List of LGBT-related films pre-1920

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

1895-1919

Title Year Director Country Genre Cast Notes
The Dickson Experimental Sound Film1895William DixonUnited 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 Moon1907Georges MélièsFranceShort, fantasya.k.a. L'éclipse du soleil en pleine lune
Algie the Miner1912Alice Guy-BlachéUnited StatesComedy, westernBilly Quirk, Mary Foy
A Florida Enchantment1914Sidney DrewUnited StatesComedyEdith 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
The Wings1916Mauritz StillerSwedenDramaEgil Eide, Lars Hanson, Lili Bech, Julius Hälsiga.k.a. Vingarne; based on the novel Mikaël by Herman Bang
Behind the Screen1916Charlie ChaplinUnited StatesComedy, romanceCharlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Eric CampbellAfter 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 Man1918Ernst LubitschGermanyComedy, romanceOssi Oswalda, Curt Goetz, Ferry Sikla, Margarete Kupfer, Victor Jansona.k.a. Ich möchte kein Mann sein
Different from the Others1919Richard OswaldGermanyDramaConrad Veidt, Fritz Schulz, Reinhold Schünzel, Anita Berber, Magnus Hirschfeld, Karl Giesea.k.a. Anders als die Andern

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).
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