Girl Stroke Boy (British for Girl/Boy) 4

This is a scene from near the end of the 1971 UK film, "Girl Stroke Boy" (British for "Girl Slash Boy," as in "Girl/Boy"), directed by Bob Kellett. In this scene, Mr. Mason, prodded by Mrs. Mason, tries to get her son Laurie and his girlfriend Jo to admit to being a same-sex couple, but Mr. Mason is too shy, while Laurie and Jo are too inscrutable.

Mr. Mason's attempts at evading the subject and his major gaffe at the end are hilarious.

Sir Michael Hordern's performance as George Mason is wonderful here, and we get to see a bit more of Jo Delaney, played by Straker, here, as well. Even Joan Greenwood, as Lettice Mason, shines here, as someone determined to get to the bottom of a mystery, even if it requires going through a surrogate, which just happens to be her husband. She does an amazing job of putting words in Mr. Mason's mouth. Clive Francis, who plays Laurie, takes an ostentatious turn, as he conveys incredulity, flippancy, and even a smidgeon of bombast.

Here are three other scenes from this film:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cxPF6vN6Fc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlQO-HM7wrQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpKtU4sw2yw

For more on this film, visit http://androgyne.0catch.com/gsb.htm

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• transgender
• transsexual
• androgyne
• androgynous
• queer
• genderqueer
• gay

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