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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 210

The Terror of Tiny Town

193862 minUnited States

Western Musical

Video edition: YouTube
Original language: English
This copy runs: 61:14
Subtitles: English

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Synopsis

Missing calves alert a rancher's son to cattle thieves operating nearby. The gang uses deception to turn neighbouring ranches against one another. Songs and comic interruptions accompany a conventional Western struggle over property, suspicion and justice.

Cast

Billy Curtis

The Hero (Buck Lawson)

Little Billy Rhodes

The Villain (Bat Haines) (as Little Billy)

John T. Bambury

The Ranch Owner (Pop Lawson) (as John Bambury)

Charlie Becker

The Cook (Otto)

DirectorsSam Newfield

Historical context

The production marketed its cast of performers with dwarfism as a novelty and built jokes around their stature. That framing is central to understanding its place in exploitation entertainment and the limited roles offered to these actors.

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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.

Photograph credit

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Billy Curtis — unknown (Jed Buell Prod./Columbia Pictures) · Public domain
Charlie Becker — Harris & Ewing, photographer · Public domain

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