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Ex-G.I., Now a Woman, Returns to U.S.
Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection Institution: Sherman Grinberg Film Library Creator: Date: Feb. 1, 1953 Topics: Army, Clothing, Gender realignment surgery, MtFs, Press conferences, Trans women Subject: Christine Jorgensen Description: Christine Jorgensen speaks at a 1952 New York City press conference after her gender realignment surgery. Title card: "Ex G. I., Now a Woman, Returns to U. S." superimposed over transwoman Chris... -
Sex Change GI Back in USA
Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection Institution: British Pathé Creator: Date: 1953? Topics: Gender realignment surgery, Military occupations, MtFs, Trans women, Transgender people Subject: Christine Jorgensen Description: Soldier Christine Joregensen had a sex change in Denmark and returns home to the US. V. Towards, Christine Jorgensen alighting from 'plane. LV. Towards, Christine walking through crowd. SCU. Chr... -
Look Out!, Mcgregor And West (1944)
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: British Pathé Creator: Date: Jul. 3, 1944 Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Crossdressing, Drag, Female impersonators Description: Comedy act of two men in drag as old women in Victorian costume - no soundtrack. Various shots of a variety act consisting of two men in drag as old women in Victorian dress. One visits the othe... -
MacGregor and West Issue, Swing Time (1943)
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: British Pathé Creator: Date: Dec. 27, 1943 Topics: Actors, Arts and entertainment occupations, Crossdressing, Drag, Female impersonators, Marriage Description: Comedians from Windmill Theatre, MacGregor and West, do sketch set in a matrimonial agency. One of them is the owner of the marriage agency, the other is dressed in drag as a cantankerous old widow. -
World War II drag show on board US transport ship
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Sherman Grinberg Film Library Creator: Date: Jun. 1, 1943 Topics: Crossdressing, Drag, Gender expression Subject: United States Navy, World War II Description: Short video of a military drag show on a U.S. transport ship during World War II. -
MacGregor and West Issue, Side Line (1942)
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: British Pathé Creator: Date: May 11, 1942 Topics: Actors, Arts and entertainment occupations, Crossdressing, Drag, Female impersonators Description: Animated title introducing comedians MacGregor and West of the Windmill Theatre. They perform a comedy sketch in a solicitor's office set. MacGregor is a solicitor and West (in drag) is a cantanker... -
Stepping Out, Warden and West Issue (1939)
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: British Pathé Creator: Date: Oct. 5, 1939 Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Crossdressing, Drag, Female impersonators Description: Warden and West, comedy stars of the Windmill Theatre: the duo are male comedians in drag playing parts of saucy old Irish women, Biddy and Fanny. The set is designed to look like a park, the two s... -
Okay For Hounds, Warden And West Issue (1937)
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: British Pathé Creator: Date: Oct. 21, 1937 Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Crossdressing, Drag, Female impersonators Description: Windmill Theatre drag act - Biddy and Fanny (aka comedians Warden and West). Various shots of two men dressed as old ladies sitting in a set of a drawing room. They bicker and complain about the st... -
Ella Shields (1937)
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: British Pathé Creator: Date: Jan. 7, 1937 Topics: Characters, Crossdressing, Male impersonators, Songs Subject: Ella Shields Description: Ella Shields, cross dressed and with glasses, singing `I'm Not All There' seated at office desk with several telephones and papers on it. -
Meet The Girl Who Became A Man (1937)
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: British Pathé Creator: Date: 1937 Topics: FtMs, Gender identity, Masculinities, Transgender people Subject: Peter Alexander Description: Peter Alexander, interviewed in Sydney, born and brought up as Mavis Higgins in New Zealand, speaks of his sex change from female to male. He discusses the aspects of his personality when younger w... -
Following in Father's Footsteps, No. 2, with Ralph Coram and Bill Coram (1935)
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: British Pathé Creator: Date: May 27, 1935 Topics: Actors, Arts and entertainment occupations, Celebrities, Crossdressing, Dance, Drag, Families Subject: Betty Errol, Bill Coram, Edith Grossmith, Ralph Coram Description: Ralph Coram hosts an entertainment segment featuring the children of famous performers. Performances include song, dance, and drag. L/S's and M/S's of Ralph Coram standing next to a microphone i... -
Columbia University Student Chorus Line of Men in Women's Costumes
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Sherman Grinberg Film Library Creator: Date: 1934 Topics: Crossdressing, Dance, Drag, Performing arts Subject: Lyla Roberti, Mae West Description: VS row of stockinged chorus line legs dancing / Pan up legs to reveal that the dancers are all men in tutus and stockings / CU man in blond wig, earrings, feather boa, and hat (Mae West) sings / MS... -
1950? (1933)
