Essay One (2). 31 Queer Films Made Under the Hays Code (1957-1967).
Behind the camera were the gay directors James Whale, George Cukor, and Vincente Minnelli, who showed their gay sensibilities to variable degrees
Behind the camera were the gay directors James Whale, George Cukor, and Vincente Minnelli, who showed their gay sensibilities to variable degrees
Alec Guiness, Dennis Price, Charles Laughton, and Laurence Harvey were all known to be gay. Their adoring public may have felt there was something!
With the death of the Hays code in 1967, an astonishing 50 Queer Films burst out of the closet over the next ten years. From “Jason” to “Suspiria.”