The Lavender Scare

Name: The Lavender Scare
Cast: Glenn Close, Joan Cassidy, David Hyde Pierce, T. R. Knight, Joseph McCarthy

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At the height of the Cold War, President Eisenhower deems homosexuals to be security risks. A vicious witch hunt ensues, ruining thousands of American lives.

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Cast & Crew

Director: Josh HowardProducers: Andrew Tobias, Betsy West, Kevin Jennings

Glenn Close

as Narrator (voice)

Joan Cassidy

as Self (archive footage)

David Hyde Pierce

as Dr. Franklin E. Kameny (voice)

T. R. Knight

as Drew Ference (voice)

Joseph McCarthy

as Self (archive footage)

Cynthia Nixon

as Madeleine Tress (voice)

Zachary Quinto

as Dennis Flinn (voice)

David K. Johnson

as Self

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