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Queer Coded Film Noir - LGBTQ+ Coding in Classic Noir

I'm not gatekeeping queer coding *or* film noir, except I'm limiting films to the classic era (1941-1955ish). Don't yell at me because The Ghost Ship doesn't have a femme fatale or a detective or enough nihilism.

Credits: I'm indebted to Christa Faust's list of Eddie Muller's Film Noir's Gayest Couples; Richard Dyer's article Homosexuality in Film Noir; and "Chapter 3 - Queers and Dykes in the Dark" from The Last Drive In which provides detailed commentary and visuals.

Suggestions definitely welcomed!

Read notes
  • Johnny Eager
  • The Seventh Victim
  • Cat People
  • Christmas Holiday
  • The Ghost Ship
  • The Dark Corner
  • The Unsuspected
  • Rope
  • The Maltese Falcon
  • Desert Fury
  • The Lineup
  • Gilda
  • The Big Combo
  • The Big Clock
  • Between Midnight and Dawn
  • Walk a Crooked Mile
  • Cry of the Hunted
  • In a Lonely Place
  • Rebecca
  • The Big Sleep
  • Strangers on a Train
  • Laura
  • Murder, My Sweet
  • Brute Force
  • Leave Her to Heaven
  • The Strange One