🪷 16 March 37 AD #Tiberius dies, #Caligula becomes Emperor. #Antinous statue with #figleaf looks down on his swaggering entry into the Colosseum in this 1954 epic. Campy #JayRobinson as Caligula throws shade until he gets the point in the finale of #DemetriusAndTheGladiators. 🪷
All Hail Gladiator, Tim Wright!
Only at the #TCMFF: In the parking lot of the iconic Toluca Lake Bob's Big Boy, classic film afficionado & #VictorMature fan, Tim Wright, presented me with the actual helmet my Dad wore when he played Demetrius in #DemetriusandtheGladiators 1954! @tcmtv.bsky.social
🪷 #Caligula was born 31 August 12 AD. Anachronistically, #Farnese #Antinous looks down on campy #JayRobinson, who throws shade until he gets the point (literally, a spear to the heart) in #DemetriusAndTheGladiators. #Antinoos briefly visible at 1:03 seconds into this trailer: youtu.be/DzwJZmd6FpM 🪷
🪷 18 March 37 AD, Roman Senate proclaims #Caligula emperor. Anachronistically, #Farnese #Antinous looks down on campy #JayRobinson as a Caligula who throws shade until he gets the point in #DemetriusAndTheGladiators. #Antinoos briefly visible at 1:03 seconds into this trailer: youtu.be/DzwJZmd6FpM 🪷
Victor Mature's wardrobe test for Demetrius and the Gladiators #victormature #demetrius #demetriusandthegladiators #moviestar
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