The Disastrous Production History of The Wizard of Oz
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A Deep Dive Documentary into the production history of ‘The Wizard of Oz’. What were the early (and failed) adaptations? Why did the 1939 version have so many problems? What about all the lost footage, including the first 2 weeks that was be an entirely different version of the film altogether? We’ll explore all of this is and more!
PRIMARY INFORMATIONAL SOURCES:
American Experience: American Oz - PBS / The WGBH Educational Foundation
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard Of Oz - © Warner Bros. In association with Leva Filmworks, Inc.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (1990) - © Warner Bros.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - Original Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers (Book Now in Public Domain)
The Making of the Wizard of Oz - Aljean Harmetz - Published by Alfred A. Knopf, INC. © 1977 by Aljean Harmetz
The Wizard of Oz: The Official 50th Anniversary Pictorial History - Puck Productions - By John Fricke, Jay Scarfing, William Stillman. Warner Books, INC. - © John Fricke, Jay Scarfing, William Stillman.
The Wizard of Oz: The Official 75th Anniversary Companion - Copyright © Warner Bros. Global Publishing
The Wizard of Oz: An Illustrated Companion to the Timeless Movie Classic - By John Fricke and Jonathan Shirshekan, published by Metro Books - © John Fricke and Jonathan Shirshekan
OZ: Before The Rainbow - Mark Evan Swartz, published by The John Hopkins University Press
The Oz Scrapbook - By David L. Greene and Dick Martin - Published by Random House Inc., New York - © David L. Greene and Dick Martin
The Wizard of Oz: The Artistry and Magic of the 1939 M-G-M Classic - By Jay Scarfing and William Stillman - Published by Gramercy Books, a devision of Random House Inc., New York - © Jay Scarfing and William Stillman
OzMuseum.com
TheJudyRoom.com
ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONAL SOURCES:
Oz Book Sales Statistics - www.rareozbooks.com/statistics.html
Oz Radio Play - steampunkopera.wordpress.com/2011/07/03/the-fairylogue-and-radio-plays/
Wizard of Oz Production Timeline - oz.fandom.com/wiki/Wizard_of_Oz_Timeline
Lost Media - lostmediawiki.com/The_Wizard_of_Oz_(partially_found_deleted_scenes_of_musical_fantasy_film;_1938-1939)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oz_Film_Manufacturing_Company
thewizardofoz.info/wiki/The_Movie_-_Production_and_Crew
Oz Financial Information - ozmuseum.com/blogs/news/the-oz-that-didn-t-get-away - Article by John Fricke
Lost Media - lostmediawiki.com/The_Wizard_of_Oz_(partially_found_deleted_scenes_of_musical_fantasy_film;_1938-1939)
Asbestos Timeline - www.mesotheliomahelp.org/asbestos/history/
South Dakota State Historical Society
Museum of the City of New York
Syracuse University Libraries
The New York Public Library
The New Yorker
Hathi Trust
Library of Congress
I Am Running Down the Long Hallway of Viewmont Elementary - Chris Zabriskie - chriszabriskie.bandcamp.com
(The rest of the attributions can be found in the video’s end credits, as they were far to long for the description)
@thewholecircus 5 күн бұрын
Fun fact: if you watch an OSHA workplace safety video and wizard of oz at the same time, they sync up perfectly
@potterinhe11 5 күн бұрын
I know this reference and about the abuse of little people.
@mtgamateurnight 5 күн бұрын
dark side of the rules?
@morbidsearch 5 күн бұрын
@@mtgamateurnight Yes, Pink Floyd syncs perfectly with Dua Lipa's 2017 hit.
@Ihartwalrusguy 5 күн бұрын
@@potterinhe11 didn’t one of them hanged themselves on set, and it was left in the final film?
@user-fp7im4bb8k 5 күн бұрын
@@Ihartwalrusguynope that’s a myth I researched it. The only munchkin who died was of a car accident where she was a passenger during filming.
