Any signigicance to the high heeled shoe in the garbage can? *Spoiler*

I also would like to know anybody's opinion on the high-heeled shoe in the trash at the end. Maybe I can revive this thread.

The park manager said she was crying when they left. The only thing I came up with was that her black eye came from her husband, and she was now facing more time with a man who frequently flew into jealous rages, without even the new friends she'd made in that town.

First of all, sorry for the late reply, but I just watched the movie yesterday.
I think the broken heel might signify that Laura won't be wearing anymore shoes like that again.
Also I think she would be crying because she would realise that her husband would be more jealous than ever and she would know that she would be locked into that relationship.

Strange movie for these times, but in the 50's, life (and movies) were very different. Especially American movies, so I understand. Movies made in Europe were different.

Rape or forced sexual intercourse is unacceptable at any time, but is extremely difficult to prove without obvious evidence. And there was atendency back then, to excue the rapist and to blame the victim.

But I disagree with the thought that the husband 'got away with it'. He was tried and found not guilty. Mainly because of the fact that the victim took the underwear and considering the state they were found in, torn etc, well I think that would be too hard to explain away.

Another interesting thing to come out much later, but much beside this point,I know, is that George C Scott had a reputaton for beating women. I t is reported that he beat Ava Gardner so bad, he nearly killed her. And got away with it!

the high heel means what you interpret it to mean.. that's kind of the point of the movie. the scene right before the verdict pretty much sums up the theme of this movie, that law is an abstract, an idea interpreted by various people with various backgrounds.

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It’s implied that the the Ltd. was really guilty, as evinced by the letter in which he says he left “out of irresistible response (just like the murder).” That comment meant that he wasn’t insane at the time he killed Barney; he really murdered the guy and got away.

Now — remembering that he is guilty, you should assume that he is a bad guy. So his wife was crying because they likely had a fight or he revealed that he did kill Barney. The heel in the trash was just meant to show that they left in chaos, likely during a fight