List of LGBT-related films pre-1920

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This is a list of lesbian , gay , bisexual , transgender or queer -related filmsreleased before 1920. It contains theatrically released films that deal with important gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or queer characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as a plot device.

1895-1919

TitleYearDirectorCountryGenreCastNotes
The Dickson Experimental Sound Film 1895 William Dixon United StatesAlthough described as having a homosexual subtext by film historian Vito Russo this interpretation has been disputed. [1]
The Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and Moon 1907 Georges Méliès FranceShort, fantasya.k.a. L'éclipse du soleil en pleine lune
Algie the Miner 1912 Alice Guy-Blaché United StatesComedy, western Billy Quirk, Mary Foy
A Florida Enchantment 1914 Sidney Drew United StatesComedy Edith Storey, Sidney Drew, Ethyl Lloyd, Grace Stevens, Charles Kent, Jane Morrow, Ada Gifford, Lillian Burns, Allan Campbell, Cortland van Deusen, Frank O'NeilBased on the novel and play (the latter of which is now lost) of the same name by Fergus Redmond and Archibald Clavering Gunter
Zapata's Gang 1914 Urban Gad GermanyComedy Asta Nielsen, Fred Immler, Senta Eichstaedt, Adele Reuter-Eichberg and Mary Schellera.k.a. Zapatas Bande
Filibus 1915 Mario Roncoroni ItalyAdventure, science fictionValeria Creti, Giovanni Spano, Cristina Ruspoli
The Wings 1916 Mauritz Stiller SwedenDrama Egil Eide, Lars Hanson, Lili Bech, Julius Hälsiga.k.a. Vingarne; based on the novel Mikaël by Herman Bang
Behind the Screen 1916 Charlie Chaplin United StatesComedy, romance Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell After Chaplin's prophand character kisses Edna Purviance's character in drag, villain Eric Campbell sees this and begins doing an effeminite dance to mock Chaplin's character.
I Don't Want to Be a Man 1918 Ernst Lubitsch GermanyComedy, romance Ossi Oswalda, Curt Goetz, Ferry Sikla, Margarete Kupfer, Victor Janson a.k.a. Ich möchte kein Mann sein
Different from the Others 1919 Richard Oswald GermanyDrama Conrad Veidt, Fritz Schulz, Reinhold Schünzel, Anita Berber, Magnus Hirschfeld, Karl Giese a.k.a. Anders als die Andern
A Man's Girlhood 1919 Paul Legband, Julius Rode [2] GermanyBiopic Erika Glässner, Hans Albers, Olga Engl and Lotte Stein [2] a.k.a. Aus eines Mannes Mädchenjahren, based on the autobiography of the same name by Karl M. Baer (under the pseudonym N.O. Body) about his experiences as an intersex person

References

  1. ↑ Russo (1987), pp. 6–7. For rebuttal of Russo's claim, see, e.g., Dixon (2003), p. 53; Justin DeFreitas, "Moving Pictures: Documentary Puts Modern Gay Cinema in Context", Berkeley Daily Planet, July 7, 2006 (available online).
  2. 1 2 "Aus eines Mannes Mädchenjahren". IMDb. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
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