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The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

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HistoryDocumentary

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A film scrapbook, images, phrases from our past, hiding their meanings behind veils. Let's lift those veils, one by one, to find how images, at one time seeming innocent, have revealed, after decades, to have homosexual overtones.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

5.2/10

Release Date

01 November 1997

Country

United States of America

Cast

Dan Butler

Dan Butler

Host / Narrator

Don Ameche

Don Ameche

Self (archive footage)

Johnny Arthur

Johnny Arthur

Self (archive footage)

Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball

Self (archive footage)

Noah Beery Jr.

Noah Beery Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Eric Blore

Eric Blore

Self (archive footage)

Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart

Self (archive footage)

Walter Brennan

Walter Brennan

Self (archive footage)

Montgomery Clift

Montgomery Clift

Self (archive footage)

Claudette Colbert

Claudette Colbert

Self (archive footage)

Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper

Self (archive footage)

John Dall

John Dall

Self (archive footage)

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

Self (archive footage)

Alain Delon

Alain Delon

Self (archive footage)

W.C. Fields

W.C. Fields

Self (archive footage)

Errol Flynn

Errol Flynn

Self (archive footage)

John Garfield

John Garfield

Self (archive footage)

Cary Grant

Cary Grant

Self (archive footage)

Bob Hope

Bob Hope

Self (archive footage)

Edward Everett Horton

Edward Everett Horton

Self (archive footage)

Leslie Howard

Leslie Howard

Self (archive footage)

Rock Hudson

Rock Hudson

Self (archive footage)

Danny Kaye

Danny Kaye

Self (archive footage)

Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis

Self (archive footage)

David Manners

David Manners

Self (archive footage)

Jean Marais

Jean Marais

Self (archive footage)

Ray Milland

Ray Milland

Self (archive footage)

Sal Mineo

Sal Mineo

Self (archive footage)

Tyrone Power

Tyrone Power

Self (archive footage)

Vincent Price

Vincent Price

Self (archive footage)

Erik Rhodes

Erik Rhodes

Self (archive footage)

Lizabeth Scott

Lizabeth Scott

Self (archive footage)

Randolph Scott

Randolph Scott

Self (archive footage)

Phil Silvers

Phil Silvers

Self (archive footage)

Grady Sutton

Grady Sutton

Self (archive footage)

John Wayne

John Wayne

Self (archive footage)

Clifton Webb

Clifton Webb

Self (archive footage)

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