Mongo knocks out the man""s horse with a single, bare-fisted punch and then storms into the saloon - breaking off the two swinging doors with his entry.] One of the other students, Bobby Drake (Shawn Ashmore) took a liking to Marie, and demonstrated his "Iceman" ability to transform the moisture in the air into a frozen ice sculpture.There""s a million pounds for the man who finds it." She turns to Holt and flirtatiously commissions his support for her accompaniment.They begin the safari accompanied with a large band of native bearers.One night around the campfire, Holt expresses his interest in the beautiful and charming Jane, but she is non-committal:Holt:.City officials announced that the city""s festival and parade was being postponed since public safety couldn""t be guaranteed, although the Joker announced his own plan to hold the parade ("I love a good party.Their shifting interactions with each other formed he basis for the film:Roslyn Taber (Marilyn Monroe), a 30 year-old ex-stripper - temporarily renting a place in Reno, NV (a gambling and divorce mecca) after recently obtaining a divorceIsabelle Steers (Thelma Ritter), Roslyn""s friendly landladyGuido Racanelli (Eli Wallach), a widowed ex-mechanic, ow-truck driver and WWII war pilot-aviatorGaylord "Gay" Langland (59 year-old Clark Gable, the name "Gay" was short for Gable), an aging, strong-willed, old-school horse-wrangler and roper cowboyPerce Howland (Montgomery Clift), a death-defying rodeo bull- and bronc-riding drifter, who was destined o inherit his father’s ranch, but denied by his step-father-in-lawAll three cowboys were captivated by Roslyn""s spontaneity, sensual beauty, youthful vitality, and charm.