The Lady and the Dale

In the 1970s, one entrepreneur took America for a ride.

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Release Date

1/31/2021

Runtime

4 eps, 228 mins

Genres

Documentary

Overview

This documentary series explores an audacious 1970s auto scam centered around mysterious transgender entrepreneur Elizabeth Carmichael, who rose to prominence when she released the Dale, a fuel-efficient three-wheeled vehicle during the 1970s gas crisis.

Status

Ended

Original Language

English

Budget

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A meticulously constructed documentary that peels back layers of a wildly audacious 1970s hustle, revealing a woman whose brilliant con was inseparable from her search for authentic self. It's part caper thriller, part sympathetic portrait of someone perpetually misunderstood.

Mood

AbsurdParanoidBittersweet

Themes

IdentityAmbitionCorruptionTechnology

Tone

Ironic

Pacing

Steady

Look

Documentary-likeStylized genre

Structure

Framed flashback

Heads up

Body horror

Elizabeth Carmichael

Self (archive footage)

Susan Stryker

Self

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