The Wizard of Oz (1939) - Video Detective

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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

08/11/1939

US Release

08/11/1939

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Cast

Name	Character

Judy Garland	Dorothy Gale
Frank Morgan	The Guard / Professor Marvel / The Gatekeeper / The Carriage Driver / The Wizard of Oz / 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
Margaret Hamilton	The Wicked Witch of the West / Miss Gulch / Elmira Gulch / Wicked Witch of the West
Charley Grapewin	Uncle Henry
Clara Blandick	Auntie Em
Pat Walshe	Nikko

(see additional cast & crew)

Directors

Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Mervyn LeRoy, Norman Taurog, King Vidor, Richard Thorpe

Writers

Irving Brecher, William H. Cannon, Herbert Fields, Arthur Freed, Jack Haley, E.Y. Harburg, Samuel Hoffenstein, Bert Lahr, John Lee Mahin, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Jack Mintz, Ogden Nash, Robert Pirosh, George Seaton, Sid Silvers, Noel Langley, L. Frank Baum, Florence Ryerson, Edgar Allan Woolf

Cast

Name	Character

Judy Garland	Dorothy Gale
Frank Morgan	The Guard / Professor Marvel / The Gatekeeper / The Carriage Driver / The Wizard of Oz / 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
Margaret Hamilton	The Wicked Witch of the West / Miss Gulch / Elmira Gulch / Wicked Witch of the West
Charley Grapewin	Uncle Henry
Clara Blandick	Auntie Em
Pat Walshe	Nikko
Terry	Toto
The Singer Midgets	The Munchkins
Franz Balluck	Munchkin
Charles Becker	Munchkin Mayor
Billy Bletcher	Mayor / Lollipop Guild Member
Candy Candido	Angry Apple Tree
Pinto Colvig	Munchkins
Lewis Croft	Munchkin Soldier
Frank Cucksey	Munchkin
Ken Darby	Munchkinland Mayor

Producers

Name	Role

Mervyn LeRoy	Producer
Arthur Freed	Producer

Editors

Blanche Sewell

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Year	Type	Category	Won

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