Research Catalog

Title

The Wizard of Oz [videorecording]

Publication

1989.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Garland, Judy
• Bolger, Ray
• Lahr, Bert, 1895-1967
• Haley, Jack, 1897-1979
• Burke, Billie, 1885-1970
• Hamilton, Margaret, 1902-1985
• Ebsen, Buddy, 1908-2003
• Rooney, Mickey
• Morgan, Frank, 1890-1949
• Harburg, E. Y. (Edgar Yipsel), 1896-1981
• Connolly, Bobby
• Berkeley, Busby, 1895-1976
• Adrian, 1903-1959.
• Fleming, Victor, 1889-1949
• LeRoy, Mervyn, 1900-1987
• Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919.
• Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986.

Description

1 videocassette. 119 min. : sd. color, with b&w sequences. NTSC.; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Note

• 50th anniversary limited edition. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1939 by by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Re-released in 1989 as a videocassette by MGM/UA Home Video, Culver City, with additional footage edited from the original film.
• Close-captioned for the hearing impaired.
• Producer: Mervyn LeRoy. Director: Victor Fleming.
• Choreography: Bobby Connolly. Music: Harold Arlen. Lyrics: E. Y. Harburg. Screenplay: Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, and Edgar Allan Woolf, based on the book by L. Frank Baum. Adaptation: Noel Langley. Art direction: Cedric Gibbons. Costumes: Adrian.

Performer (note)

• Judy Garland (Dorothy), Frank Morgan (Professor Marvel/Wizard), Ray Bolger (Hunk/Scarecrow), Bert Lahr (Zeke/Lion), Jack Haley (Hickory/Tin woodman), Billie Burke (Glinda), Margaret Hamilton (Miss Gulch/Wicked witch), Charley Grapewin (Uncle Henry), Clara Blandick (Auntie Em), Munchkins, others.

Contents

CONTENTS: Commercial for fabric softener, with children costumed as characters from the film (approx. 2 min.). -- The wizard of Oz (approx. 104 min.). Prologue and epilogue in sepia tones. Dance contents include: "Ding! dong! the witch is dead," perf. by the Munchkins; "We're off to see the wizard," first perf. by Garland and Munchkins, later reprised with other characters; "If I only had a brain," perf. by Bolger and Garland [a longer version of this dance appears in the special collector's supplement]; "If I only had a heart," perf. by Haley. -- Special collector's supplement (approx. 13 min.). Includes: Theatrical promotional trailer for the 1955 re-release of the film. Cavalcade of the Academy Awards, February 29, 1940: Bob Hope introduces Mickey Rooney, who in turn introduces Garland. Texas promotional trailer, 1938 (b&w): Informal footage of Bolger, Lahr, and Buddy Ebsen, originally slated to play the Tin woodman. "If I only had a heart," sung by Ebsen, illustrated by stills. "The jitterbug": Dress rehearsal, filmed by Harold Arlen, of a number (perf. by Garland, Lahr, Bolger, and Ebsen) that was later deleted from the film. "If I only had a brain," choreographed by Busby Berkeley, danced by Bolger with Garland.

Call Number

*MGZIA 4-1334

OCLC

NYPY926003219-F

Title

The Wizard of Oz [videorecording]

Imprint

1989.

Cast

Judy Garland (Dorothy), Frank Morgan (Professor Marvel/Wizard), Ray Bolger (Hunk/Scarecrow), Bert Lahr (Zeke/Lion), Jack Haley (Hickory/Tin woodman), Billie Burke (Glinda), Margaret Hamilton (Miss Gulch/Wicked witch), Charley Grapewin (Uncle Henry), Clara Blandick (Auntie Em), Munchkins, others.

Local Subject

Motion pictures. Wizard of Oz.

Trailers and promo's.

Added Author

Garland, Judy, actor.

Bolger, Ray, actor.

Lahr, Bert, 1895-1967, actor.

Haley, Jack, 1897-1979, actor.

Burke, Billie, 1885-1970, actor.

Hamilton, Margaret, 1902-1985, actor.

Ebsen, Buddy, 1908-2003, actor.

Rooney, Mickey.

Morgan, Frank, 1890-1949, actor.

Harburg, E. Y. (Edgar Yipsel), 1896-1981, lyricist.

Connolly, Bobby, choreographer.

Berkeley, Busby, 1895-1976, choreographer.

Adrian, 1903-1959. Costume designer

Fleming, Victor, 1889-1949, film director.

LeRoy, Mervyn, 1900-1987, film producer.

Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919. Wizard of Oz.

Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986. Composer

Research Call Number

*MGZIA 4-1334