The Password is Courage

West 11 (1963) is also a really good Alfred Lynch Movie, he also got his Partner the actor James Culliford a small part in it. They were together over 40 years and lived in Brighton.

James died in 2002, Alfred in 2003

I love old-time movie titles like this one, and (my all-time favorite) "Valiant is the Word for Carrie." (The Three Stooges parodied the latter by calling one of their short films "Violent is the Word for Curly").

Wow, Alfred Lynch was hot!

Tunes of Glory 1960 starring Alec Guinness which I watched recently, also stars another gay British actor John Fraser. John Fraser wrote a book about his life called Close Up in 2004. He mentioned Dirk Bogarde and his secretary lover of 50 years Anthony Forwood and how Dirk was so closeted and afraid it would affect his career, despite his playing many gay roles. Actor John Fraser is 89 and living in Italy.

There's still a trailer on YouTube for West 11.

This is a really good movie. Love Alfred Lynch.

Alfred Lynch reminds me of Tom Hardy facially

Alfred Lynch reminds me of Richard Harris facially. Both their noses look as though the've been smashed-in in football scrums.

I know that English 'working-class' actors such as Finney, Connery and Micklewhite were in vogue in the early 60s but I've sat through about 5 of Alfred Lynch's movies and have never perceived anything special or gay about him.

What a Coward!

John Fraser died this year - I linked his obituary a few weeks ago.

Alfred Lynch's Wiki page contains nil details on his personal life including mentioning life partner James Culliford.

Happily there are other sources of information...

Ironically James Culliford's Wiki page does list him Alfred Lynch's life partner.

They used to live up at Saltdean if I remember correctly.

R10 You'd think John Fraser would be a DL favourite for playing Lord Alfred Douglas.

John Fraser had a sweet face and his Oscar Wilde film was superior to Jude Law's Oscar Wilde film.

[quote] up at Saltdean

But I went to Google but it suggested that Saltdean is at sea level— just like Brighton.

Brighton is up hill and down dale.

The Lido is there, so you could be right.

Alfred Lynch's alleged sex-play wth Rudolf Nureyev is mentioned in at least seven blogs on Google

But no factual details or corroborating evidence.

[quote] The Password is Courage is a 1962 black and white movie

I forced myself to watch this on Youtube and I have to agree with all the comments on IMDB

1. That the film looked very cheap

2. Mr Bogarde can't play comedy and he can't play butch

Alfred Lynch was a hottie.

Too bad the movie didn't end with Alfred and Dirk getting it on

On set

Handsome Dirk

I just watched beautiful John Fraser beaten to death by Catherine Deneuve. REPULSION . 1965. Roman Polanski.

I bet Dirk enjoyed having all those men around

Nazis? POWs? So it's 'Hogan's Heroes' without the jokes?

Great photos

Did Dirk ever hook up on the set of his movies?

Alfred and Dirk

They look cute together!

Lynch with Richard Warwick at the link:

Warwick was also gay

Dirk and Alfred

I liked Alfred as funny sidekick Tranio in Zeffirelli’s “Taming of the Shrew.”

And Fraser was suitably callow in the epic, “El Cid.” Has a marvelous scene where his multiple wounds after a battle are being cauterized with a red-hot sword. He keeps insisting he can take the pain, as his eyes roll back in his head and he passes out.

Dirk

Did Bogarde and Lynch fuck?

Alfred is rather my type, actually.

Glad to see him get DL recognition.

from West 11

OP just saw the film. The supposed eye candy is only from the neck up. Not even a shower scene.

Alfred Lynch rode to fame because he had the same broken nose as Richard Harris.

Richard Harris rode to fame because he was perceived as being masculine by playing characters who bashed women and drank themselves into state of stupidity.