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The Wizard of Oz (1939)

One of the most beloved films, The Wizard of Oz is used as a metaphor for all things, but most of all as a reminder to all of us that we all have the power to change our own lives in our own backyard whether we think we lack the courage, heart, or the intellect to empower themselves.

Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland), young girl from Kansas gets caught in a 'twister' and whirls into the land of Oz, which she believes 'must be over the rainbow.' On her journey to find her way back home, she meets a scarecrow (Ray Bolger), tinman (Jack Haley), and cowardly lion (Bert Lahr) all looking for something that makes them feel incomplete. Each has to find each quality within themselves in order for everyone to make it through the journey--facing their fears as well a wicked witch and an elusive wizard.

Garland Performances

Over the Rainbow
Music by Harold Arlen
Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
Performed by Judy Garland

Munchkinland Medley
Music by Harold Arlen
Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
Performed by Judy Garland, Lorraine Bridges (dubbingfor Billie Burke), The King's Men Octet, The Debutantes, Billy Bletcher, Pinto Colvig, Delos Jewkes, Abe Dinovitch, Betty Rome, Carol Tevis, Lois Clements, Zari Elmassian, Nick Angelo, Robert Bradford and Virgil Johanson (dubbing for the Munchkins)

If I Only Had a Brain
Music by Harold Arlen
Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
Performed by Judy Garland and Ray Bolger

We're Off to See the Wizard
Music by Harold Arlen
Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
Sung and danced by Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, and Bert Lahr (Buddy Epsen can also be heard).

If I Only Had the Nerve
Music by Harold Arlen
Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
Sung and danced by Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, and Bert Lahr (Buddy Epsen can also be heard).

The Merry Old Land of Oz
Music by Harold Arlen
Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
Performed by Frank Morgan, Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley,
Bert Lahr and Emerald City Workers

Recordings

Over The Rainbow
Recording Date: July 28, 1939
Label: Decca

The Jitterbug
Recording Date: July 28, 1939
Label: Decca

Munchkinland Part I
Recording Date: July 29, 1939
Label: Decca

Munchkinland Part II
Recording Date: July 29, 1939
Label: Decca

If I Only Had A Brain
Recording Dates: July 29, 1939
Label: Decca

If I Only Had A Heart
Recording Date:July 29, 1939
Label: Decca

The Merry Old Land Of Oz
Recording Date: July 29, 1939
Label: Decca

We're Off To See The Wizard
Recording Date: July 29, 1939
Label: Decca

Radio Productions

Program: Lux Radio Theatre
Aired: December 25, 1950
Download from this episode from Archive.org here.

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Availability

Resources

The Wizard of Oz on IMDb
The Wizard of Oz at the Judy Garland Database

Fast Facts

No munkins committed suicide during the making of this film. It's a myth--what can be seen is one of the exotic birds in the scene lifting it's wings.

Lines to Remember

Dorothy: Some place where there isn't any trouble--do you suppose there is such a place, Toto? It's not a place you can get to by boat or by train. It's far, far away--behind the moon, beyond the rain.
(Submitted by Lyndsylee Spence)

Dorothy: Toto, I have a feeling we're in Kansas anymore....we must be over the rainbow.
(Submitted by Lyndsylee Spence)

Glinda: Are you a good witch or a bad witch?
Dorothy: Who me? I'm not any witch at all. I'm Dorothy Gale from kansas.
Glinda: Well, is that the witch?
Dorothy: Who, Toto? Toto's my dog.
Glinda: Well, I'm a little muddled, the munchkins called me because the new witch has just landed a house on the wicked witch of the west. There's the house and here you are and there's nothings nothing left of the wicked witch. So, what the munchkins want to know is are you a good witch or a bad witch?
Dorothy: But I already told you I'm not a witch. Witches are old and ugly.
[Munchkins laughter]
Dorothy: What was that?
Glinda: The Munchkins they are laughing because I am a witch. I am Glinda the Good Witch of the North.
(Submitted by Lyndsylee Spence)

Scarecrow: Well, what have you learned Dorothy?
Dorothy: Well, I think... I think that it wasn't enough just to wanna see Uncle Henry and Auntie Em, and it's that if I ever go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't look any further than my own backyard, because if it isn't there, I never really lost it to begin with... is that right?
(Submitted by Judy Gale)

Dorothy: There's no place like home.
(Submitted by Brittany)

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