Wizard of Oz
1939
Director: Victor Fleming
Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale
Billie Burke as Glinda
Ray Bolger as Scarecrow
Bert Lahr as Lion
Jack Haley as Tin Man
A most beloved story written by L Frank Baum, the Wizard of
Oz was the first film to be both black & white and color film.
The dull
Kansas prairie offers little to the imagination of young Dorothy Gale. But
following a cyclone, the girl travels to the colorful place called Oz. She
becomes obsessed with going home.
Dorothy Gale meets Glinda the Good who recommends the girl
travel on the yellow brick road to the Emerald City to meet the Wizard. Along
the way, Dorothy finds help in the form of a Scarecrow, Tin Man and Lion. The
foursome battles the Wicked Witch of the West to find their way to their hearts
desire. In Dorothy’s case, she returns home.
More Information:
Jack Haley http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Haley
Judy Garland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Garland
Bert Lahr http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_Lahr
Ray Bolger http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Bolger
Billie Burke http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billie_Burke
4 comments:
Can't beat Somewhere Over the Rainbow. I still get creeped out by the flying monkeys.
Classic, best film ever
One of the few classics one can never forget. Thanks for sharing.
My appreciation of the movie dropped the more I came to adore Baum's original stories. There's a wit about them that Garland's adventures simply don't capture.
One of the classics, and I also loved the spin-off musical, Wicked.
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