Out of the Closet, Off the Screen: The Life of William Haines

Year: 2001

Runtime: 46 mins

Language: English

Directors: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato

Documentary

A documentary that chronicles the life of William Haines, Hollywood’s first openly gay movie star. It recounts how Haines left a thriving career in the 1920s to live openly with his longtime lover, confronting studio pressures and becoming a pioneering figure for LGBTQ visibility in cinema.

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