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  1. The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). An adaptation of L. Frank Baum's 1900 children's fantasy novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, it was primarily directed by Victor Fleming, who left production to take over the troubled Gone with the Wind.It stars Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Billie Burke and Margaret ...

  2. The Wizard of Oz: Directed by Victor Fleming, King Vidor. With Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr. 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.

  3. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a 1900 children's novel written by author L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow. It is the first novel in the Oz series of books.A Kansas farm girl named Dorothy ends up in the magical Land of Oz after she and her pet dog Toto are swept away from their home by a cyclone. Upon her arrival in the magical world of Oz, she learns she cannot return home until ...

  4. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, children’s book written by L. Frank Baum and first published in 1900. A modern fairy tale with a distinctly American setting, a delightfully levelheaded and assertive heroine, and engaging fantasy characters, the story was enormously popular and became a classic of children’s literature.However, by the late 20th century the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz had become ...

  5. Feb 1, 1993 · The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Note: There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #43936: Language: English: LoC Class: PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres: Subject: Oz (Imaginary place) -- Juvenile fiction Subject: Fantasy literature Subject: Courage -- Juvenile fiction Subject: Home -- Juvenile fiction Subject: Good and ...

  6. 98% Tomatometer 169 Reviews 89% Audience Score 250,000+ Ratings When a tornado rips through Kansas, Dorothy (Judy Garland) and her dog, Toto, are whisked away in their house to the magical land of Oz.

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    • Kids & Family, Fantasy, Musical
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  7. Synopsis. Dorothy Gale ( Judy Garland) is an orphaned teenage farm-girl who lives with her Auntie Emily Gale ( Clara Blandick) and Uncle Henry Gale ( Charley Grapewin) on a Kansas farm in the early 1900s. She daydreams about going "over the rainbow" after Miss Gulch ( Margaret Hamilton ), an aggressive neighbour, hits Dorothy's dog Toto ( Terry ...

  8. Feb 28, 2024 · Our second playlist film is another timeless classic The WIzard of Oz. We were closer to having the entire film in this playlist than our previous Willy Wonk...

  9. Jun 20, 2024 · The Wizard of Oz, American musical film, released in 1939, that was based on the book of the same name by L. Frank Baum. Though not an immediate financial or critical success, it became one of the most enduring family films of all time. Deemed “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant”.

  10. Dec 22, 1996 · The movie's storytelling device of a dream is just precisely obvious enough to appeal to younger viewers. Dorothy, faced with a crisis (the loss of Toto), meets the intriguing Professor Marvel ( Frank Morgan) on the road. She is befriended by three farm hands (Bolger, Haley and Lahr). Soon comes the fearsome tornado.

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