Lulu tells the Countess that she is being blackmailed by Rodrigo Quast, who threatens to turn her over to the police, and the Countess agrees to help Lulu by tricking Rodrigo into thinking that she is interested in him, luring him to his death. Stanwyck is the first major Hollywood actress to portray an unconcealed lesbian in an American film.Īlthough the film does not make her sexual orientation explicit, hints are made in the dialogue.
When Bond is flirting with her in one scene, she tells him 'You can turn off the charm. I'm immune.' In another scene he asks her 'What would it take for you to see things my way?' and she replies 'A lot more than you've got.'Ĭalla, an extroverted schoolteacher, has a crush on her best friend Rachel.
(Parsons was nominated for the 1969 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.)īiopic about Gertrude Lawrence who, besides collaborating with him in theater productions, also had a close friendship with Coward off stage. Joe is a gigolo who has sex with men and women in an attempt to make money.
