The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
From Mark Rappaport, creator of "Rock Hudson's Home Movies," comes this cinematic tribute on gay and lesbian imagery in Hollywood films from the 1930s to the 1960s. Among the subjects Rappaport focuses on are the Hope-Crosby "Road" movies; Walter Brennan's "playing" to the leading man; and the reel and real lives of Danny Kaye, Clifton Webb, and others. Narrated by "Frasier" co-star Dan Butler. 100 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English; bonus shorts "The Vanity Tables of Douglas Sirk" (2014), "The Double Life of Paul Henreid" (2017), "Martin und Hans" (2021).
From Mark Rappaport, creator of "Rock Hudson's Home Movies," comes this cinematic tribute on gay and lesbian imagery in Hollywood films from the 1930s to the 1960s. Among the subjects Rappaport focuses on are the Hope-Crosby "Road" movies; Walter Brennan's "playing" to the leading man; and the reel and real lives of Danny Kaye, Clifton Webb, and others. Narrated by "Frasier" co-star Dan Butler. 100 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English; bonus shorts "The Vanity Tables of Douglas Sirk" (2014), "The Double Life of Paul Henreid" (2017), "Martin und Hans" (2021).
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From Mark Rappaport, creator of "Rock Hudson's Home Movies," comes this cinematic tribute on gay and lesbian imagery in Hollywood films from the 1930s to the 1960s. Among the subjects Rappaport focuses on are the Hope-Crosby "Road" movies; Walter Brennan's "playing" to the leading man; and the reel and real lives of Danny Kaye, Clifton Webb, and others. Narrated by "Frasier" co-star Dan Butler. 100 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English; bonus shorts "The Vanity Tables of Douglas Sirk" (2014), "The Double Life of Paul Henreid" (2017), "Martin und Hans" (2021).