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12 April 1957 (USA)
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"THE STRANGE ONE" IS A STRANGE ONE! (original print ad - all caps) more
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Jocko De Paris, cadet leader in a Southern military academy, so manipulates events that George Avery...
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DVD: Review: The Strange One
(From The AV Club. 23 June 2009, 10:00 PM, PDT)
Out on DVD: A vintage gay oddity, TV teens, showtunes and talking back at the screen
(From AfterElton.com. 17 June 2009, 5:48 AM, PDT)
(From The AV Club. 23 June 2009, 10:00 PM, PDT)
Out on DVD: A vintage gay oddity, TV teens, showtunes and talking back at the screen
(From AfterElton.com. 17 June 2009, 5:48 AM, PDT)
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"Nightboy"
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Ben Gazzara | ... | Cadet Sgt. Jocko DeParis |
 | Pat Hingle | ... | Cadet Harold 'Harry' Koble |
 | Peter Mark Richman | ... | Cadet Col. Laurie Lorger (as Mark Richman) |
| Arthur Storch | ... | Cadet Simmons |
| Paul E. Richards | ... | Cadet Perrin 'Cockroach' McKee |
| Larry Gates | ... | Maj. George Avery Sr. |
| Clifton James | ... | Col. M.N. Ramsey |
| Geoffrey Horne | ... | Cadet George Avery Jr. |
| James Olson | ... | Cadet Roger Gatt |
| Julie Wilson | ... | Peonie (aka 'Rosebud') |
 | George Peppard | ... | Cadet Robert Marquales |
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End as a Man
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Movie debut of Ben Gazzara.
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Version of Sorority Girl (1957)
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An interesting look at gay themes from the 1950s. At the time this movie came pout, homosexuality was still a crime in most (maybe all) states. It had another decade and a half to go before being declassified as mental illness.
This opens with a drawing that looks like Tom of Finland. The people involved in making this may never have heard of Tom of Finland. It was the stylized gay zeitgeist. (I guess. I was not there.) Ben Gazzara plays the central character. He is a horrible, thoroughly unlivable bully. It all takes place at a military academy. A fey student who seems to worship him, despite his cruelty, is writing a novel based on his life. It's called "Nightboy." And John Rechy was still a youngster! It's a worthwhile movie. The acting is good all around. The plot is not entirely plausible. But it's exciting and consistently well done.