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A Balasaur Score of 42 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 4.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 39%. Most of the 660 1950s drama movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 11m. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
Glen doesn't dare tell his fiancée Barbara that he is a transvestite known as Glenda; in addition, Alan is undergoing medical treatment to become a woman named Anne; both stories are told by a psychiatrist.
Ratings
IMDb4.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes39%
160 audience votes
Key crew
- Edward D. Wood Jr.Director
- Edward D. Wood Jr.Screenplay
Cast
- Timothy FarrellDr. Alton / Narrator
- Bela LugosiScientist
- Edward D. Wood Jr.Glen / Glenda (as Daniel Davis)
- Lyle TalbotInspector Warren
- Dolores FullerBarbara
- 'Tommy' HaynesAlan / Anne
- Charlie CraftsJohnny (as Charles Crafts)
- Conrad BrooksBanker / Reporter / Pickup Artist / Bearded Drag (as Connie Brooks)
- Henry BederskiMan with Hat and Receding Hairline (uncredited)
- Carol DaughertyWoman in Nightmare (uncredited)
- 'Captain' DeZitaThe Devil / Glen's Father (uncredited)
- Helen Miles(uncredited)
Stills
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Themes
transvestismtransvestitepsychologysurrealismsex changeb moviedocudramapsychiatristtolerancesecret lifecampylgbt