The Terror of Tiny Town

Sam Newfield
1938

A western with an all "little people" cast! Despite the diminutive players this clunker has very little to offer with a tired Yojimbo meets Romeo and Juliet plot, grating musical numbers, and the occasional taste of dopey comedy. If anything this picture will remind you of how funny ponies are - whether galloping across ranchland or just tied up outside, ponies are silly looking animals. I spent half the film trying to figure out if the intense prune wrinkles on the rival ranch owner were real or makeup, and was disturbed by the conclusion that they were in fact real. It's also a little surprising that given the decidedly light nature of picture, some characters are brutally gunned down and killed. This one's got novelty going for it, but little else.