@PetProjects2011 5 күн бұрын
A few days ago, I was like "Yesterworld hasn't posted in several months. Hope they're ok." And then BOOM
@melasn9836 4 күн бұрын
Thank you for manifesting this.
@austins.2495 2 күн бұрын
Hope they’re* okay. Stay in school, kid. You’re the future
@SpaceGarfieldboi777 12 сағат бұрын
Tysm, my man! ❤
@unclegumbald989 5 күн бұрын
Margaret Hamilton had it right: If you're notorious for terrifying children for decades and wanna go on an apology tour: go 👏on 👏Sesame 👏Street! 👏
@KatKaiju 5 күн бұрын
We didn’t deserve that woman. 🥹 She was wonderful.
@emilyholasek63 5 күн бұрын
And Mr Roger's Neighborhood
@FTChomp9980 5 күн бұрын
She is so pure!
@Musicradio77Network 4 күн бұрын
Margaret Hamilton did made her guest appearances on TV shows, including “Sesame Street” where she reprised her role as the Wicked Witch of the West in one of the lost episodes from 1976.
@morbidsearch 4 күн бұрын
If only Jimmy Savile had known
@CaptainKotetsu 5 күн бұрын
Kinda ironic how the Witch’s weakness is water but her actress was caught on fire and almost died during filming.
@SlapstickGenius23 5 күн бұрын
Poor Margaret Hamilton! She deserved much better than what she really got.
@MaskedMan66 9 сағат бұрын
She didn't almost die. People have been burned far worse than she was and lived.
@MaskedMan66 9 сағат бұрын
@@SlapstickGenius23 She got the love of billions and pop culture immortality.
@maxxpower3d6 5 күн бұрын
It's one thing that these actors suffered so greatly for a film that is still watched nearly 100 years later. Now imagine all those who did the same for movies that fell into obscurity.
@Cris-em9tn 5 күн бұрын
The Library of Congress estimated in 2013 that of all American made silent full length film, only 14% still exists in its full original state. Another 16% is either missing parts, only has speech cards in different languages (so we can’t be sure the translations are even close) or are in absolute terrible states. That means 70% is estimated to have been totally lost and that’s assuming we know of every single film. It makes me so sad, because it’s actually about 90% is fully lost when you add in motion pictures with sound, television episodes that were tossed for shelf space, and however many films we just lost records of. People still happen to stumble upon random films lost during WWII, like the 1928 French film the Passion of Joan of Arc (found in a Norwegian hospital in 1981). Or Metropolis! A 1927 German film, where we only had partials until a 95% original cut was found in a museum in Argentina… in 2008.
@watchforever1724 5 күн бұрын
@@Cris-em9tnsad
@RidleySmash 4 күн бұрын
A stuntman DIED for the last Resident Evil film, one of the worst movies I've ever seen
@skechers28227 4 күн бұрын
Every time I see a scene where a wall falls off the building and only narrowly misses crushing the actor because of a 2nd story window that lines up perfectly to where the actor is standing.... yeesh. Those guys were just figuring out practical effects. They were really risking their necks for a gag. Crazy. And incredibly brave.
@lutherheggs451 4 күн бұрын
You do realize that the movie was a massive, epic flop until decades later when it started airing on television right? The movie was absolutely hated until TV airings.
@shyb7847 5 күн бұрын
A few weeks ago, my dad was telling us a story about seeing the wizard of OZ on a colored TV for the first time. He said the man who had the TV was flipping out because he thought it was broken. They hadn't realized that the wizard of OZ didn't have color in the beginning.
@bennymora3086 3 күн бұрын
I really did enjoyed that film!☺️🧙🏻♂️🌈
@thefonzkiss Күн бұрын
Sepia is color. It’s not black and white.
@IAmTheShadowStar 5 күн бұрын
"The song stays. Or we go" what a baller way to protest against the suits, & unlike most cases in history it actually worked.
@ozvlog 5 күн бұрын
Hi there! I’m a Wizard of Oz historian and this was an excellent video! A couple of details were myth/legend rather than fact, but the major points were all perfect! 💚 Well done!
