Culture
Can Niagara Falls Grow Again?
Despite being home to a world famous tourist attraction, Niagara Falls, New York, is in danger of no longer being considered a city.
At the end of the 1953 film noir Niagara, the film's villain, George Loomis, steals a boat after murdering his wife, Rose (played by Marilyn Monroe). Trapped in the back of the boat, Polly Cutler (on her honeymoon with her husband, Ray) has no choice but to accompany George on his escape. The boat runs out of gas, turning it around and straight for Niagara Falls. Just before George and the boat tumble to the bottom of the Falls, he throws Polly onto a rock for rescue, with a helicopter picking her up soon after.
When the local police inspector, Starkey, at last comes to Polly's aid, he quips, "I know you've seen enough of the Falls for one trip, but don't cross us off your list."