Who is your favorite of Dorothy’s three friends, and why? He seems so sweet and caring, plus I love his costume! My personal favorite of Dorothy’s special trio is the gentle Tin Man. When Jack Haley played the Tin man, he used a falsetto voice throughout the movie. One more piece of The Wizard of Oz trivia: Much of the information in this blog post came from my personal knowledge, or the website below. The Head Winkie was played by Mitchell Lewis, who had a long career in films, beginning with silent movies. Pat Walshe, the Flying Monkey, was an actor from Vaudeville days. The name Nikko, coming from the name of a Japanese town which has a shrine for the famous Hear No Evil/See No Evil/Speak No Evil monkeys. My research revealed that Nikko’s identity is that of the head Or the Captain Winkie of the Wicked Witch? The Wizard of Oz fans about the true identity of Nikko. It seems that there was some mild controversy among The Scarecrow is carrying a pistol when they are in the Haunted Forrest.Īnd I wondered, just who was Nikko mentioned in the ending credits? The other scenes in the movie that refer to the Golden Cap were deleted. The cap has special powers, which allows whoever is wearing it, to summon the Oz’s Flying Monkeys. Frank Baum’s first Oz book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, published in 1900. (After some research, I found that this object is the magical Golden Cap from L. The Flying Monkey hands it to the Wicked Witch. I saw a gold item in the castle scene, just after Dorothy and her friends find themselves in the poppy field. When filming was wrapped, the rubber piece had imprinted a pattern of lines on Bolger’s face, that took over a year to disappear.) (The Scarecrow/Ray Bolger’s face make-up consisted of a rubber prosthetic with a woven pattern, like burlap. I could see the lines of the Scarecrow’s face, for the first time. There were a few things that I noticed for the first time, thanks to the Note-The first two photos in this section were taken at the actual showing of The Wizard of Oz on the big screen, (Fun Fact for Ya- Judy Garland’s Dorothy was the inspiration for the character of Mary Ann on Gilligan’s Island (1964),Īnd The Three Stooges, Curly Howard, was Bert Lahr’s inspiration for the role of the Lion.) Rogers, in 1975, on his PBS children’s program and discussed herĪnd the greens of the Art Deco decorated Emerald City were greener. I found this sweet clip from when she joined Mr. (Fun Fact for ya-Margaret Hamilton, who played the Wicked Witch, was a former Kindergarten teacher. (Fun Fact for Ya- The snow used in this scene was 100% industrial For a clip with a quick view of the dress, click here )ĭid you know that Billie Burke was 53 years old when she was given the role of Glinda! (Fun Fact for Ya- Glinda the Good Witch’s dress was originally worn by Jeanette MacDonald in the 1936 black and white film, San Francisco. Glinda’s dress was pinker and more glittery, The yellow brick road was a brighter yellow, The ruby slippers were redder, and sparkled more, Which means that until 1968, when our family bought a color TV set, I saw The Wizard of Oz in entirely black and white.(Just in case you missed it, the beginning of the film is in sepia tones, and changes to color when Dorothy arrives in Oz.) The thing that struck me the most when watching the movie in the theatre that night, was just how vibrant the color in this film is… Seeing the opening in the original sepia tones.īeing a child of the 1960’s (well, actually I was born in 1958), I grew up with black and white television. I was giddy with excitement as the credits to the movie began to roll. The answer to this TCM trivia question is “B”. Settling into our seats that evening, the previews began, complete with fun The Wizard of Oz trivia questions. Turner Classic Movie’s Wizard of Oz announcement I quickly bought tickets for the January 14th, evening showing,even bribing (with a promise of movie popcorn and drink) my 20-year old son to go along with me. Seeing this ageless movie in an actual movie setting, and upon a big screen, had been on my wish-list for a long time. It was with excitement that I received Turner Classic Movie’s invitation to attend a showing of The Wizard of Oz on the large screen. Unlike today, where one can watch most any movie with the slip of a dvd into the player, or the click of a computer button, back then if you missed the yearly showing, it was an entire year for a chance to see it again.ĭick Van Dyke, with the help of his three oldest children, introduced the 1961 telecast of “The Wizard of Oz”. Its annual showing was the high water mark of the kid television world in the 1960’s. The Wizard of Oz! I love it! This 1939 movie classic has been a favorite of mine since childhood. Here I am, very excited to see The Wizard of Oz on the big screen! We’re Off to See the Wizard (of Oz movie)…
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