I Married a Munchkin
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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
Status: Released
Released Date: 1994-01-01
Runtime: 34 mins
Director: Tom Palazzolo
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary
Original title: I Married a Munchkin
Production Companies:
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Carla Beesbor
Amy Garvey
Tom Palazzolo
Margaret Pellegrini
Mary Ellen St. Aubin
Patty Swenson
Elizabeth Berrington
Karl 'Karchy' Kosiczky
Ozma Baum Mantele
Jerry Maren
Nels P. Nelson
Meinhardt Raabe
Betty Tanner
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