Montgomery Clift and Jennifer Jones in Terminal Station, 1953, Columbia Pictures
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Monty’s arc as a tragic romantic figure continues with I Confess and Terminal Station. His cataclysmic car accident throws a wrench in his stardom, his mental and physical health, and his relationship with Libby, who begins to see Monty’s other beloved female friend, Elizabeth Taylor, as an enemy.
(00:00) Montgomery Clift’s Juggling Act
(07:54) Partner Swapping with Paul Bowles
(11:13) An American Tragedy vs. A Place in the Sun
(16:09) I Confess
(28:43) “Love relationships are ludicrous”
(36:20) “Everything seemed erotic”
(44:03) Blues, Ballads and Sin-Songs
(50:49) Oedipal Overtones
Jennifer Jones and husband David O. Selznick returning to Los Angeles in 1957. Montgomery Clift, who co-starred with Jones in Terminal Station referred to Selznick as “an interfering fuckface” when he wasn’t in earshot on the set of that film, which Selznick had re-cut into Indiscretions of an American Wife for its US release. Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection, UCLA Library
SHOW NOTES:
Sources:
Dreams That Money Can Buy: The Tragic Life of Libby Holman by Jon Bradshaw
A Little Original Sin by Millicent Dillon
Montgomery Clift: A Biography by Patricia Bosworth
Hitchcock/Truffaut by Francois Truffaut
Letter from Father Terry Netter to Libby Holman, September 26, 1965, Libby Holman Papers, Boston University
“More Than Moanin’ Low,” J.P. Shanley, New York Times, October 3, 1954
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Poster for Alfred Hitchcock’s I Confess, 1953, Warner Bros. Pictures
Music:
The music used in this episode, with the exception of the intro, was sourced from royalty-free music libraries and licensed music collections. The intro includes a clip from the film Casablanca.
Excerpts from the following songs were used throughout the episode:
Vacant Distillery - The Coil Winds
Reflections - River Lapse
Cranberry House - Bright Linen
Chris Zabriskie - Undercover Vampire Policeman
Desjardins - Stepback
Dime Store - Bossa Cova
Fabulist - Dream Caper
Piano Mover - Dolly and Pad
Evan Viola - Exposition A (Ambient)
Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor in a still from A Place in the Sun, 1951, Paramount Pictures, directed by George Stevens
This episode was written, narrated, edited and produced by Karina Longworth.
Our editor this season is Evan Viola.
Research, production, and social media assistant: Brendan Whalen.
Special research assistance provided by Audrey Fox
You Must Remember This and “The Bisexuals” Logo design: Teddy Blanks.
Elizabeth Taylor in a 1953 MGM publicity photo.