Glen or Glenda (1953)

Glen or Glenda 1953 Glen or Glenda tells two stories One is about Glen, who secretly dresses as a woman but is afraid to tell his fiancee Barbara The other is about Alan, a pseudohermaphrodite who undergoes a painful operation to become a woman Both stories are told by Dr Alton, who also delivers an earnest lecture on tolerance and understanding A second narrator, The Scientist, delivers commentary which contains more philosophical pronouncements than facts The film also has flashbacks within flashbacks and a strange dream sequence Inspector Warrens investigation of a transvestites suicide leads him to learn more about men in womens clothes Johnnys wife leaves him when she discovers what he wears while shes away Barbara is oblivious to her fiance Glens desire to wear her angora sweater Satan invades Glens nightmare and The Scientist only offers cryptic advice like Beware of the big green dragon that sits on your doorstep