Egging her on and pushing her to the edge, he knew movement would only happen when her "emotions are at their peak," and verbally accused her of holding back." [His words are prophetic, since the political boss has underestimated the depth of his convictions.In her dressing room, Frenchy""s chattering black maid Clara (Lillian Yarbo) cowers like "a mass of quiverin"" flesh" from he "boomin"" and the bangin"" of them there pop-guns," although Frenchy is accustomed to gun violence in Bottleneck: "What do you expect in a town like this?" Frenchy bends over and empties her bustier of gold coins:Clara: What""s comin"" up? A new gold rush?Frenchy: We never got anything like that in New Orleans, did we?Clara: Maybe so, maybe so, but it was a heap more peaceful.On September 30, 1955, his car collided with a 1950 Ford at 5:45 p.m.at the intersection of Routes 466 and 41 near Cholame, California.He was on his way to the Salinas road races.]This was the only one of his three major films releasedbeforehis death.[Note:Rebel Without a Causewas released in late October of 1955, just a month after Dean""s death.] The year""s Oscar ceremony (held on March 21, 1956) was overshadowed by the death of Dean about six months earlier.