Implied lesbianism?

I don't think she implied they had "a relationship" like you're thinking. I thought she said she came clean to her husband about how she and Barbara used to be, which I read as when they were both prostitutes in San Diego. I thought that's how they knew each other.

Remember when the two gangsters asked Barbara to go up to San Francisco with them? She invited the blonde friend along, but the friend refused and stayed in San Diego. I think she was the one who straightened up her life and visited Barbara in prison.

I did read she was a lesbian or bisexual. There was a scene when she was in jail and another female inmate was staring at her in a romantic way, that was implying lesbianism. I think it was the woman in jail that framed her, that she may have had an affair with.

Yes, that was the clear implication... Pretty racy for a 1958 movie --- they even use the word "slut" !!


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LBJ's mistress tells all:
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I don't believe that that particular scene implies it. However, I do think that there was a couple of scenes in other parts of the movie that does imply some light attraction, if nothing else. Particularly when the lady walked to the jail cell, and told her that her nightgown was to "provocative" -- and when she walked in to take the gun and give her another gallon, it seemed like she was staring at her. Then Barbara took her down off in front of her, and it still seemed like the lady was staring at her.

But, I doubt if there was any real activity going on. Just light attraction, probably.

Please excuse typos/funny wording; I use speech-recognition that doesn't always recognize!

Wow, really; is this what we've come to now? It's sad how these days people can only see something twisted out of any relationship.

Barbara is worried her friend's new life could be threatened by their association. This is all part of attempting to convince us she's a good person at heart; she couldn't possibly have murdered someone.

Unlike Barbara who dabbled at changing her life, her friend actually did go straight. Barbara married the bartender who pointed out the vice cop then she got mixed up with her old criminal friends. She hadn't changed. That's not how someone reforms their life.


Woman, man! That's the way it should be Tarzan. [Tarzan and his mate]

oh not even implied. no subtext, nothing, just full on hot lesbianism. notice the look she gives susan's character when she is right next to her. she looks at her for a long time in the eyes in a she's hot for her way and then she looks at her lips. i was disappointed they never followed up on this after this scene.