During her strained and embarrassing performance, Sgt.Bruce entered the saloon.She caught his attention as she struggled to acquire an audience.Knowing that she had failed and had been humiliated, Marie left the saloon in shame.Marie's First Encounter with Mountie Sgt.Bruce:The Mountie followed her out into the night air, and approached to offer her a compliment: "I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed your singing.Outside, someone planted a timer bomb under Luther's van - he saw the reflection of the counter in the rear-view mirror, grabbed his laptop, and escaped from the van moments before it exploded.Murray Abraham with his sole career nomination and Oscar), Best Adapted Screenplay (Peter Shaffer for the transformation of his own Broadway/London stage hit), Best Art/Set Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup, and Best Sound.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.Phelps was able to disengage the line connecting the helicopter to the back of the train, and grasped onto the helicopter's right landing skid.