Wizard of Oz
December 23, 2008Wizard of Oz
Call Number: VHS00575 Copy 1
VHS00575 Copy 2
by Victor Fleming; Judy Garland; Ray Bolger; Bert Lahr; Jack Haley; L Frank Baum;
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Culver City, CA : MGM/UA Home Video, ©1989.
Notes: Originally released in 1939 (119 mins); Based on the book of the same title by L. Frank Baum; Includes footage cut from the original release, plus dress rehearsal film and the first soundtrack recording of “If I Only Had A Heart”, sung by Buddy Ebsen(the original Tin Man); edition also includes a commemorative, 50th-anniversary booklet; Nominated for six 1940 Academy Awards;
Summary: Dorothy, her dog Toto, and three friends set off for the mysterious Emerald City in search of the Wizard. Although pursued by the Wicked Witch of the West, they finally reach the Emerald City and receive an audience with the Wizard.
Also: See the 1925 silent film version, The Wizard of Oz (VHS00006) and the Sidney Lumet directed The Wiz (VHS00653); Also, the Walter Murch directed Return to Oz (VHS00686);
OCLC #: 20186973
Added: December 23, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
