Tag: queer history

Merrily We Go to Hell’s Dorothy Arzner, the Only Female Director in 1930s Hollywood

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|Ed Dykhuizen| Female directors were commonplace, even at times dominant, in early film history. Alice Guy-Blaché directed more than 450 short films starting in 1896. Many scholars credit her with the first movie that had a narrative. In these earliest years, small companies… Continue reading

“Without Guilt or Remorse”: A Deep Dive into the Life of Hitchcock Star Farley Granger

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|Dylan Hawthron| Before we actually start the movie, though, we see the Warner Bros. logo, followed by a screen announcing the lead actors: Farley Granger Mr. Granger appears by arrangement with Samuel Goldwyn Ruth Roman Robert Walker The fine print sticks out in an otherwise… Continue reading