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Plot Summary
While baby-sitting in a hotel, a beautiful woman (Marilyn Monroe) begins a flirtation with one of the hotel's guests (Richard Widmark). Rebounding from a breakup with his girlfriend (Anne Bancroft), he's willingly seduced by the baby-sitter and ends up in bed with her. When the child wakes up and disturbs their lovemaking, the baby-sitter reveals homicidal tendencies and terrorizes them both. A frightening and provocative exploration of a murderer's mind.
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An engaging drama/suspense/thriller
First of all, the iTunes description of this movie contains several errors about the plot.
Marilyn Monroe plays a mentally disturbed baby sitter, but her character has never murdered anyone, so the story is NOT about the working of a murdere's mind. Also, the young man rebounding from a break up with his girlfriend does not sleep with the baysitter. There is NO love making scene between them. They are merely talking and flirting with each other.
MM gives a surprising, impressive and convincing, natural performance as an unbalanced babysitter. The entire story of this drama/suspense thriller takes place in a New York City hotel. Here's the real plot synopsis: a young man recently dumped by his girfriend, begins to flirt with an attractive young female babysitter, who eventually begins displaying odd and disturbing behavior, confusing the young man and eventually frightening and traumatizing the young girl being babysitted.
An interesting and intelligent story, engagingly told. MM is definitely the acting highlight of the film.
After this impressive acting performance of a dark character, MM would unfortunately continue to be cast in romances, comedies and musicals. This was the narrowminded choice of the powers that be, in Hollywood of the time.
Favorite
This is my favorite movie from her! I liked the type of character that she played!
Marilyn's best acting
Marilyn's acting chops at her best!
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- $14.99
- Genre: Drama
- Released: 1952
- © 1952 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. Renewed 1980 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.