One thing that has always bothered me about Monroe doing drama is her very excellent diction which always sounds studied and unnatural. The wild look in her eyes when she scolds the little girl is downright scary. Turns out, Marilyn's been institutionalized and her uncle (Elisha Cooke, Jr.) thought she was 'nearly well.' Monroe is very good in this - very beautiful, of course, as well as vulnerable and believable. Instead he and the hapless child get a night of terror, with Monroe believing Widmark is her dead pilot boyfriend and nearly killing not only the little girl but her uncle as well. Widmark goes to the room, expecting a night of fun. Mid-evening, she picks up with Widmark, who is more upset about his lounge singer girlfriend (Anne Bancroft) breaking up with him than he thought he would be - he and Monroe flirt from their respective rooms. The stranger is Monroe, complete with wrist scars, who is the niece of the elevator man in the hotel where the couple is staying. Jim Backus and Lorene Tuttle leave their child with a complete stranger while they go out for an evening.

This is one film you'd never see being made today, due to the new child-care sensibilities. Marilyn Monroe and Richard Widmark star in this early Monroe star vehicle.

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