Out of the Closet, Off the Screen: The Life of William Haines

Name: Out of the Closet, Off the Screen: The Life of William Haines
Director: Fenton Bailey
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Released: 2001-06-13
Duration: 2760 s
Cast: William Haines, Stockard Channing, Christina Crawford

Directed by Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato

2001 46m[Documentary](/on-demand/category/documentary), [Biography](/on-demand/category/biography)

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In 1930, Billy Haines was America's number one box office star. Then he came out. When Louis B. Mayer ordered him to dump his lover, Jimmie Shields, Haines refused and started a second career as an interior decorator. He was successful and the couple lived together happily for over 50 years. This is their story.