13 – The Public Enemy (1931)

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On how things have changed, and things haven’t, when it comes to gay panic jokes. Click the icon below to listen.

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Manish (@themanish89) and David (@daveagiannini) continue their journey through queer cinema of the 1930s with The Public Enemy from 1931. It’s in a much different context than modern day cinema, as they discuss the one scene that features a gay character as the butt of a joke by way of gay panic. They also touch on how this pre-Code film made James Cagney a star, and how it’s so much of a traditional gangster movie. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57e05e534402434aa0f846c2/t/5fa54f7845cf9d5ad5c8038f/1604669575690/Queer+and+Now_+Episode+13+-+The+Publ.mp3/original/Queer+and+Now_+Episode+13+-+The+Publ.mp3

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