Yes, Virginia, there were other gay-themed films of the 60s besides Boys in the Band — and The Gay Deceivers is the best of them. The plot's simple: two straight all-American boys play sissy to dodge the draft; they move into a swishy all-gay L.A. apartment complex, and a comedy of misunderstanding ensues. The Gay Deceivers is like Love, American Style on drugs; it's lurid, weird, and unintentionally funny.

What makes the movie really treasurable, however, is Michael Greer (who went on to feature as another queen in Fortune and Men's Eyes); his swishes and turns were such a hit with audiences that the distributor switched ad campaigns alter a week's release, billing him as the star. At this special revival screening, Michael Greer will be present to dish onstage about the making of the movie afterwards.