The Rationale for the Theft of Norwood's Cotton by the Farmers - Was There a Way to Solve the Problem?:The next day, Norwood introduced Marvin to the local District Attorney Russell Carter (John Marston) to discuss the problem in the upstairs office of the DRY GOODS & GROCERIES company store.As the rocket flew across the sky, a clever 'phallic wordplay' conversational montage kept cutting back and forth, offering lots of synonyms for male genitals.Mrs.Tremont imparts the embarrassing news of the country cousin's arrival to her daughters.One of them suggests: "Well, get rid of her." "But to impress heir eccentric, but enormously rich aunt (Florence Short), the sisters pretend to be nice to Anna.Real nice.Make your old grandmother proud.You're going to be the best looking cowboy in the whole parade.You'll be the best looking one there.Bye honey.I'll leave a TV dinner in the fridge.Your old grandma got herself a new beau." [The brief flashbacks provide some insight into Joe Buck's background - he was raised by two women (his mother and grandmother) in a home without men, contributing to his homosexual leanings in the film.