John Karlen played a bisexual dude in the film Daughters of Darkness (anyone who wants to see
Karlen's tush & wee wee need to check this film out!)
And just imagine: Nancy Barrett's Neely calling
Karlen a "fag"
OMG!
I don't think Curtis' skill set (again, trying to be tactful) was in any way suited to the material of Jackie Susann's novel.
Mark Robson was considered a wretched director by those who worked with him on VotD, by the way. According to Patty Duke's memoirs, Robson was brutal with the actors and had poor Sharon Tate constantly in tears because he treated her as little more than a talking mannequin throughout the shoot.
I'm thinking of renting the porn film "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls"
I think Beyond & Myra are hilarious!
I guess we now have definitive documentation that the MB does NOT like camp