At the same time, Spock and Nero taunted each other, and Spock""s ship, traveling at warp speed, was able to lure theNaradaaway from Earth in fast pursuit.She profusely apologized and promised Dave that she was cured, and as she said goodbye, she quoted from Edgar Allan Poe""s macabre ""Annabel Lee"" poem:Because this maiden, she lived with no other thought han to love and be loved by you.In the opulent Russian Orthodox Church, the groom""s old-fashioned, first-generation immigrant Russian mother (Shirley Stoler) expresses exasperation, despair and upset to the consoling priest about losing her son - in two ways:I still do not believe this.The principal, ghostly character in the film is the classic haunted house - a huge, isolated Colorado mountain resort hotel, the Overlook.Marilyn Monroe had already starred in a number of great roles, sometimes opposite notable male leads:as Rose Loomis opposite Joseph Cotten inNiagara (1953)as Lorelei Lee with Jane Russell inGentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)as Kay Weston opposite Robert Mitchum inRiver of No Return (1954)as The Girl inThe Seven Year Itch (1955)Bus Stopwas her first "serious" lead role, although her vulnerable performance as Cherie (a semi-dumb, sexually-exploited Ozark girl with hillbilly roots who was trying to make something of herself but only admired for her sensuality, mirroring Monroe""s own life) went unrecognized for an Academy Award.