Niagara (film) compatibility problems with "three-strip" but not with Eastmancolor). Monroe was given first billing in "Niagara" which elevated her to star status. Her following two films of that year, "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", with Jane Russell, and "How to Marry a Millionaire", with Betty Grable and Lauren Bacall, were even bigger successes. Ray and Polly Cutler (Showalter and Peters), on a delayed honeymoon at Niagara Falls, find their reserved cabin occupied by George and Rose Loomis (Cotten and Monroe). Rose tells them that George is asleep and has recently been discharged from an Army mental hospital after his war service in Korea.
Matt Mattox qualities developed during the barre are visible within his own detailed and polished style. Mattox had a higher profile as a specialty dancer in Hollywood musicals. His best-known film role is Caleb Pontipee in "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers", but he was also a principal dancer in, among others, "Yolanda and the Thief", "The Band Wagon" (Cyd Charisse's partner in the ballet sequence), "Till the Clouds Roll By", "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", and "There's No Business Like Show Business". In addition, Mattox was a regular guest on television variety shows, for which he choreographed as well as performed, including "The Patti