The Gay Deceivers

For the 1926 film starring Lew Cody and Carmel Myers, see The Gay Deceiver. For other uses, see Gay deceiver.
The Gay Deceivers
Original release poster
Directed byBruce Kessler
Written byJerome Wish
Story by
  • Gil Lasky
  • Abe Polsky
Produced byJoe Solomon
Starring
CinematographyRichard C. Glouner
Edited by
Music byStu Phillips
Distributed byFanfare Films Inc.
Release date
  • July 2, 1969 (1969-07-02)[1]
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Gay Deceivers is a 1969 American comedy film written by Jerome Wish and directed by Bruce Kessler. The film focuses on Danny Devlin (Kevin Coughlin) and Elliot Crane (Lawrence P. Casey), two straight men who attempt to evade the draft by pretending to be gay men.

According to gay film historian Vito Russo in his book The Celluloid Closet, co-star Michael Greer, who played the flamboyantly gay Malcolm and who was himself gay, tried to work with the screenwriter and director to minimize the negativity of the characterization and present Malcolm in a positive light.[2]

  1. ^ The Gay Deceivers at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
  2. ^ Russo, Vito. The Celluloid Closet. Harper & Row, ISBN 0060908718, pg. 186