Gay comedy, 1969 style

The Gay Deceivers (1969), opened 50 years ago this week in New York City. Just re-watched this recently (my earlier blog review is here). It's campy and engages in some old-fashioned stereotyping, but it's still fun at times, and has a surprisingly downbeat ending for the straight boys who masquerade as gay to get out of the draft. The second ad is from an engagement in Miami in November; it evokes Oscar Wilde, Marcel Proust and Neil Simon.

One of the guys is Lawrence Casey who starred in the TV show Rat Patrol which I am currently working my way through). First pic is from the TV show, second is from Gay Deceivers.