Vag, not fag
In an April 8 “DVD Extras,” Mark Harris noted that in addition to being racist and sexist, gangster movies of the 1930s were also homophobic. Harris cited as evidence a line from the James Cagney picture Lady Killer, in which cops threaten Cagney by saying, “We’ll run you in as a fag, and that’ll mean 30 days in the tank.” In fact, the line is, “We’ll run you in as a vag, and that’ll mean 30 days in the tank.” Vag, as in vagrant. Link
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