On Wed, 3 Apr 1996, Ron Hoffman wrote: > I am showing my film class "Some Like It Hot." This is a 1959 movie. > Could anyone name any films where cross dressing plays a MAJOR role PRIOR > to the Wilder movie? Is there anything in silent film? Thanks in advance. Though I don't have the reference handy, I believe there was a silent film called THE AMAZONS which starred Marguerite Clark and featured women in men's suits. Hardly any of her films survive, though. ___________________________________________________ ____| |____ \ | Jonathan LeBreton Ass't Director, Library | / \ | UMBC = University of Maryland Baltimore County | / \ | "an honors university in Maryland" | / / | [log in to unmask] phone 410-455-2356 | \ / |___________________________________________________| \ /________) (__________\ ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]