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Pablo y Carolina (1955, Mexico)

Female to male after fantasy love letter

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Pablo y Carolina (1987)

Female to male

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Pacifier, the (2005)

School principal in drag as nun on stage

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Pacte des loups, le (2001, France)

18th century men dress as women as protection

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Padmashree Laloo Prasad Yadav (2005, India)

Bank robbery includes man in female disguise

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Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros, Ang (2005, Philippines)

Boy is a transsexual

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Page 3 (2005, India)

Camp man in high society shenanigans

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Pageant (2008)

Documentary about Miss Gay America

Pajama Game, the (1957)

Stage song and dance by female

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Palindromes (2004)

The role of Aviva is played by several people through the film, including a man

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Palmer's Pickup (1999)

Actress plays male role

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Palmy Days (1931)

Eddy Cantor to escape crooks

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Palomino Club (2008)

Trans character in cast list

Pamela, Pamela you are ... (1968)

Transvestite at party

Pane e cioccolata (1973, Italy)

Man sings a gig with two friends dressed as girls

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Pane, Vy jste vdova (1970, Czechoslovakia)

Brain swap fantasy

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Panic Button (1964)

Dressed as nun for disguise

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Pao Da Shuang Deng (1993 Hong Kong)

Female to male; Cantonese title of Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker

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Papa diventa mamma (1952, Italy)

Hypnotist makes man behave and dress as woman

Paper Boys (2009)

Trans character in cast list

Paper Dolls (2006, Germany)

Transsexuals working in Israel

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Paper Lion (1968)

Chorus line drag

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Pap'occhio, il (1981, Italy)

The Flagg Sisters

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Parade of Roses (1970, Japan)

Lifestyle transvestite meets bloody end; aka of Funeral Parade of Roses

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Paradise Alley (1978)

Fight manager wears female underwear

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Paradise Is Not For Sale (1985, Denmark)

Documentary stuff about Christine Jorgensen

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Paramount on Parade (1930)

Mitzi Green imitates Maurice Chevalier

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Paranoid (2001, UK)

Not transgender

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Parasites, les (1999, France)

Weird crossdresser in chaotic film

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Parceiros da aventura (1980, Brazil)

Trans character in cast list

Pareja Distinta, una (1974, Spain)

This translates to "A different couple"

Parental Guidance (1998)

Transvestite girlfriend

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Pari e dispari (1978, Italy)

Agent dresses as nun for disguise

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Pariah (1998)

Candy Ass plays a drag queen

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Paris After Midnight (1951)

Relevance not known

Paris Holiday (1957)

Dressing as woman to rescue Bob Hope from mental hospital

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Paris Is Burning (1990)

Entertaining documentary about gay black men

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Paris Secret (1965, France)

Mondo style film; transvestite prostitutes

Parisian Love (1925)

Clara Bow in disguise as a street boy

Parole Officer, the (2001, UK)

Allusion only

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Parsifal (1982, West Germany)

Parsifal played by a girl in drag

Party, le (1990, Canada)

Performers at party

Party Girl (1930)

Drunken dance in grass skirt briefly

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Party Girl (1995)

Suggested by Madeleine

Party Monster (2003)

A lot of flamboyant drag

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Pas Question le Samedi (1966, France)

Transvestite son in the family; aka of Impossible on Saturday

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Pas si grave (2003, France)

Crossdressing captain; aka No Big Deal

Pasha Director's Daughter, the (1938, Egypt)

Female to male; English title of Bint al-basha al-mudir

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Passage thru Pamela (1985)

Unconfirmed; porn film, I should think

Passi di morte perduti nel buio (1977, Italy)

Disguise to evade police

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Passion Béatrice, la (1987, France)

Youth is forced to dress as a girl to be hunted

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Passion of Joan of Arc, the (1928)

Joan dressed as a man

Passion of the Christ (2004)

Satan is played by a female actor

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Passionate Life of Édith Piaf, the (2007, France)

Ambiguous trans character in cast list; aka of La Môme

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Password: Kill Agent Gordon (1967, Italy)

Crook is in drag; aka of Password: Uccidete agente Gordon

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Password: Uccidete agente Gordon (1967, Italy)

Crook is in drag

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Pastries (1971)

Transvestite character; may be just pron; aka of A Touch of Sweden

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Patch Adams (1998)

Allusion only

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Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914)

Cross-gender acting in early children's drama

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Patinoire, la (1998, France)

Man in drag according to imdb

Patsy, the (1964)

