Prominent lawyer, Melville Farr, goes after a blackmailer who threatens the exposure of gay men (homosexuality being illegal at this time). The thing is the lawyer, supposedly happily married, is gay himself. Farr has to deal with the collapse of his marriage and career to bring about justice. Although the film looks pretty dated, it was amazing, given the prevalent views at the time, that this movie was even made in the first place. It gives a great feel of what it was like to be gay at this time and how far, in some ways, we have come since then. A classic movie. 5/5 stars
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