In a spoof on the silent film "The Covered Wagon" (1923), a girl finds herself kidnapped, and her friends set out to save her..


Should you watch The Pie-Covered Wagon tonight? Only if you want to see what toddler fever dreams from 1932 looked like. 🤠 If you love weird film history, you will be totally fascinated. If kids in diapers throwing dirt and pies makes you uncomfortable, skip it immediately. This is part of those infamous "Baby Burle...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

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"Should you watch The Pie-Covered Wagon tonight? Only if you want to see what toddler fever dreams from 1932 looked like. 🤠 If you love weird film history, you will be totally fascinated. If kids in diapers throwing dirt and pies makes you uncomfortable, skip it immediately. This is part of those infamous "Baby Burlesks" shorts. It is basically a spoof of the famous silent epic, but cast entirely with toddlers. Shirley Temple is here, barely three years old, wearing a bonnet and a diaper pinn..."
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