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In this charming film based on the popular L. Frank Baum novel, Dorothy and her dog Toto are caught in a tornado's path and somehow end up in the land of Oz. Here she encounters some memorable friends and foes in her journey to meet the Wizard of Oz who everyone says can help her return home and possibly grant her new friends their goals of a brain, heart and courage.
Original Release
08/15/1939
US Release
08/25/1939
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Judy Garland | Dorothy Gale |
Frank Morgan | The Guard / Professor Marvel / The Gatekeeper / The Carriage Driver / The Wizard of Oz |
Ray Bolger | The Scarecrow / 'Hunk' / Hunk / Scarecrow |
Bert Lahr | 'Zeke' / The Cowardly Lion / Zeke / Cowardly Lion |
Jack Haley | 'Hickory' / The Tin Man / Hickory / Tin Man |
Billie Burke | Glinda / Glinda the Good Witch of the North |
Margaret Hamilton | The Wicked Witch of the West / Miss Gulch / Wicked Witch of the West |
Charley Grapewin | Uncle Henry |
Pat Walshe | Nikko |
Clara Blandick | Auntie Em |
Directors
Writers
Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, Edgar Allan Woolf, L. Frank Baum, Arthur Freed, Irving Brecher, William H. Cannon, Herbert Fields, E.Y. Harburg, Samuel Hoffenstein, John Lee Mahin, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Jack Mintz, Ogden Nash, Robert Pirosh, George Seaton, Sid Silvers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Judy Garland | Dorothy Gale |
Frank Morgan | The Guard / Professor Marvel / The Gatekeeper / The Carriage Driver / The Wizard of Oz |
Ray Bolger | The Scarecrow / 'Hunk' / Hunk / Scarecrow |
Bert Lahr | 'Zeke' / The Cowardly Lion / Zeke / Cowardly Lion |
Jack Haley | 'Hickory' / The Tin Man / Hickory / Tin Man |
Billie Burke | Glinda / Glinda the Good Witch of the North |
Margaret Hamilton | The Wicked Witch of the West / Miss Gulch / Wicked Witch of the West |
Charley Grapewin | Uncle Henry |
Pat Walshe | Nikko |
Clara Blandick | Auntie Em |
Terry | Toto |
The Singer Midgets | The Munchkins |
Gladys W. Allison | Munchkin |
John Ballas | Munchkin |
Franz Balluck | Munchkin |
Josefine Balluck | Munchkin |
John T. Bambury | Munchkin |
Dorothy Barrett | Emerald City Manicurist |
Amelia Batchelor | Ozmite |
Charles Becker | Munchkin Mayor |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Arthur Freed | Producer |
Mervyn LeRoy | Producer |
Editors
Trailers
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Behind the Scenes
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1940 | Oscar | Best Picture | Nominated |
1940 | Oscar | Best Cinematography, Color | Nominated |
1940 | Oscar | Best Art Direction | Nominated |
1940 | Oscar | Best Effects, Special Effects | Nominated |
1940 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Won |
1940 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Score | Won |