Monday Morning Maybe

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Glen or Glenda

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1953 | 71 min | Drama

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With just 39% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 43% audience score and a box office loss, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
One for anyone who likes to solve it before the characters do and fans of medical drama. The investigation drives everything, one lead at a time. Liked The Master? This is a good next one. Life-and-death stakes, often at a run.
The mood
Thoughtful and character-driven.
The pace
Lets scenes breathe, at 1 hr 11 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
What might put you off
  • Made in 1953: an older pace and style.
  • Skip it if you need something light and fast tonight.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsWeak

    39% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesBelow par

    Our audience score: 43%

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $10K worldwide on a $20K budget; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 71K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Edward D. Wood Jr.

  • 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)