Boys Beware (1961)

- Directed by
- Sid Davis
- Genre
- drama film, educational film, social guidance film, propaganda film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 10 min
- Rating
- 3.5 of 10 from 24 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This short film warns young boys about the dangers of predatory men. It shows how homosexuals are portrayed as a threat to society and to children.
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What happens
Boys Beware is a 1961 short social guidance film released through Sid Davis Productions. It portrays several predatory male homosexuals and equates homosexuality with hebephilia and describes it as a social contagion. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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