Episode 1298
Queer Cinema in Hollywood's Censored Golden Age
A new book explores the perseverance of queer cinema between the 1930s and 1960s.
June 5, 202523m 49s
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Show Notes
A new book explores the perseverance of queer cinema between the 1930s and 1960s, when Hollywood was subject to the restrictive Motion Picture Production Code, otherwise known as the Hays Code. Michael Koresky, author and editorial director for the Museum of the Moving Image, joins us to discuss Sick and Dirty: Hollywood’s Gay Golden Age and the Making of Modern Queerness.
Topics
moviescensorshiphays_codegayfilmcinemahollywoodlgbtqueerbooks