Miss Tweedledum

Miss Tweedledum

1912 · 8 min · ★ 4.3 · Comedy

Robinet disguises himself as a woman to get away from his girlfriend’s husband, and discovers the unexpected pleasures of public drag amidst mobs of flirtatious men. (MoMA)

Directed by Marcel Perez

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