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The Leather Boys is a 1964 British drama film directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Rita Tushingham, Colin Campbell and Dudley Sutton. The story is set in the very early 60s Ton-Up boys' era, just before the rocker subculture in London and features a gay motorcyclist.
The Leather Boys: Directed by Sidney J. Furie. With Rita Tushingham, Colin Campbell, Dudley Sutton, Gladys Henson. An immature teenager marries a young biker but becomes disenchanted with the realities of working-class marriage--and her husband's relationship with his best friend.
Apr 8, 2022 · LGBTQ, British Film, Gay Film. 1964 British drama film about the rocker subculture in London featuring a gay motorcyclist. Addeddate.
The Leather Boys. Young, rebellious Englishwoman Dot (Rita Tushingham) escapes her dull family life by impulsively marrying bike mechanic Reggie (Colin Campbell). Their union, however, begins...
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Without having a real plan for the future apart from marrying Dot, his rebellious high-school sweetheart who is still in school, leather-clad working-class mechanic Reggie only feels alive when he rides his "Bathtub" Triumph 5TA Speed Twin motorcycle.
The Leather Boys (1964) Hit the road: gay guilt and desire in the mid-60s. Envisaged as a ‘Romeo and Romeo in the south London suburbs,’ Gillian Freeman’s 1961 novel centred on an explicitly homosexual relationship.
Overview. An immature teenager marries a young biker but becomes disenchanted with the realities of working class marriage and her husband's relationship with his best friend. Gillian Freeman. Novel, Screenplay.
THE LEATHER BOYS. Directed by. Sidney J. Furie. United Kingdom, 1964. Drama, LGBTQ+, Romance. 108. Synopsis. Reggie and Dot are a young South London couple who get married before they really get to know each other. After the marriage, they quickly begin to drift apart.
A South London biker boy (Colin Campbell) finds himself caught in a romantic triangle, unsure whether to patch things up with his young wife (Rita Tushingham) or pursue an increasingly comfortable relationship with a fellow biker (Dudley Sutton).
