Tag: Van Heflin

Was Mohamed Atta Gay?

My friend Connor Kilpatrick just told me the incredible news that the Cold War classic My Son John is being released this summer on video. I first learned about this film—which features Helen Hayes, an incredibly campy Robert Walker, and Van Heflin—in Nora Sayre’s fantastic book Running Time, which I also recommend. I had pretty much forgotten about the movie. Then 9/11 happened, and suddenly rumors began to surface that Mohamed Atta was guy. The whole thing was so reminiscent of the plot and premise of My Son John that I had to revisit the film and write about it for a piece I did in the New York Times Magazine. It’s funny re-reading that piece now; you get a […]