Manhole (Lost 3-D Gay Porn Film)

Manhole (also known as Manhold) is a 1978 3-D gay porn movie that mysteriously vanished after its initial screenings. According to promotional materials, the 35mm movie premiered at the Vista Hollywood, and has been confirmed to have played at the Adonis in New York City.

The film starred straight porn legends Jamie Gillis and Wade Nichols, as well as a "new blond superstud" named Eric Swenson. It's believed that one factor in the movie's disappearance is Swenson who, photos indicate, was actually DeVeren Bookwalter, a mainstream actor who played the villain in the Clint Eastwood Dirty Harry movie The Enforcer. He also appeared, unbilled, in Andy Warhol's Blow Job as The Receiver.

A 1978 Dick Griffo review from Gay Scene described the film: “The film revolves around the notorious activities of two New York City vice squad cops, who have been assigned the task of seeking out gays in known homosexual spots and arresting them using the illegal practice of entrapment. The cops, portrayed by Eric Swenson and the well-known Jamie Gillis get so wrapped up in their activities that one of them (Eric) falls for the other (Jamie) and is discharged from his job after being involved in a sex orgy. Eric soon gets himself involved by becoming employed in a gay bar when he learns that the owner (Zebedy Colt) is the guy who had him bounced from the police force. His motive is revenge, but the surprise ending is unexpected."