70 years after its original release, Niagara is showing at the NAC Microcinema this Saturday, August 19th, as part of Mighty Niagara Film Fest, a celebration of movies made in the Canadian border town famed for its spectacular waterfalls. Doors open at 12:30 pm, with film historian Joan Nicks introducing the 1 pm screening.
“One of a very few murder yarns to be filmed in Technicolor, Niagara, under the skillful megging of Henry Hathaway makes wonderful use of the falls to heighten the suspense and to add pictorial beauty to the production which gains additional exploitation value by its locale, never before used as the focus for a motion picture plot. Those who have never been to Niagara will be fascinated by the exciting shots of the falls, the awesome grandeur of which has been thrillingly captured by Joe MacDonald’s fine photography … Hathaway draws splendid performances from his cast and maintains a taut, spicy tempo that grips the attention consistently. Miss Monroe turns in her finest acting performance yet … with a provocative abandon that has a powerful impact.” – The Hollywood Reporter, 1953
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