A list of 23 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Wings (1927), Children of Divorce (1927), The Docks of New York (1928), Our Dancing Daughters (1928) and The Wild Party (1929). About this list: disclaimer: this is likely not a complete list, but rather a list to kickstart your journey into pre-code lesbian cinema! note that by “pre-code lesbian” most of these films will include some reference whether overtly or covertly to lesbianism. since the films are from the early 1900s, this list may also include films where: • the women are “queer” in the eyes of modern audiences • they contain homoerotic subtext • the women could be interpreted as a lesbian today, but did not clearly portray one then under film/social constraints enjoy! (films are listed in chronological order)
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