Marilyn to breathe convulsively. And even talented Joseph Cotten gives a cheap performance as Marilyn's shabby husband. But Niagara does have its highlights; and everyone will have his own favorite scene: red dress, shower curtain, blue dress, negligee...
There's a rumor going around that in Niagara the Falls are more impressive than Marilyn Monroe. As far as drama goes, this may be true. In any other department, Miss Monroe easily out-strips her competition. Unfortunately, Niagara tries to connect various shots of Miss Monroe's calculated walk with a draggy story about a woman plotting to murder her husband. The film, then, can only be fantasy, for Miss Monroe is obviously incapable of plotting anything...
...yard back-stroke--won by Thoman, Yale, 2:07.3 (New EISL, Harvard Pool record); 2, Wittereid, Army; 3, Mulvey, Harvard, 2:14.3 (New Harvard College record); 4, Mayers, Springfield; 5, Kouch, Niagara; 6, Auwarter, Columbia...
...Lewis as "the worst comedian of all time," who gave the year's "worst performance" in Jumping Jacks, the year's "worst picture"; his partner Dean Martin for the "worst supporting performance"; and Cinemactress Marilyn Monroe for the year's "worst female performance" in the movie Niagara...