Jerry Lewis as female backing singers very briefly

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Paul and Pauline Calf's Cheese and Ham Sandwich (2004, UK)

Female stage comedy character

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Pauline Calf's Wedding Video (1994, UK)

Stage performance

Paulista (2009, Brazil)

Transwoman actress plays sane transwoman character; aka of Quanto dura o amor

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Pawnbroker, the (1964)

Female impersonator briefly

Pawnshop, the (1916)

Male actor plays female customer

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Pay As You Exit (1926)

Our gang: boy stands in as Juliet

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Pay or Die (1984, Philippines)

Transvestite in cast

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Paying Guest (2009, India)

Pretending to be wives in couples-only apartment

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Peach-O-Reno (1931)

Impersonating woman to create co-respondent in divorce

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Peacock (2010)

Man leads double life

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Peccato veniale (1973, Italy)

Aunt asks nephew to model a dress she is repairing. Very brief.

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus (1938)

Boy stands in for girl circus performer

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Pédale Douce (1996)

Multiple gender ambiguities in funny film

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Peeping Pete (1913)

The peeper's wife is played by Roscoe Arbuckle

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Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)

Slapstick drag

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Peg of Old Drury (1935, UK)

Actress dresses as a man for sword fight

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Peggy (1915)

Billie Burke as girl who dresses as a boy

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Peggy, the Will o' the Wisp (1917)

Female to male

Peking Opera Blues (1986, Hong Kong)

Chinese thriller; theatrical performers

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Pelo nel mondo, il (1964, Italy)

Aka Go Go Go World; and Mondo Inferno

Penitentiary III (1987)

Drag queen in jail relationship

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People (2004, France)

Man in drag according to imdb

People Toys (1975)

Psychotic boy dresses briefly; aka of Devil Times Five

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People vs. Larry Flynt, The (1996)

Brief; drag in street

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Pepe (1960, Mexico)

Jack Lemmon briefly

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Pepe & Santo vs America (2009)

Trans character in cast list

Pepe, no me des tormento (1981, Spain)

Transsexual actress Carla Antronelli plays a transsexual

Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del montón (1986, Spain)

Pedro Almodovar film including Drag Queens

Pepot artista (2005, Philippines)

Crossdresser in imdb keywords

Per amore di Poppea (1977, Italy)

Comic drag to escape army conscription

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Per favori, occupati di Amelia (1982, Italy)

Leopoldo Mastelloni in drag

Percy (1971, UK)

Brief female to male transsexual

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Percy's Progress (1974, UK)

To escape pursuers

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Père Noël est une Ordure, le (1982, France)

Transvestite character in fun film

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Perez Family, the (1995)

Brief shot of transvestite passenger on boat

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Perfect Blue (2002, Japan)

Metamorphosis into woman; aka of Yume nama sarate

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Perfect Gentlemen (1978)

Women dress as men for theft

Perfect Gift (1994)

Randal plays a prank on his girlfriend dressed as a woman and again later

Perfect Lady, the (1915)

Chaplin dresses to fool girl's father; aka of A Woman

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Perfect Match (1960, Hong Kong)

Drag queen in cast

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Perfectly Normal (1991, Canada)

Amateur theatricals

Performance (1970, UK)

Drag dressing in psychological game

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Perfumed Arrow, the (1966, Hong Kong)

Woman disguises as man to get education

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Perfumed Lady (1914)

Charlie Chaplin dresses to deceive theatre manager; aka of The Masquerader

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Perheen musta lammas (1941, Finland)

Crossdresser in imdb keywords

Perils of Paul, the (1920)

Man seems to change sex

Perils of Pauline, the (1947)

To cover for absent leading lady

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¿Pero no vas a cambiar nunca, Margarita? (1978, Spain)

Transvestite night club; aka But Aren't You Ever Going to Change, Margarita?

Perom i shpagoi (2007, Russia)

Chevalier d'Éon

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Perrak (1970, West Germany)

Transvestite is murdered; aka Inspektor Perrak greift ein

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Perry Mason Returns (1985)

Transvestite killer

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Personal Services (1987)

Fetish drag

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Personality Parade (1938)

Charlie Murray briefly in drag clip; short

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Personals (1972)

Interviews with people about their sexual preferences

Perversion for Profit (1965)

Transvestism in imdb keywords

Pestañas postizas (1982, Spain)

Drag queen's home involved in plot

Peter (1934, Austria)

Crossdressing accordingto Wikipedia

Peter Pan (1924)

Girl actress plays Peter Pan

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Peter Pan (1955)

Mary Martin plays Peter Pan

Peter schießt den Vogel ab (1959, West Germany)

Brief, to escape

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Petit matin, le (1971, France)

Girl is in love with effeminate man; aka Early Morning

Petit Nicolas, le (2009, France)

Young boy dressed up by girl

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Petite Amie (1988, France)

Role reversal

Petites écolières, Les (1980, France)

Travesti in the cast list

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Petits dessous des grands ensembles, Les (1976, France)

Travesti in the cast list

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Petri tårar (1995, Sweden)

A female confidence trickster, played by Izabella Scorupco, in the middle ages dresses as a man for disguise.

