Movie Description
PERKINS 28: Testimony from the Secret Court Files of 1920
(2008)Overview
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
Regent Matthew Luce
Edward Say
Assistant Dean Gay
Ernest Roberts
Joseph Lumbard
Kenneth Day
Stanley Gilkey
Eugene Cummings
Keith Smerage
Cyril Wilcox
Assistant Dean Murdock
Nathaniel Wolfe
Harold Winfield Saxton
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Facts
Original TitlePERKINS 28: Testimony from the Secret Court Files of 1920
Status Released
Release Information
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2008-11-26
Original Language
Runtime 01h 16m
Genres
- Drama
- History
