My dad knew a few of the actors in the film and it was one of his favorites. The terror of tiny town 1938 sam newfield synopsis. Enjoyed it, just wished they had built a set in the right size proportions. It is the worlds only musical western with an alldwarf cast. The terror of tiny town is a 1938 american film produced by jed buell, directed by sam newfield, and starring billy curtis. The terror of tiny town 1938 full movie download full hd. 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 pintsized outlaws galloping around on shetland ponies.
The townspeople organize to defeat him, and zany antics. In the old wests tiny town, bat haines little billy rhodes pits two ranching. The terror of tiny town 1938 comedy, musical, western. The terror of tiny town manufactured on demand on movies. Watch the terror of tiny town full movie in hd visit movie 31772 using a conventional western story with an all dwarf cast, the f. Best action jet li hollywood movies latest kong fu tiger films hd duration. An evil gunslinging midget comes to terrorize the good little people of tiny town. With billy curtis, yvonne moray, little billy rhodes, billy platt. The terror of tiny town film complet en votsfr 1938. The year 1938 saw the premiere of a light hearted screwball comedy that failed in its initial release, but has grown in cinematic stature to achieve classic status. The wackiest wagon train in the west fair play the terror of tiny town 1938 starring bob denver and forrest tucker on dvd and.
Comic relief is provided by the foreign cook charles becky, whose kitchen cooks up continual culinary calamity while tiny town s saloon singer nita krebs is a miniature judy garland who delivers indelible interpretations of lew porters soul searching songs. The terror of tiny town 1938 western movie film on dvd. Detailed information about this film is available from the afi. Til 1938 film the terror of tiny town is the worlds only musical western with an all dwarf cast. With wilfrid lawson, bernard lee, arthur wontner, linden travers. Tiny town is a peaceful village until bad guy bat haines little billy rhodes tries to stir up some ranch wars. A mysterious criminal mastermind plots a spectacular gold robbery, then after the robbery is completed he makes sure his gang is caught by the police, keeps the gold and disappears. Please expand the article to include this information. February 22nd, 2005 not yet rated 1 hr 3 min plot summary. The terror of tiny town 1938 the movie database tmdb. Horror freak fest bundle pack mill creek entertainment. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. The film is reasonably entertaining, its pacing is ok. The wackiest wagon train in the west fair play the terror of tiny town.
Films such as the terror of tiny town, glen or glenda, child bride, and teenagers from outer space are featured on this collection of cult movies. This unusual western has all the classic elements usually found in a western of the day but with an alldwarf cast. Sixty of the strangest and most bizarre motion pictures of all time together in one macabre collection. Purchase any 3 of our listings and get another 1 free. After his former accomplices are released from prison, they go searching for their. Simply add items to your basket checkout and ebay will calculate accordingly. Sep 21, 2011 an evil gunslinging midget comes to terrorize the good little people of tiny town the townspeople organize to defeat him and zany antics ensue. Columbia bought the film a few months later, made up a new press book and posters and sent it back out through their own exchanges as a columbia film, just as they had. The townspeople organize to defeat him, and zany antics ensue. Many of the same actors were part of a performing troupe called singers midgets, who also played munchkins in the wizard of oz, released in 1939. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that youve provided to them or that theyve collected from your use of their services. The terror of tiny town 1938 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The terror of tiny town 1938 letterboxd social film. Weird west is a subgenre that combines elements of the western with another genre, usually horror, occult, fantasy, or science fiction dcs weird western tales appeared in the early 1970s and the weird western was further popularized by joe r.
Seeing the cast in a regular size town and using horse size hitching posts was a laugh in itself. Watch hd the terror of tiny town 1938 full streaming with hd quality. Lansdale who is perhaps best known for his tales of the weird west, a genre mixing splatterpunk with alternate history western. Jun 30, 2010 the all midget cast performs the saloon scene in the terror of tiny town 1938. 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, and pintsized cowboys galloping around on shetland ponies while roping calves.