Petticoat Pirates (1961, UK)

Sailor dresses as WREN to escape

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Peut-être (1999, France)

Transsexual in social comedy; aka Maybe

Pfeife, wenn du zurückkommst (1993, Turkey)

German title of Dönersen Islik Çal

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Phantasm (1979)

To lure victims so as to kill them, the Tall Man appears as the Lavender Lady

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Phantom of Terror (1970, Italy)

Transvestite in police identification parade; English title of L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo

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Phantom of the Paradise (1974)

Dressing to get audition

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Phantom Pain (1996)

Holly Woodlawn

Pharmacien de garde, Le (2003, France)

Travesti in the cast list

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Pharmacist, The (2003, France)

Travesti in the cast list

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Phil-for-Short (1919)

Female to male; Evelyn Greeley

Philadelphia (1993)

Costume party guest

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Philadelphia Experiment, the (1984)

Transvestite in jail

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Philosophie dans le boudoir, La (1969, France)

Nasty film with cross-dressing; English title is Beyond Love and Evil: The Philosophy of the Bedroom

Phineas Slipped (2003)

Transvestite; short

Phleng sutthai (2006, Thailand)

Transvestite in imdb keywords; aka Last Song

Photographer, the (1969)

Ed Wood Jr

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Pianiste, le (1998, France)

Drag show; date!

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Piano panier (1990, France)

Travesti in the cast list

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Picassos Äventyr (1978, Sweden)

Lady picture buyers played by male actors

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Piccadilly (1929, UK)

Man models dancer's costume

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Pick Up the Mic (2005)

All about rappers; transvestite content

Pickup's Tricks (1971)

Drag queen in imdb

Pictures of Baby Jane Doe (1995)

Transvestite bar briefly

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Pie à la Maid (1938)

Gaylord Pendleton in female disguise

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Piège de Père Noël, le (2005, Belgium)

Trans character in cast list

Pietro wyzej (1937, Poland)

Drag vocal performance at fancy dress ball

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Pigalle (1994, France)

Transvestite hookers in seedy district

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Pigalle Saint Germain-des-Près (1950, France)

During cabaret performance briefly

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Piñero (2001)

Al D. Rodriguez plays Cuqui

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Pink Angels (1972)

Drag queen bikers

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Pink Chiquitas, The (1987)

Relevance not known

Pink Flamingos (1972)

Drag grotesquery

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Pink Mirror, the (2003, India)

Indian drag queens; English title of Gulabi Aaina

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Pink Narcissus (1971)

Drag very briefly in gay film

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Pink Panther Strikes Again, the (1976)

Several drag sequences in Peter Sellers comedy

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Piovuto dal cielo (2000, Italy)

The pre-operative transsexual actress Joana Jimenez is in the cast

Pirates of Capri (1949)

Foppish man only

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Pirates of Penzance, the (1983)

Victorian Policeman played by female

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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

Woman dresses as a man to go to sea

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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

Pirates dress as women to deceive British warship captain

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Pissed (2005)

Trans character in cast list

Pitch Black (2000)

Girl poses as boy to fit in

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Più bello di così si muore (1982, Italy)

Unemployed man dresses as woman to get money

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Pixote (1981, Brazil)

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Place Without Limits (1978, Mexico)

Transvestite performer in his own club; aka of El Lugar Sin Limites

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P(l)ain Truth, the (1993, Finland)

The pain of a female to male transition; short

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Plainsman, the (1937)

Frontier woman wears men's clothes

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Plainsman, the (1966)

Calamity Jane wears trousers

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Plajda (2008, Turkey)

Loose adaptation of Some Like It Hot

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Playboys, the (1992)

Travelling theatricals in small-town Ireland

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Playhouse, The (1921)

Buster Keaton

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Playing by Heart (1998)

Drag queens in club

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Pleasure at Her Majesty's (1976, UK)

Cross dressing in sketch based film

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Pleasure Doing Business (1979)

Female impersonator in office

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Plomaros y las ficheras (1988, Mexico)

Relevance not known

Plug Lady (2004)

Drag Queen performer; might be just porn

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Plump Fiction (1997)

Relevance not known

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Pobre Mariposa (1986, Argentina)

The transsexual actress Bibí Andersen has a role

Point of Terror (1970, Italy)

Transvestite in police identification parade; English title of L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo

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Point Q, Le (2001, France)

Travesti in the cast list

Poison (1991)

Unconfirmed; gay wedding?