@YesterworldEntertainment 5 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for the kind words, I'm honored you took the time to watch my video :) Out of curiosity, off the top of your head, do you recall any of them? I did my best to avoid perpetuating any myths/legends as facts, but as you can imagine that's easier said than done given all the conflicting information out there amongst various publications.
@ozvlog 5 күн бұрын
@@YesterworldEntertainment Bert Lahr’s costume actually weighed about 60 lbs (it gets heavier with every retelling), the “three dirty hams” story was a joke, not true. There is historical disagreement about the asbestos in the snow. There are reports from people on the set (particularly Charles Schram who was responsible for picking the snow from Judy Garland’s hair and Bert Lahr’s mane) that it was actually gypsum. Those minor points aside, this was so comprehensive and well-made! This is a very impressive video.
@YesterworldEntertainment 5 күн бұрын
I appreciate you pointing those out! The whole Asbestos/Gypsum controversy is quite fascinating. Maybe one day someone will find an official MGM memo or document putting this to rest, neatly packaged alongside a perfectly preserved rough cut of the film, and underneath that, an equally well preserved reel of the Richard Thorpe footage...one can hope :)
@ozvlog 5 күн бұрын
@@YesterworldEntertainment That would be my wildest dream come true!!! 🌈
@Forysan 5 күн бұрын
I literally just recommended your work in a comment! 😂 Your information got me into the world of Oz. :)
@QuietM4n 5 күн бұрын
Kansas being gray and OZ being colorful is pretty much in the book, it mentions the grass is burnt gray and matches the dirt. It made logical sense to shoot it that way, it's wild only 1 screenwriter put it in there
@WysteriaGuitar 5 күн бұрын
I actually met Buddy Ebsen when I was in High School. He came to our school not sure why. He was at an advanced age by then but such a gentleman and all around nice guy.
@TheDigitalApple 5 күн бұрын
If I remember the story correctly The Wizard of Oz’s production was so dangerous and disastrous that Hollywood had to put in new safety measures for actors during future film production.
@SuperWolsey 5 күн бұрын
John Landis: "What's safety measures?"
@HandsomeSteveJacobson 5 күн бұрын
Twilight zone the movie
@devinisdead4061 Күн бұрын
Jed Clampet almost died.
@epicgamerhank9509 5 күн бұрын
I find it ironic that Buddy Ebsen’s project with Disney led to the creation of audio animatronics when years ago he was originally supposed to play the Tin Man, who is basically a robot.
@kojinaoftheinvertedeye810 4 күн бұрын
Average hospital: "Will it hurt?" *Pulls out the most terrifying contraption ever* "Ah not at all, it'll just make you feel happy"
@junkjunker842 4 күн бұрын
And young Fairuza Balk went on to play a wide range of weirdos and nutjobs. For completely unrelated reasons. Ahem.
@alysssabear 5 күн бұрын
The production history of this film is a tale as old as time but this was definitely the most in depth, informative and entertaining of them all.
@YesterworldEntertainment 5 күн бұрын
Thank you so much, that means a lot to read!
@ethanmacdowell7531 5 күн бұрын
Yesterworld is like an eclipse. Doesn’t always happen. But when it does it's a sight to see.
@DMacB42 3 күн бұрын
Glad I don’t need special yesterglasses to merely gaze upon it though
@UlrichTheOmega 5 күн бұрын
The only surviving Buddy Epsen material is the "We're Off To See The Wizard" reprise. You can hear him pronounce Wizard differently from Jack Haley.
@GareksApprentice 5 күн бұрын
I'm kinda surprised that wasn't mentioned in the video
@UlrichTheOmega 4 күн бұрын
@GareksApprentice it's a very small, easily missed detail, and he's more focused on video production rather than audio. It's just a random bit of trivia I know.
@stanfordite1 4 күн бұрын
His recording of If I Only Had a Heart is still in existence.
@thefonzkiss Күн бұрын
@@stanfordite1 correct
@wstine79 5 күн бұрын
The Wicked Witch of the West was my mom's favorite character. Margaret Hamilton really cooked in that role.... Literally.
