The Terror of Tiny Town (1938)
Directed by Sam Newfield
Genres - Western, Musical |
Sub-Genres - Musical Western, Traditional Western |
Release Date - Dec 1, 1938 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 62 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Brian Gusse
This film is, as far as is known, the world's only Western with an all little-person cast. The conventional plot -- about a cowboy helping out a beautiful ranch owner menaced by local thugs -- is an excuse for the filmmakers to show cowboys entering the local saloon by walking under the swinging doors and pint-sized outlaws galloping around on Shetland ponies. Many of these same actors were part of a performing troupe called Singer's Midgets, who also played Munchkins in The Wizard of Oz, released in 1939.
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bad-guy, cowboy, good-guy, midget, range-war