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Re: Transgender/sexuality in Comedies
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Leo Enticknap <[log in to unmask]>
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Film and TV Studies Discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 4 Nov 1996 11:54:34 +0000
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On Wed, 30 Oct 1996 14:58:13 EST Chris

<[log in to unmask]> wrote:

 

 

> >   Can any of you suggest other film comedy titles that either feature or

> >touch on transgenderism, role reversal, or simple crossdressing?

 

"Hamlet" (Germany 1922 dir. Sven Gade): Asta Nielsen in the

lead

 

"Murder" (UK 1931, Hitchcock) - main character

cross-dresses as part of a murder alibi

 

"First a Girl" (UK 1934) - Jessie Matthews musical in which

she appears in male costume (I've only read references to

it, so I can't say exactly why)

 

Leo

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Leo Enticknap

Bill Douglas Centre for the History of Cinema and Popular Culture

*** look at our website on http://www.ex.ac.uk/bill.douglas/ ***

University of Exeter, UK

 

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