This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films released in the 1920s. It contains theatrically released films that deal with important gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as a plot device.

1920s

Title Year Director Country Genre Cast Notes
An Adventuress1920Fred J. BalshoferUnited StatesDramaJulian Eltinge, Virginia Rappe, Rudolph Valentino, Frederick Ko Vert, William Clifford and Leo White
Hamlet 1921 Svend Gade, Heinz Schall Germany Drama Asta Nielsen, Paul Conradi, Mathilde Brandt, Eduard von Winterstein, Heinz Stieda, Hans Junkermann, Anton De Verdier, Lilly Jacobson and Fritz Achterberg a.k.a. Hamlet: Ein Rachedrama (Hamlet: The Drama of Vengeance); features a female Hamlet
Manslaughter1922Cecil B. DeMilleUnited StatesDramaLeatrice Joy, Thomas Meighan, Lois Wilson, John Miltern, George Fawcett, Julia Faye, Edythe Chapman, Jack Mower, Dorothy Cumming, Casson Ferguson, Mickey Moore, James Neill, Sylvia Ashton, Raymond Hatton, Mabel Van Buren, Ethel Wales, Dale Fuller, Edward MartindelBased on the novel of the same name by Alice Duer Miller; considered the first American feature film to show an erotic kiss between two members of the same sex
Salomé1922Charles BryantUnited StatesBiography, dramaAlla Nazimova, Michael Lewis, Rose Dione, Earl Schenck, Arthur Jasmine, Nigel De Brulier, Frederick Peters, Louis DumarBased on the play of the same name by Oscar Wilde, which itself is a loose re-telling of the biblical story of Herod Antipas and his execution of John the Baptist
La Garçonne 1923 Armand du Plessy France Drama France Dhélia, Renée Carl, José Davert, Pierre Delmonde, Georges Deneubourg and Gaston Jacquet[1] Based on the novel of the same name by Victor Margueritte.
Ponjola1923Donald CrispUnited StatesDramaAnna Q. Nilsson, James Kirkwood, Tully Marshall, Joseph Kilgour, Bernard Randall, Ruth Clifford, Claire Du Brey, Claire McDowell, Charles Ray, Eddie Sturgis (credited as Edwin Sturges)Based on the novel of the same name by Cynthia Stockley
The Soilers1923Ralph CederUnited StatesShort, comedyStan Laurel, Ena Gregory, Mae Laurel, James Finlayson, Billy Engle, Eddie Baker
Leblebici Horhor1923Muhsin ErtuğrulTurkeyMusical, romanceBehzat Butak, Elena Artinova, Maurice Méa, Gavros Toloyan and Jenya Gordenskaya[2]a.k.a. The Chickpea Seller, based on the operetta of the same name by Tigran Chukhajian
Augusto Anibal quer casar1923Luiz de BarrosBrazilComedy
Michael1924Carl Theodor DreyerGermanyDramaWalter Slezak, Benjamin Christensen, Nora Gregor, Robert Garrison, Max Auzinger, Didier Aslan, Alexander Murski, Grete Mosheim, Karl Freunda.k.a. Mikaël: Chained, The Story of the Third Sex and Heart's Desire; based on the novel Mikaël by Herman Bang
Beverly of Graustark1926Sidney FranklinUnited StatesComedy, romanceMarion Davies, Antonio Moreno, Creighton Hale, Roy D'Arcy, Albert Gran, Paulette Duval, Max Barwyn, Charles ClaryBased on the novel of the same name by George Barr McCutcheon
The Fiddler of Florence 1926 Paul Czinner Germany Comedy Elisabeth Bergner, Conrad Veidt, Nora Gregor, Walter Rilla, Grete Mosheim and Ellen Plessow
The Girl in Tails 1926 Karin Swanström Sweden Comedy, drama Einar Axelsson, Magda Holm, Nils Aréhn, Georg Blomstedt, Karin Swanström, Kar de Mumma, Carina May, Lotten Olsson, Anna-Lisa Baude and Gösta Gustafson a.k.a. Flickan i frack; based on the novel of the same name by Hjalmar Bergman
Irene 1926 Alfred E. Green United States Comedy, romance Colleen Moore, Lloyd Hughes, George K. Arthur, Maryon Aye, Ida Darling, Edward Earle and Bess Flowers Based on the musical of the same name by James Montgomery.
The Crystal Cup 1927 John Francis Dillon United States Drama Dorothy Mackaill, Rockliffe Fellowes, Jack Mulhall, Clarissa Selwynne, Jane Winton, Edythe Chapman and Yvonne Pelletier Based on the novel of the same name by Gertrude Atherton.
Why Girls Love Sailors1927Fred GuiolUnited StatesShort, comedyStan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Viola Richard, Anita Garvin, Malcolm Waite
A Wanderer of the West1927Robin Williamson, Joseph E. ZivelliUnited StatesWestern
Gesetze der Liebe1927Magnus Hirschfeld, Richard OswaldGermanyDocumentarya.k.a. Laws of Love; includes an abridged version of the 1919 film Different from the Others
Beggars of Life1928William A. WellmanUnited StatesAdventure, dramaWallace Beery, Louise Brooks, Richard Arlen, Bob Perry, Blue Washington, Roscoe Karns
Different Women 1928 Heinz Hanus Austria Drama Rina De Liguoro, Vivian Gibson, Mary Kid, Mizi Griebl, Oscar Beregi, Hans Peppler and Oskar Marion[3] a.k.a. Andere Frauen; based on the novel Das entfesselte Wien by Hugo Bettauer[4]
Sex in Chains1928William DieterleGermanyDramaWilliam Dieterle, Gunnar Tolnæs, Mary Johnson, Paul Henckels, Hans Heinrich von Twardowskia.k.a. Geschlecht in Fesseln
The Broadway Melody 1929 Harry Beaumont United States Musical Anita Page, Bessie Love, Charles King, Jed Prouty, Kenneth Thomson, Edward Dillon, Mary Doran, Eddie Kane, J. Emmett Beck, Marshall Ruth and Drew Demarest
Pandora's Box1929Georg Wilhelm PabstGermanyCrime, dramaLouise Brooks, Fritz Kortner, Francis Lederera.k.a. Die Büchse der Pandora; based on the plays Earth Spirit and Pandora's Box by Frank Wedekind
That's My Wife1929Lloyd FrenchUnited StatesShort, comedyStan Laurel, Oliver Hardy

References

  1. ↑ "La garçonne". IMDb. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Leblebici horhor". IMDb. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Andere Frauen". Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Scheugl, Hans. "Andere Frauen / Different Women". Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
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