I believe there were many hints about Hudson's sexuality in his previous movies, and in Darling Lili, the scene where he wears a fur coat could be one. Can anyone come up with others in this or other movies?
shareI think you are seeing things that don't exist. I can't imagine anyone hinting at Rock Hudsons sexuality in a film during his career. I imagine the studios had vast sums of money tied up in him and would have done everything they could to protect his image....and their dosh!.
shareI think you are completely wrong. Rock Hudson made a movie called "Man's Favorite Sport" in 1964, about a man who is supposedly an expert fisherman, when in fact he has never fished. I think that entire movie is an allegory(?) about his real sex life (supposedly a ladies man who never slept with them). So yes, I think the studios would do it, especially since they believed (and still believe) American audiences are actually quite stupid and would believe anything they're fed.
shareWell, when Rock Hudson's name comes up in the opening titles the line Julie Andrews is singing is this: "While you've a lucifer to light your fag" --- I would not put it past Blake Edwards, two of whose specialties were timing and double entendre, to do this with a bit of a wink.
shareFrom the things I have read Blake Edwards should be the last one to be insinuating anything about Rock Hudson!.
shareRusturges, that's a good observation. I'll have to look for it the next time I see this movie. As far as Blake Edwards making fun of Hudson, I think it's actually an inside joke that Hudson probably was in on. I think Hollywood people like to tease the audiences.
shareIf it was intentional, I doubt it was malicious ...
shareNO ONE in the business would ever speak a word about Rock Hudson being gay. This would affect too many peoples' salaries to say nothing of the studios' income. Rumors in the gay community existed in San Francisco because he frequented the clubs up here. But the word did not come out until after his death. You can bet on that.
shareThere is no scene in this where he wears a fur coat. The OP is cracked. There is a scene where he falls asleep on a sofa after having returned from the front in WWI. Julie Andrews puts her own fur-trimmed wrap over him while he is asleep and then puts a rose he gave her earlier on the coat so that he sees it when he wakes up, a parallel to an earlier scene where he has sent her thousands of roses with a note, "One rose, one tender thought of you."
Thank you, thank you--you're most kind. In fact you're every kind.
Everybody--including most of the audience--knew Rock Hudson was gay. I recall it being a topic of gossip among family members when I was a kid (I'm 62 now)
My goodness, there was whole "Rock marries Jim Nabors" "scandal" in the 1970s.
People just looked the other way.
As for any hints in his films, I'm sure if such exist (as in "Pillow Talk") he was in on it and most amused.
Everybody--including most of the audience--knew Rock Hudson was gay. I recall it being a topic of gossip among family members when I was a kid (I'm 62 now)
My goodness, there was whole "Rock marries Jim Nabors" "scandal" in the 1970s.
People just looked the other way.
As for any hints in his films, I'm sure if such exist (as in "Pillow Talk") he was in on it and most amused.
When she and her "uncle" are riding in the country, "uncle" hints that Lili may have to up her seduction of the Maj. He asks if she's up for that, her reply is something like she wonders if the Maj. would be, *up for it*, that is.
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