I Married a Munchkin (1994)
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
Director: Tom Palazzolo
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Carla Beesbor as Dorothy Braid Contest Winner |
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Amy Garvey as Dorothy Braid Contest Winner |
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Tom Palazzolo as Himself |
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Margaret Pellegrini as Sleepyhead |
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Mary Ellen St. Aubin as Herself |
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Patty Swenson as Herself |
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Elizabeth Berrington as Herself |
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Karl 'Karchy' Kosiczky as Himself |
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Ozma Baum Mantele as Ozma |
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Jerry Maren as Himself |
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Nels P. Nelson as Himself |
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Meinhardt Raabe as Himself |
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Betty Tanner as Herself |
| Sound | Mike Colligan | Music |
| Directing | Tom Palazzolo | Director |
