Welcome to Screen Gems, our weekend dive into queer and queer-adjacent titles of the past that deserve a watch or a re-watch.Leave it to the documentarian Jeffrey Schwarz (Vito, I am Divine) to spotlight the frustrating life and career of an old-time Hollywood closet case with such grace and humor.
Schwarz’s documentary Tab Hunter Confidential tells the life of the titular actor, one of the biggest (and hottest) matinee idols of the 1950s.
With his blond hair, chiseled physique and ice-blue eyes, Hunter had all the makings of a big-screen megastar, save one: he was secretly gay.
It goes without saying at this point that Hunter’s sexuality caused him career woes, and eventually, derailed his movie stardom completely.Filmed before Hunter’s.