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Rabbit Test (1978)

Comic drag briefly

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Rabbit Without Ears 2 (2009, Germany)

Main character goes in drag at a party; aka Keinohrküken

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Race d'Ep (1979, France)

Trans character in cast list

Radical Sex Styles (1979)

Short; just porn, I think

Radio Stars (2006, South Korea)

Four punk rockers dress up, one as female

Radio Stars on Parade (1945)

Two comedians record a radio programme in drag

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Rafoo Chakkar (1975, India)

Indian version of Some Like It Hot

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Rafoo Chakkar, Fun on the Run (2008, India)

Two men dress as girls and gatecrash fashion show

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Ragazzi della notte (1995, Italy)

Unconfirmed; Alessandra di Sanzo

Ragazzi fuori (1990, Italy)

Transsexual main character

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Rage (2009)

Jude Law plays supermodel

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Rage in Harlem, A (1991)

Transvestite runs strip club

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Rage in Placid Lake, The (2003, Australia)

Young boy dressed as girl by parents

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Ragged Princess (1916)

Female to male; also known as Alicia of the Orphans

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Raggedy Rawney, the (1989, UK)

Army deserter

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Raiders, the (1964)

Judi Meredith plays Calamity Jane in men's clothes

Rainbow Island (1944)

A castaway sailor covers for native girl

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Rainha Diaba, A (1974, Brazil)

Relevance not known; aka The Devil Queen

Raising Arizona (1987)

Drag fantasies

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Raising Cain (1992)

Disguise to escape police

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Raíz do Coração, A (2000, Portugal)

Drag Queens suffer at the hand of Lisbon politician

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Raja Babu (1994, India)

Disguise to get access to young women

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Raja Gopichand (1938, India)

Male soldier is transformed into a woman

Raja Harishchandra (1913, India)

First Indian feature film; men play female parts

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Raja Hindustani (1996, India)

Camp man and butch woman are rich girl's servants

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Rakas lurjus (1955, Finland)

Nephew pretends to be niece to fool authorities

Rallarblod (1979, Norway)

Relevance not known; aka Blood of the Railroad Worker

Rampo (1994, Japan)

Transvestite in imdb keywords; aka The Mystery of Rampo

Ran (1985)

Camp jester; and blinded prince dresses as woman

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Range (2006)

Transgendered son of family

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Range Law (1931)

Old Frisco (Lafe McKee) gets disguised as a Mexican woman

Rapid Guy Movement (2003)

A drag queen is in the cast list

Rapunzel (2008, UK)

Man pretends to be female tennis player

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Rat Race (2001)

Several zany allusions

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Rata en la oscuridad, Una (1978, Mexico)

Fake ghost of transvestite

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Rattenkönig, der (2002, Germany)

Adolescent boys dress up

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Rauw op de jak: Laura is mijn vader (2004, Netherlands)

Transsexual in 15 min short; aka Unexpected Blow: Laura is My Father

Rave (2000)

Flamboyant camp character

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Raw Deal (1986)

Drag artistes at club

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Ready? OK! (2008)

Boy wants to be a cheerleader

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Ready to Rumble (2000)

Man in drag according to imdb

Ready to Wear (1994, France)

Crossdressers at hotel buffet

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Real Gone Girls (1970)

See Man from O.R.G.Y.

Real Killers (1996)

Borderline transvestite family member; alternative title of Killers

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Real Men (1987)

Transssexual character played by Dyanne Thorne

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Real Movie (2004, France)

Features several "travesti" characters

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)

Franklin Pangborn as effeminate man

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Rebecca's Daughters (1992, UK)

Peter O'Toole in drag at ball

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Rebecca's Wedding Day (1914)

Roscoe Arbuckle plays Rebecca

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Rebelde Way: la película (2004, Argentina)

Travesti in cast; alternative title of Erreway: 4 caminos

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Rebound, the (2009)

Not found

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Reckless Age, The (1958)

