The leather boys

Movie
German title	The leather boys
Original title	The Leather Boys
Country of production	United Kingdom
original language	English
Publishing year	1964
length	108 minutes
Rod
Director	Sidney J. Furie
script	Gillian Freeman
production	Raymond Stross
music	Bill McGuffie
camera	Gerald Gibbs
cut	Reginald Beck
occupation
Rita Tushingham : Dot Colin Campbell : Reggie Dudley Sutton : Pete Gladys Henson : Reggie's grandmother Avice Landone : Reggie's mother Lockwood West : Reggie's father Betty Marsden : Dot's mother Martin Matthews : Uncle Arthur Johnny Briggs : Brian James Chase : Lesley Geoffrey Dunn : Mr. Lunnis Dandy Nichols : Mrs. Stanley Carmel McSharry : bus driver

The Leather Boys (AKA: The Leather Boys ) is a British film drama in black and white from 1964 by director Sidney J. Furie . The screenplay was written by Gillian Freeman based on his own novel of the same name. The leading roles are cast with Rita Tushingham , Colin Campbell and Dudley Sutton . Of interest in film history are, among other things, the thematization of homosexuality and the depiction of the youthful subculture around the well-known motorcycle meeting place Ace Cafe . The work had its world premiere on February 3, 1964 in Sweden. In the country of production, the film first came to the cinema on March 8, 1964. In the German-speaking countries it had its premiere on August 24, 1970 in the program of the Second German Television .

action

The young motor vehicle mechanic and enthusiastic motorcyclist Reggie marries Dot, who is still underage, because he likes her and they have had a lot of fun together. But in the confined space of their one-room apartment, he has to realize that a marriage is more than just a little "having fun together". The friction with the still immature Dot finally drives Reggie out of the house. Together with his like-minded friend Pete, he stays with his grandmother until one day he goes home to the wife he has wedded to. To his horror, however, he finds another man in the bed of Dot, who is disappointed with him.

Pete, who was already in mourning for his lost friend, soon has him back - until that moment when Reggie realizes that Pete's aversion to women is due to his homophile disposition.

Reviews

The Protestant film observer draws the following conclusion: “Using the example of three young people, Sidney J. Furie describes a youth who, despite engine noise and leather clothing, is sensitive and vulnerable and in the struggle for personal freedom and individuality just as easily and often fails as the generation before them. Good actors, sensitive directors and an equally sensitive camera recommend this film from the age of 16. "

Web links

• The leather boys in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Source: Evangelischer Film-Beobachter , Evangelischer Presseverband München, Review No. 372/1970, p. 374