The Terror of Tiny Town (1938)

Directed by

Sam Newfield

Genre

comedy film, Western film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 02m

Rating

3.5 of 10 from 32 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A musical Western comedy about cowboys and outlaws in a small frontier town. The entire cast is made up of little people, which leads to humorous gags like riding Shetland ponies and walking under saloon doors.

campywhimsicalabsurdgimmickylightheartedsillycheesylow-budget

What happens

The Terror of Tiny Town is a 1938 American musical Western film produced by Jed Buell, directed by Sam Newfield and starring Billy Curtis. The film was shot at a sound studio in Hollywood and partly at Placeritos Ranch in Placerita Canyon, California. The inspiration came when 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 dwarf cowboys galloping around on Shetland ponies while roping calves. It is considered to be one of the worst films ever made. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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