I Married a Munchkin

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I Married a Munchkin (1994)

Directed by Tom Palazzolo

Documentary · 34m

Chesterton, Indiana's annual WIZARD OF OZ parade (as well as their many Oz-themed festivities) provides the backdrop for I MARRIED A MUNCHKIN, Tom Palazzolo's study of the life and career of Mary Ellen St. Aubin. Self-described as "normal, but little," Mary Ellen details her early start in show business as a performer in an all-dwarf vaudeville act, her brief appearance in 1946's THREE WISE FOOLS, her 1948 marriage to former Munchkin Parnell St. Aubin and their subsequent retirement from entertainment to run a bar (called the Midget Club) in the South Side of Chicago. Two other former Munchkins (Margaret Pellegrini and Clarence Swensen) briefly appear among the day's revelry. Also included is a postscript (shot some time after the initial film) featuring Mary Ellen briefly describing the original size of her role in THREE WISE FOOLS, which originally featured a line and an ill-fated "flying" effect. - Tom Fritsche

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Cast

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Carla Beesbor Dorothy Braid Contest Winner
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Amy Garvey Dorothy Braid Contest Winner Tom Palazzolo Himself
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Margaret Pellegrini Sleepyhead
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Mary Ellen St. Aubin Herself
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Patty Swenson Herself Elizabeth Berrington Herself Karl 'Karchy' Kosiczky Himself
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Ozma Baum Mantele Ozma Jerry Maren Himself
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Nels P. Nelson Himself
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Meinhardt Raabe Himself

Crew

Director
Tom Palazzolo

Details

Release date
1994-01-01
Runtime
34m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America