VEALER, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1

'Leather Boys' Shocking Study of Unhappy Triangle

By W. WARD MARSH "The Leather Boys" Continental-Art (Opening Friday)

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¡title, “The story of an uncom-motorcycle set, and there is unhappy war between wife in the end he reaps most of mon triangle." even a race to Edinburgh. By and friend. The inevitable the sadness and sorrow the As such it is an uncommonthis time the husband has be-ending separates all of them. film has. ly good drama. Perhaps the true side of the come an innocent pawn. One homosexual's life is exposed Rita Tushingham-"A Taste Sidney J. Furie, who most of his "mates" is sure the just a little too pat, but it of Honey." "The Girl With recently directed "The Ipcress time is ripe to take the wife's has been done with a finesse the Green Eyes" and "The File," now makes a study of place, and this study of homowhich is at once delicate, rethe lower classes of London. sexuality is handled with skill vealing and shocking to the is stylized but still effective These have been pretty well and honesty. ..Gladys Henson as the brainless wife in this film. Colin Campbell, a newa handsome boy

"THE LEATHER BOYS," drama, directed by Sidney J. Furte. Screenplay by lot George. Produced by Raymond Siross.

Gillan Freeman from the novel by

A Garrick-British Lion Release; an RLP Reggie....... Rushing

Picturs played by the following cast: Dot....................Rita .Colin Campbell

Pets........................................................ Dudley Sutton

Boy Friend...........................................

husband.

Knack"-now shows that she

Reggie's Mother................................ Avice Landon examined by the British The husband, tired of his Reggie's Father.............................. .Lockwood West Dot's Mother..................................... Berg Marsden camera, but "The Leather wife's pursuit and hounding, IN SOME RESPECTS Dud-comer, Uncle Arthur.... Martin Mathews Johnny Briggs Boys," while relating the moves into a spare room in ley Sutton, as the unfortunate whose innocence regarding The title of the Continentalstory of courtship and a not his grandmother's house with and hapless mate, wins most life is entirely believable. Art's film, "The Leathertinues on into the first year. very happy honeymoon conhis mate. of the honors. His borderline| Some of the dialogue is lost Boys," opening Friday, may From that point on it is anscharacterization is deft and in thick London vernacular. suggest another in the ilk of IT IS A BITTER year beBrando's "The Wild One."cause the young wife thinksj Relationship between the two more of the beauty shop than| ends with the title. she does about doing the

"The Leather Boys" is best dishes. described in the film's sub-! The social background is a