The Pen Pal

by Jesse Coffey

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GRIFFON KINGDOM
The Present

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We zoom in to a street in this city, where a friendly-looking Griffon can be seen. The griffon calls out for his son. "Gregor! Gregor! Gregor" he shouts; adding to his shouting, he says something in German. Gregor naturally replies in German too. He explains, "Hello! Hello! My name is Gregor. That's my father, Lewis. You can see his store at the back of him."

We come into his house where we see somegriffon by the name of Garbo. Garbo is Gregor's cat kid. Garbo didn't do her homework last night and he believes that the family's schoolteacher, Drex, is going to make him check parking meters in Martinique if he doesn't do what he says. And Garbo doesn't know how to drive yet.

We are interrupted by another German-speaking Griffon. Gregor reminds us kindly, "Please ignore her for she has no place in this sequence."

This is none other than Gregor's big sister, Gretel. Gretel eyes Gregor's little lamb toy.

"Look! Old Mr. Gregor had a farm, E I E I O! And on his--"

"Gretel!" Gregor shouts to the giggling girl.

Gregor states, "Uh, um...well...this is my big sister. The farm animal toys that I have are not the focus of this picture though."

Garbo says, "Please go ask her teacher, 'Cheery Flowers', if she knows the answer to the numbers 8, 10, and 12." Gregor replies, "'Cheery Flowers' is not her teacher's name, you idiot!"

Author's Note:

COLUMBIA PICTURES
presents

a film from
JESSE COFFEY PRODUCTIONS (UK) LIMITED.

LLOYD BERRELL

CLAUDE RAINS

in

THE PEN PAL

COPYRIGHT © 1969 COLUMBIA PICTURES CORPORATION, LTD. AND JESSE COFFEY PRODUCTIONS (UK) LIMITED
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

with
JAMES EDWARDS
FRED O'NEAL
ALVIN CHILDRESS
ISABELLE COOLEY
EILEEN HARLEY
TRACY REED
ANN LYNN
ISSAC JONES
HENRY SCOTT
CLAIRE LEYBA
ROSETTA le NOIRE
DOUGLAS LODGE
TORI NELSON

photography by CHRISTOPHER CHALLIS, b.s.c.
production design MICHAEL STRINGER
film editing RALPH E. WINTERS
BERT BATES
associate producer CECIL E. FORD
production manager DENIS JOHNSON
assistant director DEREK CRACKNELL
camera operator AUSTIN DEMPSTER
costume design MARGARET FURSE
sound recordists JOHN BRAMALL
J.B. SMITH
sound editing TEDDY MASON
continuity CONNIE WILLIS
colour TECHNICOLOR®
filmed in PANAVISION®
titles and opticals by MGM
approved no. 22047

motion picture association of America

music and ''Daring Do theme'' arranged by
ORSON BELVITA

''Daring Do theme'' composed by
DANIEL INGRAM

written - produced - directed by
JESSE COFFEY