Crossdressing in imdb keywords; aka Dragstrip Riot

Reckless Kelly (1993, Australia)

Supposed transgender actor on film set

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Reckless Rosie (1929)

Brief; Eddie Barry

Reckless + Wild (1999)

Drag queen character; aka of Desperate but not Serious

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Recto/Verso (1999, France)

Tyra Blush plays la Créture, a drag queen; the film is also known as les Caméléons

Red Blood (2004, Spain)

Bibi Andersen; English title of Rojo sangre

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Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker (1993, Hong Kong)

Woman takes over father's business and dresses like a man

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Red Fork Range (1931)

Crossdresser in cowboy film

Red Heat (1988)

Man pretends to be hospital nurse

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Red Lips, the (1971, Belgium)

Alusion only; aka of Rouge aux Lèvres

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Red Lipstick (1999)

Drag queen thieves

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Red Ribbon Blues (1995)

Very brief drag queens in AIDS related film

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Red Spider (1988)

Slasher

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Red Surf (1990)

Transvestite in police cells

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Red Wind (1991)

Woman in therapy is being stalked by a man who is her alter ego

Red Without Blue (2007)

Follows a man's transition to female; documentary

Redness of the Lips, the (1971, Belgium)

Allusion only; aka of Rouge aux Lèvres

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Reel Virginian, the (1924)

Undercover detective in convincing female disguise

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Reflection of Fear, a (1973)

Reference only, to girl who was born as a boy

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Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)

Not transgender

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Reflections on Ice: Michelle Kwan Skates to the Music of Disney's "Mulan" (1998)

Relevance not known

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Regimentstochter, die (1953, Austria)

Disguise to get past guard

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Regretters (2010, Sweden)

Documentary; "I wish I hadn't had the op"; aka Ångarna

Reincarnation, the (1968, UK)

Switch; alternative title of the Curse of the Crimson Altar

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Reino de los cielos, el (2005, Spain and UK)

Trans character in cast list; aka Kingdom of Hearts

Religulous (2008)

Bill Maher documentary on religion; includes drag queen newsreel

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Reluctant Gunfighter, the (1977, Thailand)

Police chief has an effeminate son

Remando al viento (1987)

Relevance not known

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Remembrance of Things Fast: True Stories, Visual Lies (1994, UK)

Transgender in imdb keywords

Rendez-moi ma peau (1980)

Switch

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René la canne (1977, France)

Man joins girl entertainers

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Rent (2004)

Transgender main character

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Rent-a-Cop (1988)

Transvestite in club

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Repligator (1996)

Scientific experiment turns people into alligators, or girls.

Repli-Kate (2000)

Lightweight film about cloned woman encouraged to be like a man

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Repo Man (1984)

Logan Carter plays gangster's wife

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Repossessed (1990)

Comedy possession and body swaps

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Rescue, the (1988)

Disguise to get past guards

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Resident Alien (1991)

Documentary; all about Quentin Crisp; includes Holly Woodlawn

Restless Souls (2002)

Possession briefly

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Resurrection of the Little Match Girl (2003, South Korea)

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Return of Sophie Lang (1936)

Female to male; Gertrude Michael

Return of the Dragon (1973, Hong Kong)

Effeminate man; and waitress possible played by male actor; aka of Way of the Dragon

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Return of the Living Dead 5: Rave to the Grave (2005)

Two Russian agents steal Norse women's costumes to enter a high school rave party

Return of the Pink Panther (1975)

Comic attack by man dressed for disguise

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Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The (1994)

Drag; alternative title of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the Next Generation

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Return to Two Moon Junction (1994)

Fashion show interviewee is a man in drag

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Revelazioni di uno psichiatra sul mondo perverso del sesso (1973, Italy)

Prurient porn disguised as documentary

Revenge of a Kabuki Actor (1963, Japan)

Alternative title of An Actor's Revenge

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Revenge of an Actor (1935, Japan)

Female role played by male actor; aka An Actor's Revenge

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Revenge of the Dragon (1973, Hong Kong)

