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Pete, Carol, Fred, and Granny 1968

Pete, Carol, and Fred are co workers at the Bigsley packing factory. Their joking good times on the line turn ugly when they realize Carol’s mother, an alcoholic who’s prone to conversations with an imaginary Fred on her shoulder once worked for the CIA under the code name Granny.

 

The characters are loosely based on Pete Cochran from the Mod Squad, Carol Brady from the soon to be released Brady Bunch, Fred Flindstone, and Granny from the Beverly Hillbillies.

 

Understandable this movie was panned unmercifully and was La Treque’s last film. The satisfaction that La Treque must have felt returning to the screen in a picture produced by Mitsumount rival Helmsdale Studios was lost in a cloud of humiliation and disgrace. Not until years after her death in 1995 was Elva La Treque recognized as an actress of depth and talent who was grossly mistreated by the industry and who’s life was controlled and ultimately destroyed by the studio system.

 

This film is the dying breath of Elva La Treque’s film career.

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Directed by     Larry Trucker

 

Screenplay by Larry Trucker and Paul Mazure

 

Starring           Elva La Treque

                        Robert Culpepper

                        Elliot Gold

                        Janet Wright

 

Cinematography Charles Lane

 

Edited by         Stuart Pepper

 

Music by          Mrs. Jones

 

Distributed by   Helmsdale Productions

 

Release Date     September 17, 1968

 

Running time      105 minutes

 

Country              United States

 

Language          English 

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