PINK PALACE: WALK ON THE WILD SIDE

Pink Palace presents the second in our mini season of WFT Golden Hollywood era classics that you have probably not seen or heard of WALK ON THE WILD SIDE (1962) Hunky drifter Dove Linkhorn shows up in New Orleans with trashy sidekick Kitty Twist (Jane Fonda) looking for his old flame, Hallie (the transcendent and other-worldly icon Capucine). When Dove finds out that Hallie works at the Doll House, a bordello run by repressed lesbian dominatrix vixen Jo (Barbara Stanwyck), Dove looks to take her away. But Jo and her cohorts have no intention of letting their star employee go without a fight, and featuring an iconic feline title sequence designed by the legendary Saul Bass... seriously what more do you need to know! "In its own small way, I think that Walk on the Wild Side helped herald a more LGBT-friendly Hollywood. It takes advantage of the sexual permissiveness of the 1960s without going overboard, so as not to totally alienate conservative audiences. The film reaffirmed my love for Stanwyck and introduced me to Capucine, who didn't enjoy a long run in Hollywood. I think she plays the restless, moody Hallie well. There are moments on-screen when her weariness of the world is too tangible, too convincing to be acting alone. To my knowledge, there is no full-length biography of Capucine. But when I piece together what those who knew her said and what she said about herself, I see a charming but lonely figure who knew only fleeting happiness. Years later, in an interview with Boze Hadleigh for the book Hollywood Lesbians, Capucine admitted her love for women and said of Stanwyck, "She did not flirt with me, I'm not sure if she even liked me, she was very businesslike. I think at that time, she had a lady friend, and she was not looking for someone else. And being such a big star, so known to everybody in Hollywood, she would have to be very careful." Capucine wouldn't have minded a love scene with Stanwyck, and this would have been feasible if the film had been made even a few years later, when the Production Code met its just demise." The Advocate Please note there are NO ads or trailers, we start on time! Pink Palace is a super low fi highly relaxed event that takes place in the basement bar, its a safe queer space so come along and catch some queer film and pop culture history, each week the film is introduced by curator Andrew Woodyatt, and feel free to stay and chat afterwards, participation is encouraged!Steamy Southern DramaPT1H54M152025-03-27

Jane Fonda

Barbara Stanwyck

Capucine

Edward Dmytryk

PINK PALACE: WALK ON THE WILD SIDE"PINK PALACE: WALK ON THE WILD SIDE"

Showtimes

March 27, 7:30 pm