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Poison Ivy (1985)

Date! Boy gets access to girls' summer camp

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Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)

Policeman to entrap handbag thief

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Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach (1988)

Transvestite bag-snatcher

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Police Academy: Mission to Moscow (1994)

Dressing as dancer to get into ballet theatre

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Police Academy 7: Mission to Moscow (1994)

Dressing as dancer to get into ballet theatre; aka of Police Academy: Mission to Moscow

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Police Story 3 Part 2 (1997, Hong Kong)

Cop and robber in drag; aka Once a Cop

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Police Story 4: Project S (1997, Hong Kong)

Cop and robber in drag; aka Once a Cop

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Police Story V (1997, Hong Kong)

Cop and robber in drag; aka Once a Cop

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Police Woman: Night of the Full Moon (1976; episode)

Boy was brought up as a girl

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Policia (1987)

Policeman goes to club in drag to get information

Politesse, die (2006, Germany)

To get job as traffic warden

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Politiquerías (1931)

Laurel and Hardy escapades in Spanish

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Polizeirevier Davidswache (1964, West Germany)

Arrested woman turns out to be a transvestite

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Poltergay (2006, France)

Haunted house in drag

Polyester (1981)

Divine plays trashy housewife

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Pon un hombre en tu vida (1996, Spain)

Switch of bodies; fun film

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Ponjola (1923)

Female to male to travel to Africa

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Poo lom (1977, Thailand)

Girl passes herself off as a boy

Poor Little Peppina (1916)

Young woman dresses as a boy to explore a rough part town

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Pop Goes the Easel (1935)

Dressing as dancers to deceive policeman in slapstick comedy

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Popcorn (1991)

Cinema killer disguises as a girl

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Pope (1960)

Jack Lemmon

Pope Joan (1972, UK)

Woman is made pope

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Populärmusik från Vittula (2004, Sweden)

Pedlar poses as fortune teller and is crossdresser

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Porky's II: The Next Day (1983)

Boy plays female role in play

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Porridge (1991)

Prisoner is wearing makeup

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Port of New York (1949)

Not transgender

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Portrait of a Female Drunkard (1979, West Germany

Trans character in cast list; aka of Bildnis einer Trinkerin

Portrait of an Onnagata (1992)

Short documentary on the Onnagata, FI actors in Japanese theatre

Portrait of Jason (1967)

Imagining playing Carmen Jones

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Possession of Nurse Sherri (1977)

Possession only; aka Nurse Sherri

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Postage Due (1924)

Stan Laurel in silent film sketch

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Postcards from America (1994)

Drag queen in imdb keywords

Poszukiwany - poszukiwana (1973, Poland)

Man goes into hiding as woman; funny film

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Pot o' Gold (1941)

Paulette Goddard appears as a male dancer

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Potomok belogo barsa (1984, USSR)

Relevance not known

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Poulpe, le (1998, France)

Travesti in cast

Poupée, la (1962, France)

Sonne Teal plays female doll; aka The Doll and He, She or It

Poupées russes, les (2005, France)

Man dresses as a forfeit for lesbian friend

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Powder Blue (2008)

Transsexual prostitute is main character

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Pox (2008)

Trans character in cast list

Practical Magic (1998)

Possession and excellent morph

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Praised Be What Hardens You (1972, West Germany)

Girl enters the Olympics as a boy; aka Gelobt sei, was hart macht and Sex Olympics

Preaching to the Perverted (1997)

Demonstration in drag

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Prelude to a Kiss (1992)

Souls are exchanged

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Present Arms (1951)

Soldiers in female uniforms to escape guards; aka of As You Were

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Press for Time (1966, UK)

Norman Wisdom plays female family members

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Prêt à porter (1994, France)

Crossdressers at hotel buffet

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Pretty Boy (1993, Sweden)

See Smukke Dreng

Price She Paid, the (1992)

Relevance not known

Prickly Pears (1980, Italy)

Renato Pozzetto dresses in female underwear; aka Fico d'India

Pride (2009, Japan)

Dai Watanabe is Ranmaru, the pianist of the bar where Shio Asami gets a job, is a transvestite.

