American Queer Cinema in the '50s and '60s (2023)

American Queer Cinema in the '50s and '60s

In this video, I take a look at some iconic gay and lesbian characters in midcentury Hollywood films (Young Man With a Horn, Tea and Sympathy, and The Children's Hour) and explain how their stories reflected the ways society dealt with queer people during the time of their release.

Made for US 1950s and 1960s History class.