A group of criminals carry out a daring robbery of an armoured van. The terror of tiny town was first released in 1938 through the various indie exchanges around the country that handled films from the likes of jed buell, spectrum, et al. Its actually no worse than most other bwesterns of the time. Please make sure that you are posting in the form of a question. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. Terror of tiny town manufactured on demand on tcm shop. Your skin will crawl and youll jump out of your seat when watching this creepy collection of movies. With billy curtis, yvonne moray, little billy rhodes, bill platt, john bambury, joseph herbst, charles becker, nita krebs, george ministeri, karl casitzky, johnnie ferr, w. The all midget cast performs the saloon scene in the terror of tiny town 1938. Once it actually begins, were thrown straight into a musical number at b armstrongs, the local blacksmiths shop, where the voices of all those munchkins, i mean the citizens of tiny town, chirp away behind the overdubbed voice of the singing. The terror of tiny town 1938 western movie film on dvd ebay. The terror of tiny town 1938 tiny saloon scene youtube.
Hd the terror of tiny town 1938 full streaming full. But frankenstein island, warrens last film, is a different matter altogether. This nowinfamous cult favorite unfolds like a typical hollywood western from the 1930s except that the cast is comprised ent. Its the worlds only musical western with an allmidget cast. Producer jed buell was inspired after overhearing an employee remark if this economic dive keeps going, well be using midgets as actors. Rts regular contributor michael adams has a pretty good idea. The worlds only allmidget western musical, which automatically makes it the greatest film its type. An evil gunslinging midget comes to terrorize the good little people of tiny town the townspeople organize to defeat him and zany antics. Approved 1h 2min western 1 december 1938 usa an evil gunslinging midget comes. My girlfriend and i watched it from a dvd set that has nineteen other movies on it, and so far this is the. Yes, the acting is not at all the best and its occasionally awkward, but the cast seems very aware that they are in a western spoof and that they have a rare opportunity of complete focus on them.
An evil gunslinging midget comes to terrorize the good little people of tiny townthe townspeople organize to defeat him and zany antics ensue. The film does have a couple of good comedic moments but overall one feels guilty about having any enjoyment out of such an exploitive film. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Columbia pictures 1938 usa theatrical astor pictures corporation 1940 usa theatrical rerelease directed by sam newfield written by fred myton, clarence marks. Download the terror of tiny town movie full movie high quality. The film starts off with a weird introduction with the hero and the villain boasting who will come out the bigger star after the movie is shown.
This article is missing information about the film s production, theatrical release, and legacy. He hopes the feuding families will kill each other, thus leaving their land free. Best western aventure tv films complet francais 124,037 views 1. The film was filmed at a sound studio in hollywood and partly at placeritos ranch in placerita canyon, california. Classic western the only film with a entire little people cast is. Some of these movies are so strange you dont know whether to laugh from nervousness or from the absurdity.
The terror of tiny town 1938 directed by sam newfield. Dec 05, 2015 classic western the only film with a entire little people cast is. The film is reasonably entertaining, its pacing is ok and, actually, i find the whole thing to be on the cute side. The terror of tiny town the grindhouse cinema database. No one need suffer through the incredible petrified world or the wild world of batwoman. Til 1938 film the terror of tiny town is the worlds. I think everyone should see this movie at least once. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world.
Two of the criminals are betrayed by the mastermind of the operation. This film is, as far as is known, the worlds only western with an all littleperson cast. The terror of tiny town is a 1938 american western film produced by jed buell, directed by sam newfield, and starring billy curtis. Buell, who produced the first allblack western, harlem on the prairie 1937, wanted to create another novelty film that would capture the publics attention. This article needs additional citations for verification. Original columbia pictures scene lobby card 11x14 for the sam newfield western musical comedy, the terror of tiny town 1938 starring billy curtis, yvonne moray, little billy rhodes, and billy platt. Comic relief is provided by the foreign cook charles becky, whose kitchen cooks up continual culinary calamity while tiny towns saloon singer nita krebs is a miniature judy garland who delivers indelible interpretations of lew porters soul searching songs.
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