Next , Jones starred in William Wyler 's drama '' Carrie '' ( 1952 ) , opposite Laurence Olivier . Crowther of '' The New York Times '' was unenthused by her performance , writing : " Mr. Olivier gives the film its closest contact with the book , while Miss Jones ' soft , seraphic portrait of Carrie takes it furthest away . " Also in 1952 , she co-starred with Charlton Heston in '' Ruby Gentry '' , playing a femme fatale in rural North Carolina who becomes embroiled in a murder conspiracy after marrying a local man . The role had previously been offered to Joan Fontaine , who declined it as she felt she was " unsuited to play backwoods . " In their review , '' Variety '' deemed the film a " sordid drama with neither Jennifer Jones nor Charlton Heston gaining any sympathy in their characters . " In 1953 , Jones was cast opposite Montgomery Clift in Italian director Vittorio De Sica 's '' Terminal Station '' ( ) , a Rome-set drama concerning a romance between an American woman and an Italian man . The film , produced by Selznick , had a troubled production history , with Selznick and De Sica disputing over the screenplay and tone of the film . Clift sided with De Sica , and reportedly called Selznick " an interfering fuck-face " on set . Aside from the tensions between cast and crew , Jones herself was mourning the recent death of her first husband , Robert Walker , and also missed her two sons , who were staying in Switzerland during production . '' Terminal Station '' was screened at the 1953 Cannes Film Festival , and subsequently released in a heavily-truncated form in the United States , bearing the title '' Indiscretion of an American Wife '' . Also in 1953 , Jones re-teamed with director John Huston to star in his film '' Beat the Devil '' ( 1953 ) , and adventure comedy co-starring Humphrey Bogart . The film was a box-office flop and was critically panned upon release , leading even Bogart to distance himself from it . However , it would undergo reevaluation in later years from such critics as Roger Ebert , who included it in his list of " Great Movies " and cited it as the first " camp " film . In August 1954 , Jones gave birth to her third child , daughter Mary Jennifer Selznick
1953 Cannes Film Festival
1953 Cannes Film Festival
Jennifer Jones