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Glen or Glenda is a 1953 drama film written, directed by, and starring Ed Wood, and featuring Bela Lugosi and Wood's then-girlfriend Dolores Fuller. The title was originally I Changed My Sex! and is often given as Glen or Glenda? but the question mark is not present in the film itself. The film is a docudrama about cross-dressing and transsexuality, and is semi-autobiographical in nature. Wood himself was a cross-dresser, and the film is a plea for tolerance. It is widely considered one of the worst films ever. However, it has become a cult film due to its low-budget production values and idiosyncratic style.
Original Release
04/01/1953
US Release
04/01/1953
Cast
Name | Character |
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Bela Lugosi | Scientist |
Lyle Talbot | Inspector Warren / Inspector |
Timothy Farrell | Narrator / Dr. Alton / Psychiatrist |
Dolores Fuller | Barbara |
Edward D. Wood Jr. | Glenda (as Daniel Davis) / Glen / Glenda |
'Tommy' Haynes | Alan / Anne / Ann |
Charlie Crafts | Johnny / Johnny (as Charles Crafts) |
Conrad Brooks | Bearded Drag (as Connie Brooks) / Banker / Reporter / Pickup Artist / Bearded Drag |
Henry Bederski | Man with Hat and Receding Hairline |
Carol Daugherty | Woman in Nightmare |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Bela Lugosi | Scientist |
Lyle Talbot | Inspector Warren / Inspector |
Timothy Farrell | Narrator / Dr. Alton / Psychiatrist |
Dolores Fuller | Barbara |
Edward D. Wood Jr. | Glenda (as Daniel Davis) / Glen / Glenda |
'Tommy' Haynes | Alan / Anne / Ann |
Charlie Crafts | Johnny / Johnny (as Charles Crafts) |
Conrad Brooks | Bearded Drag (as Connie Brooks) / Banker / Reporter / Pickup Artist / Bearded Drag |
Henry Bederski | Man with Hat and Receding Hairline |
Carol Daugherty | Woman in Nightmare |
Captain DeZita | The Devil / Glen's Father |
Bruce Spencer | Homosexual |
Shirley Speril | Miss Stevens |
Amzie Strickland | Minor Role |
Harry Thomas | Man in Nightmare |
William C. Thompson | Judge |
Mr. Walter | Patrick / Patricia |
George Weiss | Man at Transvestite's Suicide |
Evelyn Wood | Sheila, Glen's Sister |
Producers
Name | Role |
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George Weiss | Producer |