Effeminate man; and waitress possibly played by male actor; aka of Way of the Dragon

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Revenge of the Nerds (1984)

Reverse genders at US college pageant

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Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987)

Cross-dressing implied

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Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation (1992)

Drag queen appears briefly in court

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Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love (1994)

Not confirmed, but the drag queen character Lamar is in it

Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)

Clouseau puts on female clothes when his own are stolen

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Revenge of the Radioactive Reporter (1991)

Larry Brown

Revenge of Ukeno-Jo, the (1963, Japan)

Female role played by male actor; aka An Actor's Revenge

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Revenge of Yuki-No-Jo, the (1963, Japan)

Female role played by male actor; aka An Actor's Revenge

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Reversals (2003, UK)

Role reversal to get work

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Revolutions Happen Like Refrains in a Song (1987)

Relevance not known

Rex regi rebellis (2003, Sweden)

Transvestite in 29 min short

Rhinoceros Eyes (2003)

Transvestite in imbd keywords

Rhythm and Weep (1946)

The Three Stooges

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Richard III (1911, UK)

Actresses play youths

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Richter zum Küssen, ein (1995, Austria)

Judge pretends to be mother to mislead authorities

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Ricochet (1991)

Not transgender

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Riders of the Santa Fe (1944)

Relevance not known; aka Mile a Minute

Riders of the Storm (1986, UK/US)

Senator Mrs. Westinghouse (Nigel Pegram) has a secret.

Rien ne va plus (1979, France)

Jacques Villeret does drag routine; aka Out of Whack

Right Stuff, The (1986)

Doubtful

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Right to Remain Silent (1996)

Brief; arrestee at police station

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Rigoletto (various dates)

Female to male

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Ringer (1996)

Drag club artistes

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Ringmaster (1998)

Transvestite sex revelation on television

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Rink, the (1916)

Stout lady played by male actor

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Riot (1968)

Drag queens in jail riot drama

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Rip Roarin' Buckaroo (1936)

Man pretends to be boxer's wife

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Rise and Rise of Casanova, the (1977, Austria)

Tony Curtis hides from husband as chambermaid; aka of Casanova and Co

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Risky Business (1983)

Transvestite prostitute

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Rita Ritter (1984, Germany)

Old lovers meet again, but one of them has changed sex

Rites of Passage (1992, Netherlands)

Female to male, short

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Ritz, the (1976)

Rita Monroe is mistaken for a transvestite

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Riu Bo Gao Eng (1998, Singapore)

Ernest Seah is female impersonator; alternative title of Qian bu gou yong

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Rivalen des Glücks (1993, West Germany)

Zach Grenier plays transsexual; aka Contenders

River Made to Drown In, a (1984)

Jeffrey Drew, Geoff Gann

Road, The (1991)

Old Lady played by male actor; aka of Dead Dudes in the House

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Road to Bali, the (1952)

Brief drag in dream

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Road to Hong Kong, the (1962)

Brief; April Ashley

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Road to Morocco, the (1942)

Bob Hope plays his aunt in imagination

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Road to Rio, the (1947)

Drag to escape pursuers

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Road to Singapore (1940)

Not Transgender; sarongs

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Road to Zanzibar (1941)

Not confirmed

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Robe d'été, une (1996, France)

Sea bather loses male clothes

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Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)

Men go to pageant in drag

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Robobo de la jojoya, El (1991, Spain)

Jewel thieves disguise themselves as female shop staff

Rock 'n Roll Nightmare (1987)

Yet another case of an evil spirit transforming into the good guy's girlfriend so as to seduce him.

Rock Pretty Baby (1956)

Boy models sister's dress

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Rock Star (2001)

Attractive girl turns out to be transsexual

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Rockin' in the Rockies (1945)

Man in drag according to imdb

Rocky Horror Picture Show, the (1975)

Fun film; lots of drag

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Roguish Stories (1973, Italy)

Aka Storie scellerate and Bawdy Tales

Rois du gag, les (1985, France)

Television comic in drag role briefly

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Rojo sangre (2004, Spain)

Bibi Andersen

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Rok Dábla (2002, Czech Republic)

Transvestites in cast

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Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force (1989)

Low budget sci-fi. Boy is dressed up as female, and offered as sacrifice to mutant.

