A goofy but stunning Technicolor Niagara Falls travelogue romcom that is destabilized by the sheer visual awe of Marilyn Monroe and the Hitchcockian murder plot noir she and Cotton sneakily bring with them without the other characters’ knowledge. The actual plot/characterizations are a bit thin but there’s so much incredible geometric use of windows, staircases, shadows, bells and of course, the falls (as well as constant foreground/background information to generate suspense) that I found it pretty effective anyway. Quite a few images in this (when Marilyn closes those blinds!! That silent overhead shot of the murder!!) had me audibly muttering “Wow.”[35mm]
