THE ED WOOD
Apocrypha
Ed's work is sometimes hard to identify. He often worked under a pseudonym, or ghost-wrote for others. Also, in the years since he came to prominance, many filmmakers have latched on to Ed (justifiably or not).
This section is devoted to films that have been reported as being Ed-related, but are of a dubious nature.
Also, click here to jump to a list of films named as Ed's in various sources, but with even less authority than those listed in the filmograhy.
 | Anatomy of a Psycho The theory that this movie was at least co-written by Ed is put forth in Muddled Mind by David C. Hayes. |  |
 | The Astounding She-Monster Allegedly, Ed "consulted" on this Sci-Fi thriller. |  |
 | Barely Legal Lesbian Vampires: The Curse of Ed Wood Exploitation film featuring Ed as a character. |  |
 | The Interplanetary Surplus Male and Amazon Women of Outer Space Contains scenes "based on" found footage thought to possibly have been shot by Ed. Maybe. (That vague enough for ya? - ed.) |  |
 | Married Too Young Long listed as one of Ed's ghostwritings, his involvement has been disputed. |  |
 | Screwed Ed is listed on the IMDb as playing 'Glenda.' In fact, it is merely one of the characters watching Glen or Glenda on TV. |  |
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Son of the Renegade Reports list this as another film (like The Lawless Rider) that Ed may have ghost written for (or co-written with) Johnny Carpenter. | |
 | The Unearthly Very little connection to Ed here, just Tor Johnson as "Lobo." |  |
 | The Young Marrieds Apparently, a sex flick made by Ed during the early 70s, perhaps even after Necromania. Yet to be proven to be by Ed. |  |
Additional Apocryphal Titles
These are titles that are so dubious in nature, some may not even exist (although many clearly do).Regardless, since they are so dubious, no page has been made for them.
The following list includes title, Ed's alleged involvement, source of information, and a link to an eBay search (for the heck of it -ed).
KEY TO SOURCES
RES=Ed's Resume
HRR = Hollywood Rat Race
MM = Muddled Mind
PL = the "Pete LaRoche" issue
FA = fan attribution
NoE = Nightmare of Ecstacy
| Bed Time Talk - movie | Writer | RES | search eBay |
| Escape from Time - movie | Writer | RES | search eBay |
| Flame of Islam - movie | Writer | RES | search eBay |
| The Gunslinger - movie | Writer | HRR | search eBay |
| The Lady's Delimia (Dilemma? -ed.) - TV movie | Writer/Director | RES | search eBay |
| Little Old Lady From Pasadena - TV movie | Writer | RES | search eBay |
| Misty - unfinished movie | Actor | MM | search eBay |
| Morpheus Fiddles Nero - TV movie | Writer | RES | search eBay |
| Outlaw Queen - movie | Writer | PL | search eBay |
| Panty Girls - movie | Director | FA | search eBay |
| Portraits in Murder - movie | Writer | RES | search eBay |
| The Red Skelton Show - TV Show | Bela's dialogue coach | various | search eBay |
| Revenge of the Virgins - movie | Writer | PL | search eBay |
| The Sam Yorty Show - TV program | Director | NoE | search eBay |
| San Diego Harbor - TV movie | Writer/Director | RES | search eBay |
| The Showdown - TV movie | Writer | RES | search eBay |
| Talk Sexy Y'All - movie | Writer | RES | search eBay |
| Thrills in Sports - TV program | Director | NoE | search eBay |
| War Dance - movie | Writer | HRR | search eBay |
| War Drums - TV movie | Writer | RES | search eBay |
| The Wetbacks - movie | Writer | PL | search eBay |
| White Flash - movie | Writer | RES | search eBay |
| The Wicked West - movie | Writer | RES | search eBay |
"Pete LaRoche"
The issue of Pete LaRoche is an interesting one. The name (and a variant, "Peter La Roche") appears on only three movies in the IMDb, all with some sort of connection to Ed. Outlaw Queen and The Wetbacks both feature involvement by Ed's friend and protoge, Ronnie Ashcroft (see The Astounding She-Monster). Revenge of the Virgins features narration by Ed's best friend Kenne Duncan, also features Nona Carver (whose only other work is Take It Out In Trade) and uses the same music used in The Beast of Yucca Flats, which stars Tor Johnson and features Conrad Brooks.
All of this is quite interesting, of course, but doesn't really point directly to Ed. The only problem is, I can find absolutley no information about Pete LaRoche anywhere else. So, for now, my suspicion is that "Pete LaRoche" might just be Ed and his films will be listed here, with the most apocryphal of the apocryphal films.
There is an example of Pete LaRoche's writing to be found at the "Santa Clarita Valley History In Pictures" Web Site. It is a story reprinted from "True West" magazine's June 1971 issue about noted early western filmaker/actor William S. Hart. Follow the link below to read it and judge for yourself if it seems like Ed.
William S. 'Bill' Hart. By PETE LA ROCHE.
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