In 1950's Hollywood, closeted gay actor Guy Stone (Matt Letscher) enters into a sham marriage with studio secretary Sally (Carrie Preston) when the tabloids start to question his sexual orientation as the "most eligible young bachelor". He spends most of his time prowling the gay bar scene for the next available hunk. In fact, Guy is so shallow that he doesn't even bother to learn the names of the star-struck men he sleeps with. His agent Jerry (Veronica Cartwright) struggles to keep him in tow, aware that if his sexual preference becomes public his acting career would be over. Soon after the marriage, Guy falls in love for the first time with Commie Rick Foster (Adam Greer), who has written Guy's latest movie script. They become lovers and the political and conscientious differences between the two are forgotten until their pairing is discovered. Guy is asked to go before the TV cameras to confess his homosexuality (which is equated with Communism) and to give names of others who are also gay.
Director Richard Day wrote a script based on his own stage play and filled it with wit and absurd situations. He casts a scathing eye on anti-gay prejudice, Hollywood phoniness, Red-baiting, and superficial relationships. The musical score is not good but it suits the era. Stephen Edwards composed the incidental music. This is an entertaining, thoughtful, and overlong film with an important re-enactment of a scary time in Hollywood. The conclusion resolves in a way to show comedy is related to tragedy.
