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A Queen for a Day (1911)

A Queen for a Day poster
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A short silent comedy where popular comedian John Bunny performs in drag as a queen. The story follows the comedic situations that arise from this disguise.

lightheartedcomedicbriskplayfullow-stakeswhimsicalsilent-era

What happens

A Queen for a Day è un cortometraggio muto del 1911. Il nome del regista non viene riportato nei credit del film, una commedia che ha come interprete principale en travesti il popolare comico John Bunny. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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