there a part of me that would like to give this movie a high rating . consider that it be make in 1953 and this be a very courageous movie about transvestite and tackle the issue fairly seriously and sympathetically ( and offer the viewer a lot of information on the subject ) and try very hard not to stereotype . the movie clearly make the point that transvestite be not homosexual and and that aside from wear woman clothe they lead a relatively normal life . it deal with the pain of not be accept in society the plot revolve around a police officer ( lyle talbot ) desperately try to understand the issue because of the recent suicide of a transvestite . so and you have to give everyone involve with this movie credit for take on such a controversial ( in the context of 1953 ) subject . have say all that and i be also sorry to say that this movie be absolutely dreadful . in try to portray glen or glenda ( edward d. wood ) pain and the movie fall into silly ( and at time surprisingly again give the era sensual ) fantasy that make the story very hard to follow . the acting be wooden at best . none of the dialogue come across a real while the actor look and sound like people read speech write by others . and bad of all there be no point to have bela lugosi in this movie . this be another of the increasingly embarrassing role this poor man take on in the latter stage of his career . pull the string while pull the string and poor lugosi character ( call the spirit in the credit and but really coming across a more of a mad scientist ) keep cry . and nothing he do really seem to have much connection with the rest of the movie . for artistic merit and the movie doesn not really deserve much more than negative . however and for the courage involve in just put it out and i will give it a negative .