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The Terror of Tiny Town is a 1938 American film produced by Jed Buell, directed by Sam Newfield, and starring Billy Curtis. It is the world's only musical Western with an all-midget cast. The film was filmed at a sound studio in Hollywood and partly at Placeritos Ranch in Placerita Canyon, California. The inspiration of the film came when Jed Buell overheard an employee jokingly say “If this economic dive keeps going, we’ll be using midgets as actors”.
Using a conventional Western story with an all dwarf cast, the filmmakers were able to showcase gags such as cowboys entering the local saloon by walking under the swinging doors, climbing into cupboards to retrieve items, and midget cowboys galloping around on Shetland ponies while roping calves.
Original Release
12/01/1938
US Release
12/01/1938
Cast
Name | Character |
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Billy Curtis | The Hero (Buck Lawson) |
Yvonne Moray | The Girl (Nancy Preston) |
'Little Billy' Rhodes | The Villain (Bat Haines) (as Little Billy) / The Villain (Bat Haines) |
Billy Platt | The Rich Uncle (Jim 'Tex' Preston) (as Bill Platt) / The Rich Uncle (Jim 'Tex' Preston) |
John T. Bambury | The Ranch Owner (Pop Lawson) (as John Bambury) / The Ranch Owner (Pop Lawson) |
Joseph Herbst | The Sheriff |
Charles Becker | The Cook (Otto) |
Nita Krebs | The Vampire (Nita, the dance hall girl) |
George Ministeri | The Blacksmith (Armstrong) |
Karl 'Karchy' Kosiczky | The Barber (Sammy) (as Karl Casitzky) / The Barber (Sammy) |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Billy Curtis | The Hero (Buck Lawson) |
Yvonne Moray | The Girl (Nancy Preston) |
'Little Billy' Rhodes | The Villain (Bat Haines) (as Little Billy) / The Villain (Bat Haines) |
Billy Platt | The Rich Uncle (Jim 'Tex' Preston) (as Bill Platt) / The Rich Uncle (Jim 'Tex' Preston) |
John T. Bambury | The Ranch Owner (Pop Lawson) (as John Bambury) / The Ranch Owner (Pop Lawson) |
Joseph Herbst | The Sheriff |
Charles Becker | The Cook (Otto) |
Nita Krebs | The Vampire (Nita, the dance hall girl) |
George Ministeri | The Blacksmith (Armstrong) |
Karl 'Karchy' Kosiczky | The Barber (Sammy) (as Karl Casitzky) / The Barber (Sammy) |
Fern Formica | Diamond Dolly (as Johnnie Fern) / Diamond Dolly |
William H. O'Docharty | The Old Soak (as W.H. O'Docharty) / The Old Soak |
Jed Buell's Midgets | Cast |
Franz Balluck | Villager |
Josefine Balluck | Villager |
Christine Buresh | Villager |
Lida Buresh | Villager |
Jerry Maren | Townsperson |
August Clarence Swenson | Preacher |
Marie Winters | Villager |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jed Buell | Producer |
Abe Meyer | Producer |
Bert Sternbach | Producer |