I Married a Munchkin

The story

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

Cast & crew

Carla Beesbor

Carla BeesborDorothy Braid Contest Winner

Amy Garvey

Amy GarveyDorothy Braid Contest Winner

Tom PalazzoloHimself

Margaret Pellegrini

Margaret PellegriniSleepyhead

Mary Ellen St. Aubin

Mary Ellen St. AubinHerself

Patty Swenson

Patty SwensonHerself

Elizabeth BerringtonHerself

Karl 'Karchy' KosiczkyHimself

Ozma Baum Mantele

Ozma Baum ManteleOzma

Jerry MarenHimself

Nels P. Nelson

Nels P. NelsonHimself

Meinhardt Raabe

Meinhardt RaabeHimself