SONG OF THE LOON (1970)

Homosexuality in the California mountains during the 1870s provides the basis for this drama very early gay film that centers on the reminiscences of a mountain man, Cyrus, who tells the tale of how he lost his lover, who was upset about the way other homosexuals kept changing partners. The young man went to see an Indian medicine man who told him that it was all right to have more than one lover. His mind at ease, Ephraim moved on to find others with whom to share his love.

Song of the Loon, based on a trilogy of novels by Richard Amory, was notable for its positive depiction of love and sex between men in romantic and positive terms, and particularly in its expression of the philosophy of free love. There is full-frontal male nudity and the film is erotic. It is not, however, pornographic.

The production values of this low-budget indie film are extremely low, as you can see from the screen captures below. but its a perfectly watchable and rare film. The acting is no worse than the acting in most "B" pictures. Whatever its faults, this film tells its story with an honesty not found in American films until the late 1980's

INFO:
ORIGINAL TITLE: Song of the Loon
YEAR: 1970
DIRECTOR: Andrew Herbert
GENRE: Drama | Romance | Western
RUNTIME: 79 min
COUNTRY: USA
LANGUAGE: English
CAST: Morgan Royce (Ephraim), John Iverson (Cyrus), Lancer Ward, Jon Evans, Brad Fredericks, John Kalfas, Martin Valez, Michael Traxon

INTERNET MOVIE DATABASE:
NUMBER: 0258191
USER RATING: 6.1/10
AWARDS: ␀
KEYWORDS: Repressed Homosexual | Male Frontal Nudity | Male Nudity | Canoe | Gay Interest | more...