[willyboyishere]

Probably the only thing that "masterpiece" movie got right
was Clyde's difficulty in "getting it up", even though a life of crime has been known to create an intensity quotient
which would override such problems, and make it easier not harder (so to speak). For all I know, that may have just been "thrown in" by the screenwriters
to build sympathy for CLyde, and also not have a basis in fact.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Probably the only thing that "masterpiece" movie got right was Clyde's difficulty in "getting it up",

There was a book I read many, many years ago called, "Monkey on My Back" written by an ex-con whose last name I can not recall but I think his first name was Jack.

Jack had served time with Clyde and claimed that he (Clyde) was sold as a "girlfriend" to another con for two cartons of cigarettes. If true that might explain Clyde's little problem.