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The Lady and the Dale

Elizabeth Carmichael, a larger-than-life entrepreneur rose to prominence with her promotion of a fuel-efficient, three-wheeled car known as The Dale.

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Genre

documentary, biography, crime

Production

HBO Documentary Films,Duplass Brothers Productions,Cinemation Studios

Awards

6 nominations total

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https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/the-lady-and-the-dale

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And she's doing it at, like,
70 years old. (CHUCKLES) - The Lady and the Dale

And she's doing it at, like, 70 years old. (CHUCKLES)

♪ (MUSIC FADES) ♪ - The Lady and the Dale

♪ (MUSIC FADES) ♪

But every day, she'd wake up
in the morning, - The Lady and the Dale

But every day, she'd wake up in the morning,

Entrepreneurship
isn't just a fresh start. - The Lady and the Dale

Entrepreneurship isn't just a fresh start.

It definitely held her back,
breaking her hip, - The Lady and the Dale

It definitely held her back, breaking her hip,

As a child, - The Lady and the Dale

♪ (HOUSE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ - The Lady and the Dale

♪ (HOUSE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

-(TAPE RECORDER CLICKS)
-CARMICHAEL: - The Lady and the Dale

-(TAPE RECORDER CLICKS) -CARMICHAEL:

There was always the fear
that they were found. - The Lady and the Dale

There was always the fear that they were found.

Imagine what it would be like - The Lady and the Dale

Imagine what it would be like

Being a woman
attempting to revolutionize, - The Lady and the Dale

Being a woman attempting to revolutionize,

I grew up all over
the United States, - The Lady and the Dale

I grew up all over the United States,

And this was for
the breast implants. - The Lady and the Dale

And this was for the breast implants.

Even though Liz already
had some breasts, - The Lady and the Dale

Even though Liz already had some breasts,

We noticed immediately, - The Lady and the Dale

We noticed immediately,

But usually,
we stuck around the Sun Belt, - The Lady and the Dale

But usually, we stuck around the Sun Belt,

Turns out, I'm the only person - The Lady and the Dale

Turns out, I'm the only person

Wendi and I sat
in the waiting room, - The Lady and the Dale

Wendi and I sat in the waiting room,

We all had last names
which were made up. - The Lady and the Dale

We all had last names which were made up.

But is there really
any other way - The Lady and the Dale

But is there really any other way

I travel a lot, and I'd never
seen anything like it. - The Lady and the Dale

I travel a lot, and I'd never seen anything like it.

We were coloring, - The Lady and the Dale

We were coloring,

So I went to an editor
and I said, "Listen, I-- - The Lady and the Dale

So I went to an editor and I said, "Listen, I--

You look at old newspaper
clippings about deaths, - The Lady and the Dale

You look at old newspaper clippings about deaths,

It is her one chance - The Lady and the Dale

It is her one chance

She came out, wear--
dressed as a woman, - The Lady and the Dale

She came out, wear-- dressed as a woman,

Then you write to
the Bureau of Vital Statistics. - The Lady and the Dale

Then you write to the Bureau of Vital Statistics.

It can be something as simple
as a day in the life - The Lady and the Dale

It can be something as simple as a day in the life

You get that
dead child's birth certificate. - The Lady and the Dale

You get that dead child's birth certificate.

And no one,
no one else in the world, - The Lady and the Dale

And no one, no one else in the world,

BANKS: She told me she wanted
to be known as a trailblazer. - The Lady and the Dale

BANKS: She told me she wanted to be known as a trailblazer.

We didn't attend school
so there'd be no paper trail. - The Lady and the Dale

We didn't attend school so there'd be no paper tra...

Making the change
from male to female, - The Lady and the Dale

Making the change from male to female,

He said he had been recruited - The Lady and the Dale

He said he had been recruited

Vivian taught our letters, - The Lady and the Dale

Vivian taught our letters,

-♪ (NEWS THEME PLAYING) ♪
-ANCHOR: And more violence
among striking teamsters - The Lady and the Dale

-♪ (NEWS THEME PLAYING) ♪ -ANCHOR: And more violence among s...

I said, "All this stealing,
all this money you got, - The Lady and the Dale

I said, "All this stealing, all this money you got,

So I said,
"Who do you work for?" - The Lady and the Dale

So I said, "Who do you work for?"

I mean, "normal," it's not like
the Bank of America. - The Lady and the Dale

I mean, "normal," it's not like the Bank of A...

We might have had
a strange family, - The Lady and the Dale

We might have had a strange family,

There's a lot of tension,
there's a lot of deadlines, - The Lady and the Dale

There's a lot of tension, there's a lot of deadlin...

My brother Brian
was very precocious. - The Lady and the Dale

My brother Brian was very precocious.

DENNIS SMITH:
It was a very exciting time - The Lady and the Dale

DENNIS SMITH: It was a very exciting time

He-- he's been saying
that he's a female, - The Lady and the Dale

He-- he's been saying that he's a female,

(LAUGHS) - The Lady and the Dale

♪ (MUSIC FADES) ♪ - The Lady and the Dale

♪ (MUSIC FADES) ♪

My sister Wendy
was the quiet one, - The Lady and the Dale

My sister Wendy was the quiet one,

So I started calling
florists in Austin - The Lady and the Dale

So I started calling florists in Austin

So," he said, "I put him
in a cell by himself." - The Lady and the Dale

So," he said, "I put him in a cell by himself.&quo...

