Question: where did they get all the midgets for wizard of oz

title: Munchkin
text: The following is a list of actors who portrayed the Munchkins in the 1939 film . Most of the dwarfs hired were acquired for MGM by Leo Singer , the proprietor of Singer 's Midgets . A Daily Variety news story from August 17 , 1938 stated that 124 munchkins had been signed on to play the munchkins , however modern sources place the number either at 122 or 124 . An additional dozen or so child actresses of average size were hired to make up for the shortage of little people that the studio found to appear in the film . At least one munchkin actor named Dale Paullin ( stage name : `` Paul Dale '' ) did not make the final cut for the movie . 

Answer: answer: Most of the dwarfs hired were acquired for MGM by Leo Singer, the proprietor of Singer's Midgets.  An additional dozen or so child actresses of average size were hired to make up for the shortage of little people.