Glen or Glenda

Glen or Glenda
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Directed by	Ed Wood
Written by	Ed Wood
Produced by	George Weiss
Starring	Bela Lugosi Ed Wood (as Daniel Davis) Timothy Farrell Dolores Fuller
Narrated by	Timothy Farrell
Cinematography	William C. Thompson
Edited by	Bud Schelling
Music by	William Lava (uncredited)
Distributed by	Screen Classics
Release date	April 1953 (1953-04)
Running time	65 minutes (director’s cut) 71 minutes (producer’s cut)
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$20,000 (adjusted by inflation: $227,761)

Glen or Glenda is a 1953 American independent exploitation film directed, written by and starring Ed Wood (credited in his starring role as "Daniel Davis"), and featuring Wood's then-girlfriend Dolores Fuller and Bela Lugosi. It was produced by George Weiss who also made the exploitation film Test Tube Babies that same year.^[1]

The film is a docudrama about cross-dressing and transvestism, and is semi-autobiographical in nature. Wood himself was a cross-dresser, and the film is a plea for tolerance. It was widely considered one of the worst films ever made upon release. However, it has since been reevaluated and has become a cult film due to its low-budget production values, idiosyncratic style, and early cinematic themes of transgender acceptance.