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    Glen or Glenda (1953)

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    Psychiatrist Dr. Alton narrates two stories: one of a transvestite (Glen) who secretly dresses as a woman (Glenda) but is afraid to tell his fiancée, Barbara; the other of a pseudo-hermaphrodite (Alan) who fights in World War II wearing women’s underwear and eventually undergoes a painful operation to become a woman (Anne).

    There is a second narrator, called the Scientist (Bela Lugosi), whose commentary on the action contains more philosophical pronouncements than facts.

    glenorglenda_001Meanwhile, Inspector Warren is investigating the suicide of a transvestite, which leads him to learn more about men in women’s clothes, such as Johnny, whose wife left him when she discovered what he wears when she’s away.

    The second part of the film (Alan or Anne) is much shorter, told largely through stock footage, and was made to meet the distributor’s demand for a sex change film.

    Alternate titles included I Changed My Sex, He or She, and I Led Two Lives.

    Scientist
    Bela Lugosi
    Inspector Warren
    Lyle Talbot
    Dr Alton/Narrator
    Timothy Farrell
    Barbara
    Dolores Fuller
    Alan/Anne
    ‘Tommy’ Haynes
    Glen/Glenda
    Edward D. Wood Jr.
    Johnny
    Charles Crafts

    Director
    Edward D. Wood Jr.

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