Infidelity story for "McCalls" no number 1953

Robert Frank created this photographic storyboard for a McCall's Magazine story about infidelity, but the images were ultimately never published. Arranged in a grid of film strips, the car is the main character here. The car in 1950's America was more than a means of transportation; it was a symbol of freedom, status, and even privacy, the perfect location for an illicit affair. The sequence of images shows snippets of the story. The first few frames show the car parked, then a woman gets in, followed by shots of the driver and his female companion. It's intriguing to think about why McCall's ultimately rejected this storyboard. Perhaps the raw, documentary style didn't fit their brand. We can analyze the popular magazines of the time, the social mores and attitudes towards marriage and infidelity in post-war America to better understand why these images never made it to print.