![]() Between 19, a span that encompassed Hollywood’s Golden Age of film production, queer characters were either obscured through ambiguity or else written out entirely from Hollywood films. #SILVER SCREEN PRODUCTION CODE#The institution of the Hayes Code heralded the end of the sissy –and his more complex counterparts– in popular cinema, and the beginning of more reserved queer characters whose true nature was necessarily buried by subtext and innuendo. ![]() In response, the Motion Picture Production Code, or “Hays Code”, put in place a series of censorship guidelines by which the production of indecent or immoral filmic content would be restricted. Debates subsequently arose about the negative effect that Hollywood cinema, and its questionable morals, might have upon society as a whole. The hitherto harmless sissy was offset both by more complex queer figures and by more scandalous stereotypes. The sissy transitioned easily from silent cinema into talkies, where his unconventional voice and mannerisms secured his role as a comedic staple.Īs films of the 1920s and 30s grew more sophisticated, and as Depression-era audiences dwindled, there was increasing demand for more controversial characters. The flamboyant, effeminate, and often comedic caricature of the “sissy” became prominent in early silent cinema, wherein theatricality was necessary to convey a film’s plot. Dickson’s motion picture The Dickson Experimental Sound Film/The Gay Brothers (1895), the representation of LGBTQ characters and themes in popular cinema has been largely stereotypical. N/A Description:įrom the first appearance of subversive same-sex interaction on film, in William K.L. ![]() Thursday, Februto Friday, MaReception date & time: ![]()
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