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Populating Munchkinland for "The Wizard of Oz"

Populating Munchkinland for "The Wizard of Oz"

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Harry Earles, Jerry Maren, Jackie Gerlich | "The Wizard Oz" (1939)

Harry Earles, Jerry Maren, Jackie Gerlich | "The Wizard Oz" (1939)

Harry Earles, Jerry Maren, Jackie Gerlich, Judy Garland | "The Wizard Oz" (1939)
Billie Burke, Judy Garland | "The Wizard Oz" (1939)
Judy Garland, & Munchkins | "The Wizard Oz" (1939)
Ardith Dondanville & Munchkins | "The Wizard Oz" (1939)
Judy Garland, & Munchkins | "The Wizard Oz" (1939)

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The last eight surviving Munchkins from "The Wizard of Oz" share their memories in this 1993 documentary hosted by Oz historian John Fricke.

Cinema Video Production presents the behind the scenes search, training and performance that supported Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Classic Family Adventure Fantasy, "The Wizard of Oz" (1939).

Producers: Mervyn LeRoy
Directors: Victor Fleming, George Cukor
Screenplay: Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, Edgar Allan Woolf
Music: Harold Arlen and E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, Herbert Stothart
Cinematography: Harold Rosson

This fascinating documentary reveals the experiences of Munchkins: Lewis Croft, Jerry Maren, Nels Nelson, Margaret Pellegrini, Meinhardt Raabe, Karl Slover, Clarence Swansen, and Betty Tanner, among others, from their first casting, through to the wonderful and unforgettable performances they gave us in "The Wonderful Land of Oz".

Posted on YouTube by: Jimmy Allen Junior


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