Algie the Miner (1912)
- Original title
- Algie, the Miner
- Directed by
- Alice Guy-Blaché
- Genre
- silent film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 10 min
- Rating
- 4.9 of 10 from 25 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young man who is not traditionally masculine goes out West to prove himself and win the love of a woman. He takes on the rough life of a miner and faces humorous situations along the way.
lightheartedplayfulcampygentleupbeatwhimsicalinnocent
What happens
Algie, the Miner is a 1912 American pre-code silent Western film produced by Solax Studios. It was directed by Harry Schenck, Edward Warren, and Alice Guy and stars Billy Quirk, with Clarice Jackson as Miss Lyons. The film was advertised as: "A real live western comedy, showing how a sissy boy won his sweetheart's hands by going out west and making a man of himself". The film has been commonly regarded as the first to feature a queer character. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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