These days, the line between mainstream and porn is blurred regularly.  But even I was shocked to read about a scandal regarding a gay adult flick and Sir John Gielgud!  Way back in 1976, the venerable actor wrote a script for Peter de Rome, a notable figure in the history of gay porn.  How Gielgud knew de Rome is unknown.  But, hey, if I can have Sophia Loren on speed dial, anything’s possible.  The heretofore unknown script, Trouser Bar, was unearthed by David McGillivray, who came across it while researching a documentary about de Rome.  He says, “John Gielgud was obsessed with trousers, loved corduroy and leather.  And so he wrote a film set in a menswear shop.”  McGillivray has filmed the script but, since he’s not a director, he hired one – the notable gay porn auter Kristen Bjorn.  The flick begins with actors Nigel Havers, Julian Clary, and Barry Cryer on a sidewalk watching a gay orgy inside a men’s shop.  McGillivray calls the 22-minute silent film an “erotic fantasy”.

Predictably, the Sir John Gielgud Charitable Trust is not thrilled about this and has denied permission for the film to be exhibited.  Here’s the problem – there is not a single mention of this script in Gielgud’s letters or diaries.  In fact, he doesn’t appear to have ever written another screenplay.  But by this organization seeking to ban the film, they’re confirming that Sir John Gielgud actually wrote it.  For the time being, McGillivray’s flick remains under wraps, which is fine by him.  He’s planning a new documentary which he’ll trot out to film festivals next year.  Inside Leg: The Making of Trouser Bar will fully detail the history of the project.  Without even trying, the Sir John Gielgud Charitable Trust has given McGillivray and his dirty movie thousands of dollars of free advertising.  Banned or not, we have some stills from the short on BillyMasters.com.