1961 · N.p.
by Edward D. Wood Jr. (director, screenwriter, starring); Bela Lugosi, Timothy Farrell, Dolores Fuller (starring)
N.p.: N.p., 1961. Vintage one-sheet poster for the 1961 Argentinean release of the 1953 film.
Director Ed Wood Jr.'s auspicious feature film debut. Originally titled "I Changed My Sex," used here for the Spanish Argentinean release, it is generally considered one of the worst films of all time, but has maintained a solid cult following over the decades due to Wood's decidedly distinctive style and Z-budget production values. Ephemera of any kind from the film is rare.
Commissioned by noted low-budget producer George Weiss in order to exploit national interest in transgender woman Christine Jorgensen, who in 1952 was thrust into the public eye after being unwillingly outed in New York's "Daily News," which ran a front-page story on her gender confirmation surgeries. The film's first half guides the viewer down a crooked path that utilizes multiple narration techniques, BDSM pornography, and a buffalo stampede to convey a story about a cisgender man named Glen who occasionally cross-dresses, using the name Glenda, and who struggles to gain acceptance from his girlfriend. The second half, added largely at the demands of the distributor, follows a World War II veteran who decides to undergo gender confirmation surgery in the US, changing her name from Alan to Anne.
29.25 x 43.25 inches, folded as issued. With light edgewear, a few small closed tears to the extremities, and a touch of foxing to the bottom left corner, else Near Fine. Bright and unfaded. (Inventory #: 158439)
Director Ed Wood Jr.'s auspicious feature film debut. Originally titled "I Changed My Sex," used here for the Spanish Argentinean release, it is generally considered one of the worst films of all time, but has maintained a solid cult following over the decades due to Wood's decidedly distinctive style and Z-budget production values. Ephemera of any kind from the film is rare.
Commissioned by noted low-budget producer George Weiss in order to exploit national interest in transgender woman Christine Jorgensen, who in 1952 was thrust into the public eye after being unwillingly outed in New York's "Daily News," which ran a front-page story on her gender confirmation surgeries. The film's first half guides the viewer down a crooked path that utilizes multiple narration techniques, BDSM pornography, and a buffalo stampede to convey a story about a cisgender man named Glen who occasionally cross-dresses, using the name Glenda, and who struggles to gain acceptance from his girlfriend. The second half, added largely at the demands of the distributor, follows a World War II veteran who decides to undergo gender confirmation surgery in the US, changing her name from Alan to Anne.
29.25 x 43.25 inches, folded as issued. With light edgewear, a few small closed tears to the extremities, and a touch of foxing to the bottom left corner, else Near Fine. Bright and unfaded. (Inventory #: 158439)