Gay cowboys on film.1923: The Soilers: A seriously swishy swish·y adj. swish·i·er, swish·i·est 1. Producing a swishing sound. 2. Slang Effeminate. Adj. 1. cow-poke is comic relief comic relief n. A humorous or farcical interlude in a serious literary work or drama, especially a tragedy, intended to relieve the dramatic tension or heighten the emotional impact by means of contrast. in this Stan Laurel short. 1948: Red River: The cruisy "shooting competition" of Montgomery Cliff and John Ireland proves that a gun is sometimes more than a gun. 1953: Calamity Jane: Doris Day's got buckskin buckskin body coat color in horses, varies from yellow to almost brown; the points, including mane, tail, lower limbs are brown to black. pants and a "Secret Love." 1954: Johnny Guitar: Mercedes McCambridge, Joan Crawford's nemesis, is the butchest bread in the old West. 1956: Giant: More McCambridge, plus queer icons Rock Hudson and James Dean. 1969: Midnight Cowboy: Jon Voight wants to be a man-whore, but it's Dustin Hoffman he really loves. 1970: The Boys in the Band: Hustler "Cowboy" (Robert La Tourneaux) knows how to ride 'em. 1974: Blazing Saddles: Harvey Korman as prissy, Cole Porter--quoting villain Hedley Lamarr. 1980: Can't Stop the Music: Village People cowboy Randy Jones, adrift in a film where all the gay content is clanging clang n. 1. A loud, resonant, metallic sound. 2. The strident call of a crane or goose. intr. & tr.v. clanged, clang·ing, clangs To make or cause to make a clang. subtext sub·text n. 1. The implicit meaning or theme of a literary text. 2. The underlying personality of a dramatic character as implied or indicated by a script or text and interpreted by an actor in performance. . 1985: Lust in the Dust: Divine is eerily appropriate as Lainie Kazan's sister, opposite the not-yet-out Tab Hunter. 1993: The Ballad of Little Jo: Pioneer Suzy Amis survives the West by donning man-drag. |
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