@1981deloreanfan 3 күн бұрын
During the costume tests, the production crew tried two different styles for the Ruby slippers. They were the extravagant style Arabian test pair and the traditional style pair. Both were given sequences and faux gems. After the costume tests, it was decided that the traditional pair was better suited for Dorothy and had duplicate pairs made for production. The Arabian test pair was put into storage and were later given to Debbie Reynolds. Reynolds later sold them at auction in 2011.
@chardude 5 күн бұрын
Hearing that oldtimey guy measure stage lights in, "Candle power" blew my little mind
@mightyfilm 5 күн бұрын
I'd say the film itself got the best form of revenge. It basically made sure that any and every other adaption (minus a certain stage adaption of a sequel book) would live forever in the big, towering Emerald City shadow. In 1962, Filmation would make A Journey Back to Oz movie, but it would take almost a decade start to end to finish (as well as another 2 years to release), for example. And it was their infamous not really a sequel to the famous film, even though it totally was. Not to mention, not unlike the Disney movie versions of fairy tales, our perception of the Wizard of Oz especially in parody and reference IS based heavily on the movie, not the books. Especially the "it was all a dream" thing the studio forced in. Wasn't that an M&M's commercial at some point? And let's not forget the most cursed adaption, directly referencing the MGM movie, of them all. That Sesame Street episode. Hearing how kindly Margaret was to Judy during the making of this film, makes that letter writing campaign that killed the episode all the more harsh. Plus, that scene where Oscar calls the Wicked Witch the most beautiful person he's ever seen and having her smile at it is low key one of the most heartwarming things I've seen.
@KatieLHall-fy1hw 3 күн бұрын
I agree, as nasty as this film may have been to make, it was absolutely a marvelous piece of art and will never be forgotten
@mightyfilm 3 күн бұрын
@@KatieLHall-fy1hw My point is that it ruined the potential of every adaption since. Like we'll never get an alternate adaption that's closer to the original text, at least in movie form. And not to say adaptions that directly reference or stem from this version. Like the weird DIC animated series from the 90's or the Dorothy in Oz cartoon WB made a few years back.
@KatieLHall-fy1hw 2 күн бұрын
@@mightyfilm I don’t know, I disagree, I think we could. But it would be VERY dependent on the cast and the makeup and the rest of the team.
@caitlinabbott7895 5 күн бұрын
Not only is he back, but he's doing proper research into this topic that other people normally don't Look at all thoses sources in the description, TheOzVlog would be proud
@theUselessProfessor 5 күн бұрын
She commented her seal of approval! 😊
@shenloken2 5 күн бұрын
The Wizard of Oz is one of those film classics that started out as financial duds but gained a bigger lease on life through television, theatrical rereleases and home video. Something that still goes on today.
@thefonzkiss Күн бұрын
Exactly the same as 1971 Wonka.
@JustAnAccountLmao810 5 күн бұрын
OH MY GOD HES BACK !! THIS IS NOT A DRILL !!!
@bennymora3086 5 күн бұрын
I guess making videos like this one can end up being a 1 hour video.👨🏼💻
@Disneyfreak_8 5 күн бұрын
I was so excited when I got the notification!
@SuperFlashDriver 5 күн бұрын
@@bennymora3086 Considering Yesterworld for his previous community post mentioned it'll take him longer to make videos like these, don't expect him to make another video like this for a good while and such.
@jimglass3106 5 күн бұрын
I honestly thought I was hallucinating.
@tyrannozilla 5 күн бұрын
1939-2024. Happy 85th Anniversary.
@SuperFlashDriver 5 күн бұрын
Funny enough, I did mention that in my comment as well considering how it's now 85 years old this year....Weird to think many movies now are starting to reach the 100 year mark. And The Lost World (1925) film will turn 100 years old next year, with the stop-motion/claymation work done by the father and pioneer of claymation/stop-motion work Willis O' Brian.
