THE BROADWAY MELODY (1929) was MGM’s first all-talking musical in its transition to sound – it was also one of (if not the) first Hollywood films to give a gay character a voice. Turpe (Drew Demarest) is a gay costume designer who pops up from time to time in the film. He loves his work, though he frequently seems agitated – probably because he’s mocked for his queerness by a number of other characters. Despite that, he’s almost always ready with a comeback. The uncredited woman in this scene as

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