Romaine (1997, France)

Travesti according to cinefiches.com

Roman Candles (1966)

Divine in 30 mins short

Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone, The (1963)

Man wears woman's hat briefly

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Romance of a Million Dollars (1926)

Gaston Glass as Mme Volnova

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Romance Of Astrea And Celadon, the (2007, France)

Disguise to revisit former lover

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Romance of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai (1954, Hong Kong)

Chinese fable; lovers are both men

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Romeo and Juliet (1996)

Mercutio dresses as a drag queen for party

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Romy and Michele: In the Beginning (2005)

Transsexual incidental character

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Ronda nocturna (2005, Argentina)

Buenos Aires transsexual hookers

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Rookies on Parade (1941)

Army follies

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Room to Rent (2000, UK)

Drag queen at club

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Rosalie (1937)

Eleanor Powell impersonates West Point cadet

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Rosatigre (2000, Italy)

Transvestite hooker main character

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Rose, the (1979)

Extended scene in drag club

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Rose Bowl (1936)

Relevance not known; aka O'Riley's Luck

Rose Marie (1954)

Girl dresses boyishly and is on parade with Mounties

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Rose of Blood, the (1917)

Bert Turner plays Princess Arbasoff

Rose: That's What Life is All About, A (1977, West Germany)

Hermaphrodite in imdb keywords; aka C'est la vie, Rose

Rosebud (1974)

Not transgender

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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (1990, UK)

Thespian crossdressing in Shakespearian era

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Rosenkavalier, Der (numerous versions)

Entire opera based on gender disguise

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Rosso segno della follia, il (1970, Italy)

Man kills wife while wearing wedding dress veil

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Rouge aux Lèvres, la (1971, Belgium)

Allusion only

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Rough Draft (1997)

Journalist crossdresses to research clubs

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Rowdy Ann (1919)

Female to male

Rowing in the Wind [or Rowing with the Wind] (1987, Spain)

Alternative titles of Remando al viento

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Roy Colt e Winchester Jack (1970, Italy)

Spoof western; bordello dancer turns out to be a man

Royal Navy at War in Colour, the (2007, UK)

Naval follies

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Royal Tramp (1992, Hong Kong)

Thanks Ange

Royal Tramp II (1992, Hong Kong)

alternative title of Lu ding ji II: Zhi sheng long jiao

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Rozmowy kontrolowane (1991, Poland)

Comic crossdressing

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Rubbeldiekatz (2011, Germany)

Tootsie theme; aka Woman in Love

Ruby (1977)

Possession movie

Run Barbi Run (1995, Philippines)

Man in drag according to imdb

Run Fatboy Run (2008, UK)

Drag shoplifter

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Run of the House (1992)

A muscular black drag queen takes charge of a seriously dysfunctional family

Run Shadow Run (1970)

Alternate title of Cover Me Babe

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Runaway Heart (1990)

To escape from gangster; alternative title of The Secret Life of Archie's Wife

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Runaway Jane (2001)

Brief transvestite shot; and woman called Peter; alternative title of Jane Doe

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Running out of Luck (1987, UK)

Not sure this really qualifies; Mick Jagger musical

Running Out of Time (1999, Hong Kong)

Dressing to deceive crooks

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Rushin' Ballet (1937)

Children join girls ballet chorus to dodge bullies

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Russian Dolls (2005, France)

Man dresses as a forfeit for lesbian friend; aka Les poupées russes

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Rutles, All You Need Is Cash, the (1978, UK)

George Harrison character becomes air hostess afterwards very briefly

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Ryna (2005, Rumania)

Young woman treated as wished-for son

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