Prime Suspect 3 (1993, UK)

Transsexual characters

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Primeros Metros, los (1980, Spain)

Unconfirmed, but Eva Robins is in the cast list

Primo estratto, il (1997, Italy)

Relevance not known; 27 mins short

Prince and the Pauper, The (1915)

Marguerite Clark plays the twin boys

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Prince of Tides (1991)

Abusive father makes verbal threat

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Princesa (2000, Italy)

Brazilian transsexual main character

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Princess and the Pirate, the (1944)

Bob Hope

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Prince Martini (1918)

Julian Eltinge

Princess Charming (1934)

Max Miller in drag

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Princess of Thieves (2001)

Robin Hood's daughter

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Principesa nuda, la (1976, Italy)

Transsexual actress

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Prinz in Hölleland (1993, Germany)

Trans character in cast list

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)

See The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

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Prisoner of Honor (1981)

The Dreyfus affair; transvestite prostitutes

Prisoner Queen (2003, Australia)

Drag queen in jail

Private Eyes (1953)

Huntz Hall poses as wealthy lady

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Private Parts (1972)

Switch; brief

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Private Parts (1997)

Drag queens in street

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Private Popsicle (1982)

Drag stage performance while evading pursuer; aka of Sapihes

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Private Resort (1985)

To escape gangster

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Private School For Girls (1983)

Boys dress as girls to get into girls' school

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Private Vices, Public Virtues (1976, Italy)

Intersex person in bad art film; aka Vizi privati, pubbliche vertù

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Private Wars (1996, Philippines)

Main character recalls forced dressing when a child

Privates on Parade (1984)

Army entertainment troupe has drag acts

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Prodigal Sons (2008)

High school reunion; one boy is now a woman

Prodotti tipici mater natura (2004, Italy)

Adventures of a Neapolitan transsexual; aka Mater natura

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Producers, the (1968)

Cross-dressing theatrical person

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Producers, the (2005)

Camp theatrical producer appears in drag

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Professional Sweetheart (1934)

Effeminate man only

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Profumo (1987, Italy)

Woman and boyfriend exchange roles; aka Bizarre

Project S (1997, Hong Kong)

Cop and robber in drag; aka Once a Cop

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Project X (1949)

Spy thriller in which female impersonator Kit Russell plays a spy and also appears as a cigarette girl. NB date

Promise of Red Lips, the (1971, Belgium)

Allusion only; aka of Rouge aux Lèvres

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Promises, Promises! (1963)

T C Jones as Babette

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Prophet, the (1999)

Secret agent impersonates woman; date!

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Protecteur, le (1974, France and Spain)

White slavery; aka The Protector and Tráfico de mujeres

Protector, the (1974, France and Spain)

White slavery; aka Le protecteur and Tráfico de mujeres

Protector, the (2005, Thailand)

Transsexual main character; aka of The Warrior King

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Proteus (1995, UK)

Possession

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Prueba de estrellas: Jesús Vázquez, A (2000, Spain)

Television film with Bibí Andersen

Psycho (1960)

Slasher, seen briefly; the classic

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Psycho (1998)

Faithful remake of the 1960 original

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Psycho II (1983)

Voice only

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Psycho III (1986)

Sequel; seen briefly

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Psycho IV: The Beginning (1991)

Narrative of previous events to the classic film

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Psycho Beach Party (2000)

Charles Busch plays Captain Monica Stark

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Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills (1994)

Barry Humphries as Edna Everidge

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Pubertinage (1971, Mexico)

Daydreams of crossdressing

Pudd'nhead Wilson (1916 and 1984)

Not confirmed; to carry out thefts

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Pulp (1972)

Allusion only

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Punch the Clock (1990)

The cast list contains a transvestite character

Punks (2000)

Jazzmun

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Purgatory House (2001)

God is a drag queen

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Purple Hairpin (1959, China)

Gender ambiguity; alternative title of Zi chai ji

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Pursued (1925)

Dorothy Drew plays Chicago Anne, female gangster who dresses as a man

Pursuit (1935)

Couple on the run disguise boy as a girl

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Putting One Over (1914)

Charlie Chaplin dresses to deceive theatre manager; aka of The Masquerader

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Pyjama Jump (1995)

documentary