@KaponoMonster 5 күн бұрын
Yesterworld still does an awesome job creating non Disney topics having a connection to Disney!
@Starry_Night_Sky7455 14 сағат бұрын
These documentaries ought to be added as extras to future movie DVD releases.
@jessehcreative 4 күн бұрын
I could never have seen Temple as Dorothy, ESPECIALLY after watching “Cats Don’t Dance.” Garland NAILED the role perfectly. Perfectly.
@NathanSpies 5 күн бұрын
Rafiki: The King Has Returned!
@DaveysWonderfulworld3 5 күн бұрын
Hi Nathan it’s so good to see you here 😊
@meganmodjewski3282 5 күн бұрын
I have lived in Kansas most of my life (I’m 39). I have seen this so many times that I kinda hate it. We even watched it in school because it’s such an ingrained part of Kansas history. (Even though none of the movie was shot in Kansas) when we went to Disney in 2004 my siblings and I rode the Great Movie Ride and the cast member “driving” our ride car asked people where they were from. We said Kansas and the cast member started gushing about how much we were going to LOVE the end of the ride my siblings and I all groaned. 😂
@KatieLHall-fy1hw 3 күн бұрын
That’s gotta be rough. You do have Kansas City though, that place looks lit
@JoeyAnimate 5 күн бұрын
When the world needed him most, he returned.
@multifandom1662 5 күн бұрын
When doesn’t the world need him
@dylanalgate8130 5 күн бұрын
As the prophecy for told!
@briana8088 4 күн бұрын
Somehow, Yesterworld returned.
@xianblackk 5 күн бұрын
My 4-year-old daughter has recently taken up an uncanny fascination with the wizard of Oz. She wants me to read her the books all the time and falls asleep to the Judy Garland movie nearly every night. She also loves Return to Oz and even The Wiz! I can't find the James Franco movie anywhere, I suppose Disney is trying to act like it never happened lol really psyched for the new Wicked movie coming out.
@KatieLHall-fy1hw 3 күн бұрын
Oh no, the Disney one is pretty bad.
@RachelGardoll 2 күн бұрын
It’s on Disney+
@CaptainKotetsu 5 күн бұрын
The fact that the dog got paid more than any of the munchkin actors😂
@NemesisOgreKing 5 күн бұрын
Golden Age Hollywood makes the wild west look tame.
@caitlinabbott7895 5 күн бұрын
The Munchkins were only in one scene and half the pay went to their agent Terry the Terrier was in the entire move. Also the pay went to the trainer, not the dog
@gracekim25 4 күн бұрын
@@caitlinabbott7895yeah I think the OP commentor is aware
@SuperXzm 4 күн бұрын
@@gracekim25 Yeah I think it was just a lukewarm iq take
@julijepp 4 күн бұрын
@SuperXzm not everything is a take, it was just a comment laughing at a fact. Jesus
@tufab3494 5 күн бұрын
Ok, this right here is going to be a classic real soon. This movie was made in much darker times and Hollywood's behind the scenes was specially obscure, but I never really knew exactly how it was produced and its history. Btw, welcome back Yesterworld!
@emilyholasek63 5 күн бұрын
We need a follow up video on the abandoned Wizard of Oz park in North Carolina.
@Scribal_Chief 11 сағат бұрын
Hear hear!
@aidanlynn 5 күн бұрын
It’s crazy to think MGM made 2 of the greatest films of all time in the same year, and they were both directed by the same person (for the most part).
@gethappyConor 3 күн бұрын
Hey! I’m one third of the Garland Gab here on KZfaq and this is excellent work. The only small piece of feedback is that Judy didn’t smoke several packs of cigarettes a day while making Oz - that’s one of those myths fuelled by social media. She did indeed smoke but that came a few years later - the earliest photos we have are during production of Babes on Broadway in 1941.
@marcusfridh8489 5 күн бұрын
Hollywood in fiction: the dream factory Hollywood in reality: the Nightmare factory
@nokocchi1983 5 күн бұрын
whenever people talk about L Frank Baum's views on native americans, they always seem to leave out the part that that newspaper was known for its satirical articles and ALSO ignoring the fact that one of Baum's later novels was an allegory for native genocide, condemning and criticizing colonialism.
