Hollywood Biblical Epics: Camp Spectacle and Queer Style from the Silent Era to the Modern Day: Camp Spectacle and Queer Style from the Silent Era to the Modern Day

This is the only book of its kind to explore biblical epics from an LGBT perspective, studying films from the silent era, to the postwar major studio era, to the present day.

• Considers pre-code films, production code films, and films under the modern MPAA ratings system

• Analyzes biblical epics for gay characters and situations

• Explores the relationship between biblical content and camp

• Addresses the treatment of LGBT subjects in relation to Hollywood censorship regimes