The Wizard of Oz -1939- Directed by Victor Fleming - Starring Judy Garland - Run Time 93 Minutes - Available on Amazon Prime Video
The Wizard of Oz is one of the most beloved of all films. The highly successful release of Wicked will bring a new set of viewers to The Wizard of Oz.
Dorothy Gale,a Kansas farm girl who dreams of a land "somewhere over the rainbow." Dorothy's dream comes true when she, her dog, Toto, and her family's house are transported by a tornado to a bright and magical world unlike anything she has seen before. The film while in Kansas is in black and white but upon arrival in Oz it is transformed into beautiful colors
Unfortunately, she makes a mortal enemy of a wicked witch when the house falls on the hag's sister. Now, befriended by a scarecrow without a brain, a tin man with no heart and a cowardly lion—and protected by a pair of enchanted ruby slippers—Dorothy sets off along a yellow brick road for the Emerald City to beseech the all-powerful Wizard of Oz for his help to return home.
Winner of Academy Awards for the classic song, "Over The Rainbow" and for "Best Score," the family classic also received an Oscar nomination for "Best Picture." A special Oscar for "the best juvenile performer of the year" was awarded to Judy Garland.
Cast of The Wizard of Oz
Judy Garland ... Dorothy Gale
Frank Morgan.... Professor Marvel/ Doorman/ Cabbie/The Wizard of Oz
Ray Bolger ... Hunk/The Scarecrow
Jack Haley.... Hickory/The Tin Man
Bert Lahr.... Zeke/The Cowardly Lion
Billie Burke.... Glinda, the Good Witch of the North
Margaret Hamilton .... Miss Almira Gulch/ Wicked Witch of the West
Charley Grapewin.... Uncle Henry Gale
Clara Blandick.... Aunt Emily 'Auntie Em' Gale
Pat Walshe.... Nikko, the Wicked Witch's Head Winged Monkey
Charles Becker.... Mayor of Munchkin City
Mitchell Lewis.... Captain of the Winkie Guard
Watch it alone or bring your family together to watch, The Wizard of Oz is a pure joy.
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