Algie, the Miner

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.