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Directors:
Greta Schiller
Robert Rosenberg (co-director)
Contact:
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Release Date:
27 June 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Documentary | History more
Plot:
The history of the Gay and Lesbian community before the Stonewall riots began the major gay rights movement. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
My Father is One of the Eight Actors in Solame more (3 total)

Cast

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Rita Mae Brown ... Narrator
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Ann Bannon ... Herself
Lisa Ben ... Herself
Gladys Bentley ... Herself (voice)
George Buse ... Himself - newspaper reporter, former Army Chaplain
Carroll Davis ... Himself - performer
Allen Ginsberg ... Himself
Barbara Gittings ... Herself
Barbara Grier ... Herself - publisher
Mabel Hampton ... Herself - dancer, former domestic worker
Evelyn Hooker ... Herself (as Dr. Evelyn Hooker)
Jim Kepner ... Himself - gay archivist
Audre Lorde ... Herself
Bruce Nugent ... Himself - artist and writer (as Richard Bruce Nugent)
Henry Otis ... Himself - former dancer
Johnnie Phelps ... Herself - printer
Ted Rolfs ... Himself - retired Merchant Marine
Chuck Rowland ... Himself - stage producer
Donna Smith ... Herself - retired bookkeeper
Ricky Streiker ... Herself - bar owner
Hank Vilas ... Himself - therapist
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Before Stonewall: The Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community
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Runtime:
87 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:15
Company:
Before Stonewall Inc. more

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Movie Connections:
References The Wizard of Oz (1939) more
Soundtrack:
National Emblem March more

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2 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
My Father is One of the Eight Actors in Solame, 8 May 2004
Author: liserani from Vancouver, WA

Have many pictures of our father (Louis Dumar) in silents - my sister has one of him in Salome in her guest bedroom. Just found out last year, from a German website, about the film's "all gay" reputation.

He died 50+ yrs ago, so no way to find out real scoop now.

I purchased a Video of the short version - apparently all that remains - of the film and have have had some good laughs showing it to friends. The costumes are great and the whole thing very much before it's time. Hope to find out more about it's history.

Our dad's brother (Gino Corrado) was also in the movies, and is credited with something 272 appearances from 1916 to the 1970's. Remember seeing him in "B" movies on TV as a kid.



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