Julian Eltinge

Julian Eltinge

Born: May 13, 1881
Died: March 7, 1941
American stage and film actor and female impersonator. One of the greatest drag performers in the history of the American Theatre. First performed in drag at the age of 10 in an annual revue of the Boston Cadets. Subsequently appeared on Broadway in 1904 in a drag role in Mr. Wix of Wickham. Performed in the legitimate theatre and also in a number of films.

Movies for Julian Eltinge...

Maid to Order
Title: Maid to Order
Character: Julian Eltinge
Released: August 28, 1931
Type: Movie
While trying to nab a gang of diamond smugglers, the police are notified by Scotland Yard that the gang's leader, a beautiful Englishwoman who was on her way to the States to take control of the gang, has been caught. Because the American gangsters don't know what their English boss looks like, the police persuade a female impersonator to pretend to be her and infiltrate the gang.
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The Voice of Hollywood No. 3
Title: The Voice of Hollywood No. 3
Character: Himself
Released: January 31, 1930
Type: Movie
Reginald Denny hosts. Reginald Denny presents a performance by a famed female impersonator Julian Eltinage. Anita Page and Julia Faye discuss the latest fashions for women. Bobby Vernon attempts to provide musical entertainment.
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Madame Behave
Title: Madame Behave
Character: Jack Mitchell / 'Madame Behave'
Released: December 6, 1925
Type: Movie
A cross-dressing farce, adapted from "Madame Lucy" by Jean Arlette, in which to help a friend in a lawsuit, Jack Mitchell disguises himself as the mysterious "Madame Brown," a missing witness important to the case of the plaintiff. He attracts the romantic attention of two old roués and one hot Broadway showgirl.
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The Fascinating Widow
Title: The Fascinating Widow
Character: Hal Blake/Mrs. Monte
Released: January 1, 1925
Type: Movie
The Fascinating Widow is a 1925 adaptation of the musical comedy written by Otto Hauerbach as a vehicle for the female impersonator Julian Eltinge.
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Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12
Title: Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12
Character: Self
Released: November 5, 1922
Type: Movie
Another entry in the popular one-reel series.
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The Isle of Love
Title: The Isle of Love
Character: Clifford Townsend / Julie
Released: April 10, 1920
Type: Movie
The original film featured the then unknown Rudolph Valentino. To cash in on his rise to stardom, it was re-edited to feature more of him. Various shots were repeated several times; long shots were blown up into close-ups and inter-cut with other footage; some scenes were projected on a loop, so that Rudolph Valentino repeated the same motions several times over; one scene was used as a flashback; and out-takes from the original were inserted into the new film. In addition, the locale of the new picture was switched from World War 1 Germany to a desert island by the simple expedient of inserting shots of bathing beauties on a palm-fringed beach throughout the film.
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The Widow's Might
Title: The Widow's Might
Character: Dick Tavish
Released: January 28, 1918
Type: Movie
Dick Tavish, a young New Yorker, decides that there is money in cows, and he buys a western ranch. When the novelty has worn off he decided there is monotony as well. Then he falls in love with a girl on a calendar, and life takes on a new interest, particularly after he discovers who the girl is. The fact that her uncle swindled him on the ranch does not matter. He figures he can take care of the uncle, and he does, but not until he has been forced to masquerade as a woman, and have half the men at a fashionable resort fall in love with him.
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War Relief
Title: War Relief
Released: January 1, 1918
Type: Movie
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The Clever Mrs. Carfax
Title: The Clever Mrs. Carfax
Character: Temple Trask / Mrs. Carfax
Released: November 5, 1917
Type: Movie
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All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan
Title: All-Star Production of Patriotic Episodes for the Second Liberty Loan
Released: October 1, 1917
Type: Movie
Short film with Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford & W.S. Hart promoting war bonds.
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The Countess Charming
Title: The Countess Charming
Character: Stanley Jordan / Countess Raffelski
Released: September 16, 1917
Type: Movie
Stanley Jordan, a wealthy young bachelor, attends a Red Cross Benefit at the country club where he meets and falls in love with Betty Lovering and unwittingly offends Mrs. Vandergraft, the social leader.
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How Molly Malone Made Good
Title: How Molly Malone Made Good
Character: Himself
Released: October 25, 1915
Type: Movie
Molly, an Irish girl just hired by a New York newspaper, is assigned as a test a chain interview of celebrities that must be accomplished within a set amount of time. She goes through innumerable paths and obstacles to achieve the goal.