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Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Deanna There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

guisreis This would be a quite conventional Western from the 30's and 40's if it were not played by an all-midget cast. There is the good and charming white-hat cowboy who struggles against the mischievous plans of the black-hat villain. The movie starts very boring, but gets better with more action-oriented scenes and a faster pace. Indeed, the action scenes are nice and not ridiculous as one could expect, particularly for a B Western. The goal of being a funny comedy has not been achieved, though. There are lots of musical footage, varying from awful to amusing throughout the film. Watch it in this link: https://archive.org/details/TheTerrorOfTinyTown1938_802

utgard14 Fun little western with an all-midget cast. I first saw clips of this back in the '90s in the Hal Ketchum music video for "Small Town Saturday Night." The plot's pretty standard stuff about cattle rustlers and the like with a Romeo & Juliet romantic subplot. But no one is watching this for the plot. They're watching for the novelty of seeing midgets play cowboys, riding little ponies and such. It's all terribly cute and fun with some nice songs, to boot. Apparently the "Oh my stars & garters" crowd have their knickers in a twist over the exploitation of these midget actors. Whatever. They are all having a good time acting and making a living. No one is humiliated in this and I fail to see how it hurts anyone, living or dead. But you know how some people got to have something to whine about. Anyway, it's a cute little B movie that isn't supposed to be taken too seriously. A nice way to kill an hour.

jrschulz-1 This film borders on being as offensive of some John Water's earliest films. It is as politically incorrect as a production can be, stereotypes midgets, gives one the impression of a town run by five year old kids. I'm left with the impression that the small freaks escaped from the set of a Todd Browning film and decided chuck to horror films in favour of comedy. The problem is that the script is really not comedy, it is a drama; the outrageousness of a wild west town run by midgets is what makes it funny. Picture a film like For a Few Dollars More with the same script and all midgets for actors and you get the idea. This is great theatre of the absurd.

mmka1 Reading the postings here it does appear that one will either hate this offering as insulting and/or laughable or come to appreciate it as something quite unique.Admittedly the dialog and much of its delivery is B movie tedious, yet examining other scripts and performances of the time we find that this is rather standard fare. The acting could certainly have been much more refined (Billy Rhodes, the villain, looked uncomfortable through most of the film), but I have traveled all through the United States, seen plays and musicals put on by more trained actors that were so much worse than this. Some version of this script could have easily found its way into Roy Rogers weekly show.The worst part, for me, was the second musical number in the saloon; sung by Johnnie Fern as Diamond Dolly. I had seen it as a separate clip long before seeing the entire movie - feel free to fast forward here - it is truly embarrassing.Charles Becker as Otto the cook, is a joy to watch.Bill Platt as Jim 'Tex' Preston, was the senior of this group and had been performing for several decades before being well cast as the wealthy loving uncle.Billy Curtis as the hero Buck Lawson, cuts quite a dashing figure, especially during the stagecoach chase; which is dangerous for even a larger stunt man.Two things I found distasteful. First, Yvonne Moray as Nancy Preston running under the desk out of the jail. Second, the swinging doors at the saloon. The top of the doors were placed at the usual height for the period, but length had been reduced (obviously on purpose) to half. These are insults to both the viewer and the players.Not the most horrible thing on screen. I will watch "The Terror of Tiny Town" rather than that audio-visual vomit, "Moulin Rouge!" (2001), any time. What ever your personal opinion of this film please allow that everyone should see it at least once. The greatest question here may not be "who thought that this movie would be a good idea?", but, "why is there a penguin in a barber shop of the old west?"