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Perkins 28: Testimony from the Secret Court Files of 1920
- Director: Michael Van Devere
- Writer: Michael Van Devere
- Producer: Michael Van Devere
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A brave little film and a story that deserves to be told and heard.
Gay undergraduates being persecuted in Harvard played by Harvard undergraduates.
A small budget and an effective production - good effort in getting the story out there.
Commendable on so many levels.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
In 1920, Harvard University convened a secret court to interview, charge and discipline students suspected of being homosexual. Thirty-seven men testified before the Court, including a tutor, an assistant professor, Harvard students, and several Boston men. After two weeks of testimony, eight Harvard men were forced to withdraw, one of whom committed suicide. Based on actual court documents, "Perkins 28" dramatizes the testimony from the Secret Court Files of 1920, nine episodes of testimony before the Court. Filmed in Cambridge, MA, and starring Harvard undergraduates.
Cast & Characters
Steven DeMarco as Joseph Lumbard;
Nelson Greaves as Regent Matthew Luce;
Jonah Priour as Keith Smerage;
DJ Smolinsky as Edward Say;
Michael Yashinsky as Harold Winfield Saxton