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I Married a Munchkin

I Married a Munchkin

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Documentary

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

34 mins

Rating

4/10

Release Date

01 January 1994

Country

United States of America

Cast

Carla Beesbor

Carla Beesbor

Dorothy Braid Contest Winner

Amy Garvey

Amy Garvey

Dorothy Braid Contest Winner

Tom Palazzolo

Tom Palazzolo

Himself

Margaret Pellegrini

Margaret Pellegrini

Sleepyhead

Mary Ellen St. Aubin

Mary Ellen St. Aubin

Herself

Patty Swenson

Patty Swenson

Herself

Elizabeth Berrington

Elizabeth Berrington

Herself

Karl 'Karchy' Kosiczky

Karl 'Karchy' Kosiczky

Himself

Ozma Baum Mantele

Ozma Baum Mantele

Ozma

Jerry Maren

Jerry Maren

Himself

Nels P. Nelson

Nels P. Nelson

Himself

Meinhardt Raabe

Meinhardt Raabe

Himself

Betty Tanner

Betty Tanner

Herself

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