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hollywood actress katharine hepburn stars as sylvester in sylvia scarlett (1935). in this flirty snippet, he jokes about growing a mustache while maudie teases and draws one on him, shortly before stealing a kiss. filmed under the hays code, this moment of gender play and queer flirtation slipped past hollywood’s censors and still feels wildly courageous today.

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