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Jed Buell (May 21, 1897 - September 29, 1961) was an American film producer, director, and screenwriter who specialized in low-budget B pictures in a variety of subjects including singing cowboy films featuring midgets and black actors.
The Terror of Tiny Town is a 1938 American musical Western film produced by Jed Buell, directed by Sam Newfield and starring Billy Curtis. The film was shot at a sound studio in Hollywood and partly at Placeritos Ranch in Placerita Canyon, California.
Jun 4, 2013 · The story goes that low-budget producer Jedd Buell was inspired to make his magnum opus by an offhand comment from a subordinate: “If this economy drive keeps on, we’ll be using midgets for ...
The film Buell is probably best known for, however, is the bizarre The Terror of Tiny Town (1938), a western featuring an all-midget cast (many of whom went on to play Munchkins in The Wizard of Oz (1939)).
- Producer, Director, Writer
- May 21, 1897
- Jed Buell
- September 29, 1961
Since rights to the original character of Jeff Kincaid were tied up with the original producer, Jed Buell, Kahn and Jeffrey created the character of Bob Blake and introduced his trusty horse Stardusk. The first film produced through this new partnership was Two-Gun Man from Harlem (1938).
The Terror Of Tiny Town (1938) is a musical western starring "Jed Buell's Midgets". According to IMDB, the idea for the picture came about when producer Jed Buell overheard an employee of his production company, Spectrum Pictures, bemoaning the state of the film business and remarking that "if this economy doesn't turn around, we'll have to ...
Feb 25, 2010 · The Terror of Tiny Town (1938) Director: Sam Newfield. Stars: Jed Buell's Midgets. I'm driving the highway to Cinematic Hell in 2010 for the awesome folks at Cinema Head Cheese to post a review a week of the very worst films of all time. These are so bad that they make Uwe Boll look good.