SCOTT: Dick Carlson was just
a regular field reporter. - The Lady and the Dale

SCOTT: Dick Carlson was just a regular field reporter.

They'd say, "Yeah, I'd rather
not talk about that." - The Lady and the Dale

They'd say, "Yeah, I'd rather not talk about ...

And then my sister Shawn
was the princess of the family. - The Lady and the Dale

And then my sister Shawn was the princess of the family.

I've worked with him at KGO
in San Francisco, - The Lady and the Dale

I've worked with him at KGO in San Francisco,

I think it's 'cause
she came along - The Lady and the Dale

I think it's 'cause she came along

Pete Noyes and I
were always bothered - The Lady and the Dale

Pete Noyes and I were always bothered

She said, "You might wanna
look into this person. - The Lady and the Dale

She said, "You might wanna look into this person.

And then there's
my youngest brother, Michael. - The Lady and the Dale

And then there's my youngest brother, Michael.

And they'd run around
shooting police busts, - The Lady and the Dale

And they'd run around shooting police busts,

Not only are her employees
not registered, - The Lady and the Dale

Not only are her employees not registered,

That was my first thought, - The Lady and the Dale

That was my first thought,

♪ (UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ - The Lady and the Dale

♪ (UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

We-- I got to see things
that I know, you know, - The Lady and the Dale

We-- I got to see things that I know, you know,

DENNIS SMITH:
There was something off - The Lady and the Dale

DENNIS SMITH: There was something off

We stopped at
all kinds of places, - The Lady and the Dale

We stopped at all kinds of places,

Dick's alarm went off
when he shook her hand. - The Lady and the Dale

Dick's alarm went off when he shook her hand.

What charge
is being placed upon-- - The Lady and the Dale

What charge is being placed upon--

And he went back to Pete
and told Pete, - The Lady and the Dale

And he went back to Pete and told Pete,

And she looks like a guy." - The Lady and the Dale

And she looks like a guy."

CANDI: There was this newspaper
called the Free Press. - The Lady and the Dale

CANDI: There was this newspaper called the Free Press.

I'm not here to criticize
who is right or who is wrong - The Lady and the Dale

I'm not here to criticize who is right or who is wrong

We're gonna defeat
these people, - The Lady and the Dale

We're gonna defeat these people,

"The red horse
is still available." - The Lady and the Dale

"The red horse is still available."

Have you ever thought
it seems sort of ludicrous - The Lady and the Dale

Have you ever thought it seems sort of ludicrous

CANDI MICHAEL: And we both
would listen to Alex Jones - The Lady and the Dale

CANDI MICHAEL: And we both would listen to Alex Jones

CARLSON: People have been asking - The Lady and the Dale

CARLSON: People have been asking

PROSTITUTE 2:
But when I get starving
for two and three days, - The Lady and the Dale

PROSTITUTE 2: But when I get starving for two and three days...

For the longest time,
I never understood - The Lady and the Dale

For the longest time, I never understood

Well, they have been asking.
In fact, you know, - The Lady and the Dale

Well, they have been asking. In fact, you know,

We were moving
every couple weeks, - The Lady and the Dale

We were moving every couple weeks,

No, we really don't, but, uh,
we're convinced - The Lady and the Dale

No, we really don't, but, uh, we're convinced

(INDISTINCT CLAMOR) - The Lady and the Dale

(INDISTINCT CLAMOR)

Next thing you know, - The Lady and the Dale

Next thing you know,

It's because somebody
had placed an ad, - The Lady and the Dale

It's because somebody had placed an ad,

Till we get the answers,
we're gonna continue - The Lady and the Dale

Till we get the answers, we're gonna continue

The news director put him
together with Pete Noyes - The Lady and the Dale

The news director put him together with Pete Noyes

Stay out of my business,
don't impose taxes on me, - The Lady and the Dale

Stay out of my business, don't impose taxes on me,

SANDY STONE:
Whenever a trans story surfaced, - The Lady and the Dale

SANDY STONE: Whenever a trans story surfaced,

Some people at ABC
were skeptical about Carlson, - The Lady and the Dale

Some people at ABC were skeptical about Carlson,

-(TAPE CLICKS)
-CARMICHAEL: I don't believe
that there should be any laws - The Lady and the Dale

-(TAPE CLICKS) -CARMICHAEL: I don't believe that there ...

The FBI or somebody
was always coming back - The Lady and the Dale

The FBI or somebody was always coming back

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Elizabeth Carmichael, a larger-than-life entrepreneur rose to prominence with her promotion of a fuel-efficient, three-wheeled car known as The Dale.

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Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

Production: HBO Documentary Films,Duplass Brothers Productions,Cinemation Studios

Genre: documentary, biography, crime

Year: 2021

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.9

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Released: 31 Jan 2021

Awards: 6 nominations total

Homepage: https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/the-lady-and-the-dale