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 Wizard of Oz .
Judy Garland. Judy Garland got the role in February of 1938, though the MGM network preferred Shirley Temple.
A clock in his chest. Dorothy saves the Tin Man from rusting when she meets him along the road with a conveniently-placed oil can. She bangs on his chest and hears that he's hollow, and the Tin Man confesses that he has no heart.
L. Frank Baum. Published in 1900, the book was illustrated by William W. Denslow. The initial success of the book prompted Mr. Baum to write thirteen more "Oz" books, narrating all of Dorothy's adventures.
Emerald City. The Wizard lets the Scarecrow rule by virtue of his brains, which he always had, but never believed enough in himself to make use of.
North. The Good Witch of the North is the one who shows Dorothy that she had the power to go home all along. Remember, "there's no place like home"! In the book, Glinda is the Good Witch of the South, and the Good Witch of the North has no name.
Over the Rainbow. The musical duo of Harold Arlen and "Yip" Harburg won three Academy Awards for their music; other than 'Best Song', they also won 'Best Music' and 'Best Original Score'.
Em. Aunt Emily is featured throughout the film as a caring and loving guardian. Whenever Dorothy sees her, Em is always wondering what became of Dorothy, and is worried to the point of tears.
The Witch of the West's broom. The Wizard appears as an all powerful head, but when the four return triumphantly with the Witch's broom, the Toto reveals the Wizard to be an ordinary man. He admits that he's actually a lost traveller from Omaha!
Toto. Toto was illustrated in the L. Frank Baum's first book as a Cairn terrier, though in the rest of the books he's described as a Boston terrier. The movie Toto was played by a Cairn terrier by the name of Terry.
Tin Man. Buddy Ebsen was replaced by Jack Haley due to inhalation of the aluminum makeup that he wore. Epsen suffered a severe allergic reaction to the Aluminum powder used as make-up and had to be hospitalized immediately. The makeup was changed when Haley took over.
Tin Man. He had to drop out of because he was allergic to the aluminum powder.
| When Dorothy meets up with the horses of different colors, how did the producers change the colors of the horses? | We're Off to See the Wizard
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jello crystals. The scenes had to be shot fast because the horses would lick them off.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The movie dropped the 'Wonderful' from the title of the book.
water. 'I'm melting, I'm melting.'
| What was the name of the male dancing group that welcomed Dorothy to munchkin land? | Wizard of Oz
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6. Best picture, best art direction, best song, best musical score, best special effects, best cinematography - color.
| How did author L. Frank Baum come up with the word 'Oz' as the magical place where Dorothy is dropped? | Insider's 'Wizard of Oz'
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from the labels on his file cabinet. His file cabinet was labeled with alphabetical divisions 'A - N' and 'O - Z'; from drawer 2 came the wonderland called Oz.
122, plus 12 children. Instrumental in the search for the 'midgets' was Leo Singer, an impresario who had a troupe of performers, the Singer Midgets. MGM asked Singer to provide approximately 125 'proportonally correct midgets' for the film. Studio records confirm that 122 'midgets' eventually signed contracts, along with 12 children.
| Of the major stars in the movie, which one received the most money for their Wizard of Oz appearance? | Insider's 'Wizard of Oz'
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Ray Bolger. Bolger was paid $3600 per week for a minimum 20 weeks; Morgan and Lahr received $2500 per week for a minimum 20 weeks; Jack Haley received $2250 per week for a minimum 20 weeks.
| Another actor was signed to play the Tin Man, but had to be replaced when he developed a near fatal reaction to the silver makeup. Who was he? | Insider's 'Wizard of Oz'
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Buddy Ebsen. Buddy Ebsen tried several times to tolerate the various formulae the MGM makeup men devised, but his reactions became increasingly severe.
$500 per week for a minimum 20 weeks. Compared to the other principals, Garland's salary was a paltry $500 per week for a minimum of 20 weeks.
| Judy Garland had been signed for another role when the opportunity to play Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz opened up. The producer of the original commitment let her out of her contract. What was the movie? | Insider's 'Wizard of Oz'
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Gone With the Wind . Garland had been signed by David O. Selznick to play Carreen, Scarlett O'Hara's youngest sister, in the immortal Gone With the Wind. She was replaced by Ann Rutherford, from 'Andy Hardy' movie fame.
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