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 :::Interestingly, in the ""Selznick cut"" that played in the U.S. (and on American TV) from 1949 to 1999, there were several tiny trims that made Kurtz and Winkel seem ""less gay."" Most notable is the scene when they're on their balcony, talking to Martins down on the ground; he tells them to tell Harry to meet him at the Ferris Wheel. The American edit cuts away two or three beats sooner than the rest of the world's prints, avoiding their intimate embrace as they turn to go inside. It's nothing explicit, but it does project a homoerotic intimacy. The Selznick cut was retired in 1999 when the restored (and full length) 50th anniversary version came out. I haven't seen any critical or scholarly writing on this, and I'm not motivated enought to dig out my old VHS prints to quantify the trims. I've known a couple of tough-guy biker types who would disprove your theory about chihuahua owners having to be gay though.  —   "