Shirley MacLaine in "The Children's Hour" definitely is supposed to be gay.
From Wiki synopsis:
When Martha learns about the break-up, she confesses she had always felt more than friendship for Karen and, upon hearing the false accusation, had finally realized the extent of her hitherto-repressed feelings. Upon this new acknowledgment of her feelings, she breaks down, blaming herself for ruining both of the women's lives.
Lauren Bacall in "Young Man with a Horn" (1950)
At IMDb's forum, there's quite a bit of discussion about her character, especially her female acquaintance. I watched the film various times but never interpreted it that way. Oh well...
Also, according to their IMDb forums:
Rebecca (1940) ~ From Wiki: Housekeeper Mrs. Danvers (Judith Anderson) is domineering and cold and is obsessed with the great beauty, intelligence and sophistication of the first Mrs. de Winter—the eponymous Rebecca—and preserves her former bedroom as a shrine. / To me, she seems like a devoted servant angry that this timid mouse is the new lady of the house.
The Uninvited (1944) ~ Miss Holloway (Cornelia Otis Skinner), Mary Meredith's friend and confidante ... / They claim she's too obsessed with Mary, much like Mrs. Danvers and Rebecca. I think she's just a demented woman in charge of an asylum.
Sometimes, I think they want to claim every film has one of these characters. Often, I doubt the authors/screenwriters actually intended that. I've read claims of films in which the person named people who most definitely were not as they seem to wish they were. Grayson Hall's character in "The Night of the Iguana" is obviously a naive, religious woman who is being protective of a girl who is in danger of "straying"; it's silly to think she's being possessive of the girl! Sheesh!
*** The trouble with reality is there is no background music. ***
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