Movie - Glen or Glenda (Edward D. Wood, Jr., 1953)

Ed Wood's notorious and ground-breaking film about crossdressing!

Curated by Christopher Belz

Total Runtime: 1:08:32

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In 1953, Wood wrote and directed the exploitative semi-documentary Glen or Glenda (originally titled I Changed My Sex!) with producer George Weiss, which starred Wood (under the alias "Daniel Davis"), his girlfriend Dolores Fuller and Lugosi as a god-like narrator. The film was loosely based on transsexual Christine Jorgensen. While panned by critics then and now (being considered as one of Wood's worst films), though many praise the camp qualities, the film is notable for having a somewhat sympathetic portrayal of LGBT related issues at a time when most media was deeply hostile, making it groundbreaking.

Movie - Glen or Glenda (Edward D. Wood, Jr., 1953)

Movie - Glen or Glenda (Edward D. Wood, Jr., 1953)

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