@nokocchi1983 5 күн бұрын
not saying he was perfect but like.... i think there's context we're missing here
@TheDigitalApple 5 күн бұрын
I’m more concerned on how L. Frank Baum’s views on Indians have any relevance to the troubled production of the Oz film?
@teruienages962 14 сағат бұрын
@@TheDigitalApple ....because it's important to keep in mind the views and opinions expressed by people that are writing stories for OUR children, that's why. Don't pretend I don't see the subtle dog-whistling that you're trying to do, here. Everyone has a right to be informed of what authors, writers and creators that shape our perceptions of the world have said and how they behave as people. It's up to YOU to determine whether or not you choose to seperate the art from the artist, but people don't HAVE to do that if they feel it's important to be made aware. You may as well ask why it's important for people who like Ren and Stimpy (like myself) to be aware of what kind of person John Kristfalusi is. The answer is incredibly self-evident.
@TheDigitalApple 13 сағат бұрын
@@teruienages962 what “subtle dog whistle” are you talking about? All I did was poised a question, not signal to whatever cabal your paranoia believes everyone else is apart of.
@Musicradio77Network 4 күн бұрын
We saw this movie last year in the theater at Bard College called Fisher Theater at Bard which is in Red Hook, NY and they had a full orchestra on stage where they re-dubbed the original score for the entire film along with the original dialogue being synced to the music, and it was a fun movie. I do have the VHS of this movie and the soundtrack as well. Here is a fun fact. “The Wizard of Oz” was released as a soundtrack album on the Decca label in 1939 with 4 78 RPM records, but it’s extremely rare and hard to find. By 1956, when “The Wizard of Oz” was first aired on TV, MGM Records released the soundtrack album complete with original dialogue and musical score taken directly from the movie. It has been reissued many times from 1956 through the 1970’s until MGM Records folded into Polydor in the early 1980’s. I have the 1969 reissue of the soundtrack album which was a promotion for Singer products where they sponsored the movie, and that was put out by MGM Records subsidiary, MGM Merchandising which was known for Hugh Downs narrating the “First Man On The Moon” 45 where he talks about the Apollo 11 mission. I listened to the entire album and it was great, and the audio was taken directly from the movie in which home video didn’t exists by the 1980’s. The soundtrack was sold million copies, and since the advent of home video, the soundtrack was out of print after MGM Records folded into Polydor in the early 1980’s.
@MrJohnisthename 22 сағат бұрын
Very interesting
@Starry_Night_Sky7455 13 сағат бұрын
Yes very interesting.
@sin-t 5 күн бұрын
I find it funny how, despite being an iconic movie that had a huge impact on the world, no one was able to do a fateful recreation of the original book, or even adapting the other Oz books at all (only return to Oz did it best imo). I guess Oz truly is an unfilmable fantasy book
@thefonzkiss Күн бұрын
They’re also not actually very good.
@teruienages962 14 сағат бұрын
It could be done. If they could do the Lord Of The Rings, they could do this. The problem is that before this, every adaptation of LOTR was dealt some form of mostly criticism, and never particularly beloved (aside from a few minority of people who have an unhealthy amount of love for the Ralph Bakshi version which is still... yeesh...), but Wizard Of Oz is so beloved as a movie that a faithful adaptation would only make people angry who would hate it due to not being like the film. That's the real difference. It's not that they can't..... it's that they don't to. Even Hollywood which loves to dig up the corpse of ANY franchise for a remake tends to leave the Wizard Of Oz alone. .......well, except for that Tom and Jerry version and we all know how much people loved THAT..
@DrawciaGleam02 7 сағат бұрын
@@thefonzkiss Really? Why??
@arabatis 5 күн бұрын
Please do “The Complicated History of the Little Mermaid” video next
@BigBossMan538 5 күн бұрын
The Disney film?
