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Glen or Glenda

  • 19531953
  • PGPG
  • 1h 5m
IMDb RATING
4.2/10
8.7K
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Edward D. Wood Jr., Timothy Farrell, and Dolores Fuller in Glen or Glenda (1953)
A psychiatrist tells the stories of a transvestite (Glen or Glenda) and a pseudohermaphrodite (Alan or Anne).
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A psychiatrist tells the stories of a transvestite (Glen or Glenda) and a pseudohermaphrodite (Alan or Anne).A psychiatrist tells the stories of a transvestite (Glen or Glenda) and a pseudohermaphrodite (Alan or Anne).A psychiatrist tells the stories of a transvestite (Glen or Glenda) and a pseudohermaphrodite (Alan or Anne).
IMDb RATING
4.2/10
8.7K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
18,277
3,668
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    • Director
      • Edward D. Wood Jr.
    • Writer
      • Edward D. Wood Jr.(original story)
    • Stars
      • Edward D. Wood Jr.
      • Bela Lugosi
      • Lyle Talbot
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Edward D. Wood Jr.
    • Writer
      • Edward D. Wood Jr.(original story)
    • Stars
      • Edward D. Wood Jr.
      • Bela Lugosi
      • Lyle Talbot
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 139User reviews
    • 50Critic reviews

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    Edward D. Wood Jr. and Bela Lugosi in Glen or Glenda (1953)
    Edward D. Wood Jr. and Dolores Fuller in Glen or Glenda (1953)
    Edward D. Wood Jr. and Dolores Fuller in Glen or Glenda (1953)
    Edward D. Wood Jr. and Dolores Fuller in Glen or Glenda (1953)
    Edward D. Wood Jr. and Dolores Fuller in Glen or Glenda (1953)
    Glen or Glenda (1953)
    Edward D. Wood Jr., Bela Lugosi, Captain DeZita, and Dolores Fuller in Glen or Glenda (1953)
    Edward D. Wood Jr., Bela Lugosi, Captain DeZita, and Dolores Fuller in Glen or Glenda (1953)
    Edward D. Wood Jr. in Glen or Glenda (1953)
    Henry Bederski in Glen or Glenda (1953)
    Edward D. Wood Jr. in Glen or Glenda (1953)
    Bela Lugosi in Glen or Glenda (1953)

    Top cast

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    Edward D. Wood Jr.
    Edward D. Wood Jr.
    • Glen-Glenda
    • (as Daniel Davis)
    Bela Lugosi
    Bela Lugosi
    • Scientist
    Lyle Talbot
    Lyle Talbot
    • Inspector
    Timothy Farrell
    • Psychiatrist
    Dolores Fuller
    Dolores Fuller
    • Barbara
    'Tommy' Haynes
    • Alan-Ann
    Charlie Crafts
    • Johnny
    • (as Charles Crafts)
    Conrad Brooks
    Conrad Brooks
    • Banker
    • (as Connie Brooks)
    • …
    Henry Bederski
    • Man with Hat and Receding Hairline
    • (uncredited)
    Carol Daugherty
    • Woman in Nightmare
    • (uncredited)
    Captain DeZita
    • The Devil
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Helen Miles
      Shirley Speril
      • Miss Stevens
      • (uncredited)
      Amzie Strickland
      Amzie Strickland
      • Minor Role
      • (uncredited)
      Harry Thomas
      • Man in Nightmare
      • (uncredited)
      William C. Thompson
      • Judge
      • (uncredited)
      Mr. Walter
      • Patrick
      • (uncredited)
      • …
      George Weiss
      • Man at Transvestite's Suicide
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Edward D. Wood Jr.
      • Writer
        • Edward D. Wood Jr.(original story)
      • All cast & crew
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      Storyline

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      Did you know

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      • Trivia
        Bela Lugosi was broke and an addict at the time so readily took on a role in the film, even though, according to Delores Fuller, he hated transvestites. Reportedly, he was paid $5000, but it was probably closer to $1000.
      • Goofs
        The headline on the newspaper at the beginning has clearly been taped on.
      • Quotes

        Narrator: Give this man satin undies, a dress, a sweater and a skirt, or even the lounging outfit he has on, and he's the happiest individual in the world. He can work better, think better, he can play better, and he can be more of a credit to his community and his government because he is happy.

      • Crazy credits
        Card at beginning: In the making of this film, which deals with a strange and curious subject, no punches have been pulled-- no easy way out has been taken. Many of the smaller parts are portrayed by persons who actually are, in real life, the character they portray on the screen. This is a picture of stark realism-- taking no sides -- but giving you the facts -- ALL the facts -- as they are today... YOU ARE SOCIETY -- JUDGE YE NOT...
      • Alternate versions
        At least one VHS release (Bizarre Video's) ends the film with a fade out at the end of Anne's story, thus amputating the final few minutes of the film, so we never learn how Glen's story was resolved.
      • Connections
        Edited into Sleazemania Strikes Back (1985)
      • Soundtracks
        Czardas
        (uncredited)

        Music by Vittorio Monti

        [plays during the bondage portion of the dream sequence]

      User reviews139

      Review
      Top review
      Make Mine Angora
      Surprisingly, the movie's neither good nor bad-- it just doesn't register on the conventional spectrum. Instead it's just plain weird, terminally weird. It's like a highschool hygiene lecture wrapped in soft porno, all tossed into a surrealist dream. Really, Wood had all the guts in the world to lecture a 1950's audience on the subtleties of gender bending. That part is genuinely informative and worth a salute. I also liked the soft porn with the squirming girls in semi-undress. But I'm still wondering how that got released in 1953. Then there's Lugosi sitting in some corner of the surrealist universe, telling us to "Bevare of puppy dog tails…" and other hammy nonsense. I figure he was added for marquee value since the rest of the cast are a bunch of unknowns. But what's this thing Wood has for lightning bolts. It's like he says, "Stop the action, it's time for a lightning bolt", and makes just about that much sense. One thing for sure—you never know what's coming next. It might be a stampede of buffalo or a stroll down Ventura Blvd. in drag. And, my gosh, Wood (Glen and Glenda) looks so normal, you'd never guess he makes Salvador Dali seem absolutely conventional. I don't know what part of planet Wacko Wood hails from, but I do know it's no part of the known universe. Nonetheless, here's a fuzzy angora Oscar to Wood for just plain weirdness.
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      • Nov 20, 2012

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      Details

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      • Release date
        • April 1953 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • I Led 2 Lives
      • Filming locations
        • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
      • Production company
        • Screen Classics (II)
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      Box office

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      • Budget
        • $20,000 (estimated)
      • Gross US & Canada
        • $10,158
      • Gross worldwide
        • $10,158
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      Technical specs

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      • Runtime
        1 hour 5 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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