Photo and description credit Adam Carston, Windy City Ballyhoo: Chicago's Moviegoing Past.
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Photo and description credit Adam Carston, Windy City Ballyhoo: Chicago’s Moviegoing Past. “The Boys in the Band”, William Friedkin’s adaptation of Mart Crowley’s landmark play, had its Midwest Premiere at Carnegie Theatre on March 18, 1970. Its frank depiction of homosexuality was so controversial at the time that the venue’s marquee declared: POSITIVELY ADULTS ONLY!
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