Niagara (1953) - Quotes

Marilyn Monroe's Suspenseful Role in Niagara

Taglines: Marilyn Monroe and Niagara the high water mark in suspense!

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Nature's Uncontrollable Emotional Force

Taglines: A raging torrent of emotion that even nature can't control!

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Nature's Fury and Human Emotion in Niagara

Taglines: Marilyn Monroe and "Niagara" a raging torrent of emotion that even nature can't control!

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Farewell at Niagara Falls

Polly: Goodbye Mr. Starkey, and thank you.

Inspector Starkey: I know you've seen enough of the falls for one trip, but don't cross us off your list. Goodbye.

Ray: Goodbye, and my thanks.

Inspector Starkey: I bet that was the first time anyone ever used "scuttle it" as a prayer.

Ray: And had it answered.

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Desperation for Connection in Niagara

George: You smell like a dime store. I know what that means.

Rose: Sure. I'm meeting somebody, just anybody handy, as long as he's a man! How bout the ticket seller himself? I could grab him on the way out, or one of the kids with the phonograph. Anybody suits me. Take your pick.

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A Dress Requires Early Planning

Ray: [Upon seeing Rose Loomis in a low-cut, tight-fitting red dress; Pause] Hey. Get out the fire hose. Why don't you ever get a dress like that?

Polly: Listen, for a dress like that you've got to start laying plans when you're about 13.

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Shopping Plans and Unexpected Outcomes

Polly: Didn't that Mrs. Loomis say she was going shopping?

Ray: Yeah. Why?

Polly: Well, she sure got herself an armful of groceries.

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Love's Calm Before the Storm

George: Let me tell you something. You're young, you're in love. Well, I'll give you a warning. Don't let it get out of hand, like those falls out there. Up above... d'you ever see the river up above the falls? It's calm, and easy, and you throw in a log, it just floats around. Let it move a little further down and it gets going faster, hits some rocks, and... in a minute it's in the lower rapids, and... nothing in the world - including God himself, I suppose - can keep it from going over the edge. It just - goes.

Polly: Don't worry. I'm one of those logs that just hang around in the calm.

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Honeymoon Expectations and Reality

Polly: [[Winston Churchill] Fine thing. I tell him we're on our honeymoon and you drag out a copy of ]! He must think I'm a pretty hard article.

Ray: You should have told him we're on a delayed honeymoon.

Polly: [quick kiss] Delayed or not, we agreed to treat it like a regular one, didn't we?

Ray: I'm game. And it'll be just as good as a regular honeymoon.

Polly: [Lascivious glance] Well, it should be better. I've got my union card now.

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Honeymoon Plans at Customs Checkpoint

Customs Officer: How long do you plan to be here?

Ray: Three days.

Customs Officer: Honeymooners?

Polly: That's right.

Customs Officer: That isn't liquor you have in that case under your coat, is it?

Ray: Uh, books. I'm going to catch up on my reading.

Customs Officer: Reading!

Memories of a Popular Waitress

George Loomis: I met her in a beer hall. She was the most popular waitress they ever had.

Missed Opportunities in Communication

George Loomis: Too bad, they can't play it for you now, Rose.

Reflections on Independence and Existence

George Loomis: Why should the Falls drag me down here at 5 o'clock in the morning? To show me how big they are and how small I am? To remind me they can get along without any help? All right, so they've proved it. But why not? They've had ten thousand years to get independent. What's so wonderful about that? I suppose I could too, only it might take a little more time.