The Wizard of Oz (1939) - We're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz!

The Wizard of Oz

We're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz!
( Adventure / Family / Fantasy )

US Runtime: 102 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Aug 15, 1939 [USA]

Director:	Victor Fleming [Director]

Writers:	Noel Langley [Screenplay] Florence Ryerson [Screenplay] Edgar Allan Woolf [Screenplay]

Producers:	Victor Fleming [Producer] Mervyn LeRoy [Producer]

Cinematography:	Harold Rosson [Director of Photography]

Edited by:	Blanche Sewell [Editor]

Music Composed by	Harold Arlen [Original Music Composer] Herbert Stothart [Original Music Composer]

Costume Design:	Adrián [Costume Design]

Production Company:	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (US)

Plot Summary:

Young Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes.

Cast:

Judy Garland Dorothy Gale Ray Bolger "Hunk" / Scarecrow Jack Haley "Hickory" / Tin Man Bert Lahr "Zeke" / Cowardly Lion Frank Morgan Professor Marvel / The Wizard of Oz Margaret Hamilton Miss Gulch / Wicked Witch of the West		Billie Burke Glinda Charley Grapewin Uncle Henry Pat Walshe Nikko Clara Blandick Auntie Em Terry Toto

Uncredited Cast:

Adriana Caselotti Juliet (voice) (uncredited) Harry Earles Lollipop Guild Member (uncredited) Jerry Maren Lollipop Guild Member (uncredited) Buddy Ebsen Tin Man (singing voice) (uncredited) Parnell St. Aubin Munchkin (uncredited) Billy Bletcher Mayor / Lollipop Guild Member (voice) (uncredited) Pinto Colvig Munchkins (voice) (uncredited) Charles Becker Munchkin Mayor (uncredited)		Mitchell Lewis Captain of the Winkie Guard (uncredited) Buster Brodie Winged Monkey (uncredited) Ethelreda Leopold Emerald City Manicurist (uncredited) Billy Curtis Munchkin (uncredited) Eleanor Keaton Ozmite (uncredited) Angelo Rossitto Munchkin Villager (uncredited) Meinhardt Raabe Coroner Munchkin (uncredited)

Sound Crew:

Douglas Shearer Sound Director

Special Visual Effects Crew:

A. Arnold Gillespie Special Effects

Art Department:

Cedric Gibbons Art Direction William A. Horning Assistant Art Director		Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration

Other Crew:

Bobby Connolly Choreographer		Allen M. Davey Assistant Director of Photography

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