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: British Pathé Creator: Date: Aug. 24, 1933 Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Dancers, Drag Description: Men in drag perform a high kick routine. "Will it ever come to this?" M/S of a group of actors being made up for a stage performance. They are all boys in drag. The drag queens stand with th... -
The Jubilee Duettists (1933)
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: British Pathé Creator: Date: 1933 Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Drag, Female impersonators, Male impersonators, Songs Description: The Jubilee Duettists perform the old-fashioned song 'Twickenham Ferry'. -
Early 1910s silent movie comedy with Wallace Beery dressed as a woman in parlor flirting with man
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Sherman Grinberg Film Library Creator: Paramount Pictures Date: 1932 Topics: Crossdressing, Drag, Drag performers Subject: Paramount Screen Souveniers, Wallace Beery Description: Short silent film with a character in drag played by Wallace Beery. -
Athlete Stella Walsh
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Sherman Grinberg Film Library Creator: Date: Apr. 1, 1931 Topics: Intersex people, LGBTQ+ immigrants Subject: 1932 Olympic Games, Stanislawa Walasiewicz, Stefania Walasiewicz, Stella Walsh Description: Newsreel footage of professional athlete Stella Walsh, who speaks about wanting to compete in the 1932 Olympics and becoming a U.S. citizen. -
Athlete Stella Walsh does stretching exercises
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Sherman Grinberg Film Library Creator: Date: Apr. 1, 1931 Topics: Intersex people, LGBTQ+ immigrants Subject: Stanislawa Walasiewicz, Stefania Walasiewicz, Stella Walsh Description: Video footage of professional athlete Stella Walsh doing exercises. Includes audio voice-over narration describing the exercises. -
Athlete Stella Walsh interview and athletic demonstration
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Sherman Grinberg Film Library Creator: Date: Apr. 1, 1931 Topics: Intersex people, LGBTQ+ immigrants Subject: 1932 Olympic Games, Stanislawa Walasiewicz, Stefania Walasiewicz, Stella Walsh Description: Video footage with audio of professional athlete Stella Walsh training and discussing her goal to become a naturalized citizen and compete in the 1932 Olympics for the U.S. -
Miss Ella Shields (1930)
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: British Pathé Creator: Date: Dec. 15, 1930 Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Drag, Male impersonators, Songs Subject: Ella Shields Description: Ella Shields - male impersonator - dressed in top hat and tails, enters Palm Court type set, goes to a telephone and asks "Do I want a line? - Yes, I want a line, I want Sweet Adeline". She then si... -
Hon. Quick Change (1930)
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: British Pathé Creator: Date: Aug. 21, 1930 Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Crossdressing, Geishas Description: Japanese man kneeling down on a podium in front of a curtain. He has two drawers of clothes beside him. He puts on various items of clothing and turns himself into a Geisha Girl - a Japanese Drag Q... -
Princeton's Triangle Club Performance with Male Students Dressed as Cowboys and Dancing Girls
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Sherman Grinberg Film Library Creator: Date: circa 1930 Topics: Crossdressers, Dancers, Drag, Musicals, Performing arts Description: Title card: "Princeton's 'Fair Sex' star in show!" / high angle view of stage with men dressed as cowboys and Latina women dancing onto stage / ground level of dancers in unison with dancing feet /... -
Rev J.M. Gates - "Manish Women" (1930)
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Date: 1930 Topics: Appearance, Black people, Femininities, Gender role, Masculinities, Sexism Subject: J.M. Gates Description: Rev Gates was probably the most successful ministers in the South. He was definitely of the fire-and-brimstone call-and-response type, and was unique in that many of his sermons were recorded, abou... -
The Rivals- Some Chippings From the New Splinters Dancing Troupe (1928)
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: British Pathé Creator: Date: 1928 Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Crossdressing, Dancers, Drag, Female impersonators, Performing arts Description: A 1920s drag act imitating chorus girls. M/S of what appears to be a troupe of chorus girls doing a high kick routine in the Pathe studio. There is one main dancer and six girls dancing behind. ... -
Degree Day Rag By Trinity Students (1926)
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: British Pathé Creator: Date: Jun. 10, 1926 Topics: Drag, Stereotypes, Universities Description: Various shots of students in fancy dress messing about on the steps to an old college building; some are dressed in drag, others as racial stereotypes (Arabs, African tribesmen etc.) and historical... -
Clothes and the Woman! (1923)
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: British Pathé Creator: Date: Jun. 27, 1923 Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Crossdressing, Male impersonators Subject: Hetty King Description: The fabulous Hetty King impersonates various contemporary male types - toff, cowboy, eastender, among others. "Here's a lady whom everybody knows - when on the stage - Guess - " M/S of a drawing...
