Queering Classic Hollywood: Lesbianism and the Western - The Case of “Johnny Guitar”
He also wants to be reunited with his old flame Heavenly Finley Shirley Knight. Rosella drinks to it and Countess Bozo gags on her cigarette smoke! Lewis tells Elsa in his preachy condescending way. Roslyn is kind and loves all animals, and still thinks kindness is always just around the corner. As Alexandra, she has a unique sort of cynical romanticism that exudes, a bit of alienation, a touch of longing and a penetrating intensity. One plot line concerns the actress and her possession by the spirit of the late Lylah Clare, and the other subplot concerns the romance between the actress and the director, and the burgeoning promiscuity hearkening back to Lylah as Elsa begins to explore sex with Rossella the voice coach and the hunky gardener played by Tinti. One night Margaret comes to visit Edie and insults her by offering her some cheap clothes as a hand off plus Edie learns from the chauffeur that the pregnancy was all a lie.
