Take it Out in Trade
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Take it Out in Trade is a 1970 softcore pornographic comedy
, written and directed by Edward D. Wood, Jr.. The plot centers on a couple who hire a private investigator (Duke Moore
) to locate their missing daughter. He finds her in a "house of ill-repute," full of various soft-core couplings. The film has never been made available on home video, and may be lost.
Apart from The Amazing Criswell
(who appeared in Orgy of the Dead
), Duke Moore
is the only one of Edward D. Wood, Jr.'s stable of actors from his 1950s films to appear in one of his sexploitation
films. Nona Carver was a girlfriend of Wood regular Kenne Duncan
. Wood himself appeared in the film as a transvestite named "Alecia", footage of which can be seen in Take it Out in Trade: The Outtakes
.
claims to have discovered a rare copy during his research. He reports that the film has "psychedelic touches," with red being dominant in the film's visual scheme. The website of Something Weird Video
also claims that it is not a lost film.
In the 1990s, three reels of silent outtake footage was discovered in the projection booth of a Santa Monica
movie theatre containing bloopers, behind-the-scenes footage, deleted scenes, and alternative takes. The footage was released on VHS
in 1995 by Something Weird Video
as Take it Out in Trade: The Outtakes
. This remains the only footage of Take it Out in Trade that has been released on home video.
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
, written and directed by Edward D. Wood, Jr.. The plot centers on a couple who hire a private investigator (Duke Moore
Duke Moore
Duke Moore, , is an American actor who has the distinction of spending his entire on-screen career in productions by Ed Wood.Between 1953 and 1970, Moore appeared in the following for Wood:...
) to locate their missing daughter. He finds her in a "house of ill-repute," full of various soft-core couplings. The film has never been made available on home video, and may be lost.
Cast
- Nona Carver - Sleazy Maisie Rumpledinck
- Duke MooreDuke MooreDuke Moore, , is an American actor who has the distinction of spending his entire on-screen career in productions by Ed Wood.Between 1953 and 1970, Moore appeared in the following for Wood:...
- Frank Riley - Michael Donovan O'Donnell - Frank Riley
- Donna Stanley - Shirley Riley
- Ed Wood - Alecia
- Linda Colpin
Apart from The Amazing Criswell
The Amazing Criswell
Jeron Criswell King , born Jeron Criswell Konig, and known by his stage-name The Amazing Criswell , was an American psychic known for wildly inaccurate predictions...
(who appeared in Orgy of the Dead
Orgy of the Dead
Orgy of the Dead is an unrated 1965 film directed by Stephen C. Apostolof under the alias A. C. Stephen. The screenplay was adapted by cult film director Edward D. Wood, Jr from his own novel...
), Duke Moore
Duke Moore
Duke Moore, , is an American actor who has the distinction of spending his entire on-screen career in productions by Ed Wood.Between 1953 and 1970, Moore appeared in the following for Wood:...
is the only one of Edward D. Wood, Jr.'s stable of actors from his 1950s films to appear in one of his sexploitation
Sexploitation
Sexploitation, or "sex-exploitation", describes a class of independently produced, low-budget feature films generally associated with the 1960s and serving largely as a vehicle for the exhibition of non-explicit sexual situations and gratuitous nudity. The genre is a subgenre of exploitation films...
films. Nona Carver was a girlfriend of Wood regular Kenne Duncan
Kenne Duncan
Kenne Duncan , born Kenneth Duncan MacLachlan, was a well-known B-movie character actor. Hyped professionally as "The Meanest Man in the Movies," the vast majority of his over 250 appearances on camera were Westerns, but he also did occasional forays into horror, crime drama, and science fiction...
. Wood himself appeared in the film as a transvestite named "Alecia", footage of which can be seen in Take it Out in Trade: The Outtakes
Take it Out in Trade: The Outtakes
Take It Out in Trade: The Outtakes is a compilation film of bloopers, alternate takes, behind-the-scenes footage, and deleted scenes from the 1970 soft-core pornographic film, Take It Out in Trade, directed by Edward D. Wood, Jr. The footage is completely silent with an instrumental musical...
.
Unavailability
Take it Out in Trade has never been released on any home video format. It is commonly believed to be a lost film, and is listed as such on IMDb. However, in his Edward D. Wood, Jr. biography Nightmare of Ecstasy, Rudolph GreyRudolph Grey
Rudolph Grey is a musician and writer.As an electric guitarist, Grey has recorded and performed under his own name, as well as leading various ad hoc ensembles called The Blue Humans. His music draws on no wave and free jazz....
claims to have discovered a rare copy during his research. He reports that the film has "psychedelic touches," with red being dominant in the film's visual scheme. The website of Something Weird Video
Something Weird Video
Something Weird Video is an American publisher of video tapes and DVDs, based in Seattle, Washington. They specialize in exploitation film, particularly the works of Harry Novak, Doris Wishman, David F. Friedman, and Herschell Gordon Lewis. SWV videos are available on demand to Comcast subscribers...
also claims that it is not a lost film.
In the 1990s, three reels of silent outtake footage was discovered in the projection booth of a Santa Monica
Santa Mônica
Santa Mônica is a town and municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.-References:...
movie theatre containing bloopers, behind-the-scenes footage, deleted scenes, and alternative takes. The footage was released on VHS
VHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
in 1995 by Something Weird Video
Something Weird Video
Something Weird Video is an American publisher of video tapes and DVDs, based in Seattle, Washington. They specialize in exploitation film, particularly the works of Harry Novak, Doris Wishman, David F. Friedman, and Herschell Gordon Lewis. SWV videos are available on demand to Comcast subscribers...
as Take it Out in Trade: The Outtakes
Take it Out in Trade: The Outtakes
Take It Out in Trade: The Outtakes is a compilation film of bloopers, alternate takes, behind-the-scenes footage, and deleted scenes from the 1970 soft-core pornographic film, Take It Out in Trade, directed by Edward D. Wood, Jr. The footage is completely silent with an instrumental musical...
. This remains the only footage of Take it Out in Trade that has been released on home video.