The Wizard of Oz (3 Nov. 1956)

Dorothy is swept away from her home in Kansas in a tornado to the magical land of Oz. She embarks on a journey to see the Wizard who can help her return home.

Director:

Victor Fleming

Writers:

Noel Langley (screenplay), Florence Ryerson (screenplay),

Stars:

Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Judy Garland	...	Dorothy (archive footage)
Frank Morgan	...	Professor Marvel / The Gatekeeper / The Carriage Driver / The Guard / The Wizard of Oz (archive footage)
Ray Bolger	...	Hunk / The Scarecrow (archive footage)
Bert Lahr	...	Zeke / The Cowardly Lion / Host
Jack Haley	...	Hickory / The Tin Man (archive footage)
Billie Burke	...	Glinda (archive footage)
Margaret Hamilton	...	Miss Gulch / The Wicked Witch of the West (archive footage)
Charley Grapewin	...	Uncle Henry (archive footage)
Clara Blandick	...	Auntie Em (archive footage)
Liza Minnelli	...	Herself - Host
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Justin G. Schiller	...	Himself (host)
The Singer Midgets	...	The Munchkins (archive footage) (as The Munchkins, and as The Singer Midgets)

Storyline

Dorothy is swept away from her home in Kansas in a tornado to the magical land of Oz. She embarks on a journey to see the Wizard who can help her return home.

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Plot Keywords:

character name in title

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music

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Details

Release Date:

3 November 1956 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min 120 min

Color:

Black and White (Kansas sequences) Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The only two-hour episode of the series. This was because it was a full-length telecast of MGM's 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz", which runs 101 minutes, and CBS did not wish to cut it down to fit the usually 90-minute running time of "Ford Star Jubilee".

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Connections

Features The Wizard of Oz (1939)

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