The Wizard of Oz FAQ

The Wizard Of Oz Faq Is A Fact-Filled Celebration Of The Beloved 1939 Fantasy Masterpiece Starring Judy Garland. It'S All Here – From L. Frank Baum And His Oz Novels To The Complete Background Story Of The Movie'S Conception Development And Shoot With Special Attention Given To The Little-Known Parade Of Uncredited Directors Casting Difficulties And On-Set Accidents And Gaffes As Well As More Than 75 Sidebars Devoted To Key Cast Members Directors And Other Behind-The-Scenes Personnel.. You'Ll Find A Wealth Of Fun Facts: How Mgm Overworked Judy Garland Before During And After Oz; Why Director Victor Fleming Had His Hands Full With The Cowardly Lion And Dorothy'S Other Friends; What It Was About Toto That Really Bothered Judy; The Physical Horrors Of Filming In Technicolor; The Racial Oz Gag That Was Scripted But Never Shot; When The Wicked Witch Was Going To Be Beautiful; Why The Wizard Of Oz Owes A Lot To Silent-Screen Star Mary Pickford; The Story Of Deleted Scenes And A Full Two Weeks Of Shooting That Had To Be Scrapped; Why Mgm Star Mickey Rooney Was Part Of The Movie'S Traveling Publicity Blitz; How The Wicked Witch Was Literally Blown Off Her Broomstick One Day; The Place Where Lions Tigers And Bears Really Do Live Together; Singers You Hear But Never See; The Day Mgm Fired Judy Garland; And Much More. Just Follow The Yellow Brick Road!