Episode 91 - Paris Is Burning - OHR What a Drag Summer #5

Episode 91 - Paris Is Burning - OHR What a Drag Summer #5

“Paris is Burning" starring Dorian Corey, Pepper LaBeija, Venus Xtravaganza, Octavia St. Laurent, Willi Ninja, Angie Xtravaganza and Freddie Pendavis. This documentary takes into in the fascinating world of the Vogue Drag Balls of NYC in the late 1980s.
Director: Jennie Livingston
Costume Designer: The Queens themselves
Studio: Academy Entertainment Off White Productions
Year: 1990

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Episode 90 - First A Girl - OHR What a Drag Summer #4

Episode 90 - First A Girl - OHR What a Drag Summer #4

“First A Girl" starring Jessie Matthews, Sonnie Hale, Anna Lee and Griffith Jones. Jessie Matthews plays a young girl with stars in her eye when she meets a down on his luck actor. Taking his place in a female impersonation act leads to whirlwind fame, and romance.
Director: Victor Saville
Costume Designer: Marianne and J. Strassner
Studio: Gaumont British Studios
Year: 1935

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Episode 89 - Hairspray - OHR What a Drag Summer #3

Episode 89 - Hairspray - OHR What a Drag Summer #3

“Hairspray" starring Ricki Lake, Divine, Sonny Bono and Blondie. Lake stars as a dance crazed youngster in 1960s baltimore.
Director: John Waters
Costume Designer: Van Smith
Studio: New Line Cinema
Year: 1988

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Episode 88 - Some Like It Hot - OHR What a Drag Summer #2

Episode 88 - Some Like It Hot - OHR What a Drag Summer #2

“Some Like It Hot" starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon and Joe E. Brown. Curtis and Lemmon star as musicians on the run from the mafia. The two pose as women in order to hide out in an all girls band.
Director: Billy Wilder
Costume Designer: Orry-Kelly
Studio: United Artists
Year: 1959

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Episode 86 - Pillow Talk

Episode 86 - Pillow Talk

“Pillow Talk" starring Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall and Thelma Ritter. Day stars as a successful interior designer who reluctantly shares a party line with a song writing Lothario. Things get romantic when he fixes his sights on her.
Director: Michael Curtiz
Costume Designer: Jean Louis (Doris Day’s Gowns)
Studio: Universal pIctures
Year: 1959

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