Peter Bradley

56%
Flag icon
The Fox Film Corporation had the distinction of being the first studio to use the word gay to denote homosexuality in a film. In My Weakness, Charles Butterworth and Sid Silvers are both hopelessly in love with Lilian Harvey. Butterworth suggests a solution: “Let’s be gay!”
Forbidden Hollywood: The Pre-Code Era (1930-1934): When Sin Ruled the Movies
Rate this book
Clear rating
Open Preview