The Old Maid in the Horsecar (1901)

Overview : A female impersonator giggles and flirts. By the following decade, many female impersonators would be shown doing their acts on the stage and in the movies; the Eltinge Theater on 42nd Street in New York is named for Julian Eltinge, the most famous of them. This was probably the earliest "name" example for the movies. Gilbert Saroni plays an exceedingly ugly woman who coyly flirts with her fan.

Release Date : March 1, 1901

Runtime : 1m

Genre : Comedy  

Companies : Edison Studios

Countries : United States of America

Keywords : silent film, female impersonator, short film