| The Terror of Tiny Town | |
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| Directed by | Sam Newfield |
| Written by | Clarence Marks (additional dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Fred Myton |
| Produced by | Jed Buell |
| Starring | Billy Curtis |
| Cinematography | Mack Stengler |
| Edited by | Martin G. Cohn Richard G. Wray |
| Music by | Edward Kilenyi |
Production company | Jed Buell Productions |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $100,000 |
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.[1] The inspiration came when Buell overheard an employee jokingly say "If this economic dive keeps going, we'll be using midgets as actors".[2]
Using a conventional Western story with an all-diminutive 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.