Ben Mankiewicz Intro - Raintree County (1957)

Raintree County (1957) -- (Movie Clip) Better Put On My Pants

The 4th of July footrace, with the professor (Nigel Patrick) backing John (Montgomery Clift) who is drunk for the first time, against "Flash" Perkins (Lee Marvin), Nell (Eva Marie Saint) and Susanna (Elizabeth Taylor) spectating, in Raintree County, 1957.

Raintree County (1957) -- (Movie Clip) Picture-Taking Orgy

In the opening scene, Professor Stiles (Nigel Patrick), Nell (Eva Marie Saint), Garwood (Rod Taylor) and John (Montgomery Clift) are introduced, in Edward Dmytryk's Civil War saga Raintree County, 1957.

Raintree County (1957) -- (Movie Clip) There Are No Neutrals!

John (Montgomery Clift) chases down his erstwhile girlfriend Nell (Eva Marie Saint) in the Indiana woods and, as they try to reconcile, meets vigilantes seeking the professor, in the Civil War epic Raintree County, 1957.

Raintree County (1957) -- (Movie Clip) There's Mommy Now!

In Indiana during the war, John Shawnessy (Montgomery Clift) and son Jim (Mickey Maga) greet mother Susanna (Elizabeth Taylor) returned from Indianapolis, who shortly suffers another breakdown, in the Civil War saga Raintree County, 1957.

Raintree County (1957) -- (Movie Clip) Do I Shock You?

Professor Stiles (Nigel Patrick) on a pre-graduation picnic, tells John (Montgomery Clift), Nell (Eva Marie Saint) and the class of their Indiana town's mythic roots, early in Raintree County, 1957, from the celebrated novel by Ross Lockridge Jr.

Raintree County (1957) -- (Movie Clip) These Damn Dolls

Tumult in Indiana on the night of Lincoln's election, as John (Montgomery Clift) insults Garwood (Rod Taylor) then tries to rescue his troubled wife Susanna (Elizabeth Taylor) in Raintree County, 1957.

Raintree County (1957) -- (Movie Clip) I Like Unladies

1859, Freehaven, Indiana graduating high school senior John (Montgomery Clift) visits the photographer for his yearbook portrait, not expecting to meet Susanna (Elizabeth Taylor), a visiting Southerner who’s noticed him around town, their first direct meeting, in Edward Dmytryk’s Raintree County, 1957, from the novel by Ross Lockridge Jr.

Raintree County (1957) -- (Movie Clip) Opening Credits

After the Overture, with Nat "King" Cole singing the theme, the opening credits for director Edward Dmytryk's sprawling Civil War epic Raintree County, 1957, starring Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift and Eva Marie Saint.