@arabatis 5 күн бұрын
@@BigBossMan538 Yes, the 1989 version
@zeldafan1942 2 күн бұрын
Coincidentally enough, just like "Over the Rainbow" was nearly cut from the Wizard of Oz, Little Mermaid nearly removed "Part of Your World"!
@theseanwardshow Күн бұрын
Fun fact: if you put on Dr Dre's 1992 album The Chronic and start the Wizard of Oz exactly 17 seconds in, it syncs up perfectly
@Nerdtendo6366 5 күн бұрын
Bro I swear I was literally rewatching your videos just today because I love these vids. I’m so happy to have a new one
@SuperFlashDriver 5 күн бұрын
I believe it or not have them all downloaded for me to watch them offline. Someday yesterworld should do a compilation of his videos, much like how other creators would do to their own works (DidYouKnowGaming, Game Theory, Nintendo Content Creators, SmallAnt, Pokemon Content Creators, Etc.) so this way people can fall asleep to yesterworld's content. I know I did when I put it on, and considering Yesterworld now has over 105+ videos to go through, some of them full length one hour videos full of attractions and movie history videos, it helped me fall asleep to what would usually be the time to watch other videos, or if I need something to sleep to but without having to worry about the internet going out (except electricity going out, that would suck...Thankfully not the case if I have it on my 2TB USB drive without having to use a hard drive....I know I did two days ago).
@bryangonzalez1398 5 күн бұрын
This was a fantastic deep dive! It would be amazing to see a deep dive into the Disney Zorro series and just how it was so connected to Disneyland and the way Walt approached his future TV projects.
@violetthebookcat7457 5 күн бұрын
New Yesterworld vid!!! I’ve heard some things of the film’s production but can’t wait to see what this episode provides!!
@CatHerderCam 5 күн бұрын
We all know Mark is the one behind the curtain
@PatrickMealeyVO 5 күн бұрын
Honestly, as a cinephile and former film major, I love hearing behind the scenes stories and watching these video essays delving into the history of a films production. There’s always different things that can happen on a set, either good or bad, and I think every aspiring filmmaker should know about them! Always love your content my man!
@sallomon2357 3 күн бұрын
I find the productions of this time especially fascinating, with the war, the silent era, beginnings of Technicolor all being very close to each other in addition to the way actors were unfortunately pushed to their limits and the use of a lot of materials later found dangerous, like the asbestos or the aluminium powder mentioned in this video. Whenever I see the posters of the time, I think of something mysterious, but also shady, with a lot of stuff behind the scenes now left unknown and lost, and the copious amount of lost media from the time probably contributes to this 😅
@Emperor_Oshron 4 күн бұрын
Buddy Ebsen as the Tin Man has been one of my classic favorite "pop culture what-if" scenarios ever since i learned about it and why he had to quit
@Ryanmichaelmac 2 күн бұрын
Wow. This is one of the best if not THEE best wizard of oz documentaries I’ve ever seen an independent creator make.
@seth.calling.service9678 5 күн бұрын
I recently JUST got into your content and adored the Roger rabbit video- it’s like the stars aligned
@YesterworldEntertainment 5 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed the Roger Rabbit episode! I loved making it.
@user-ye4ru8wg8f 2 күн бұрын
As someone who just turned 66 this month I remember being so excited when The Wizard of Oz was going to be shown on TV! This only happened once a year and my siblings and I couldn’t wait to watch it! Then when my family got our first color TV it became even more magical! I remember at one point it was introduced by Danny Kaye! Such a memorable part of my childhood ❤❤❤
@ohnothimagen224 5 күн бұрын
It was the 1893 Chicago's World's Fair not 1883. 1893 was also the same year as the Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer won the "blue ribbon" at the Chicago's World's Fair.
@MrJohnisthename 22 сағат бұрын
Well aren't we the expert on PBR.
@SK-yx7hm 5 күн бұрын
Its absolutely incredible how one movie changed culture and workstyles in hollywood forever.
@Hammerhead547 2 күн бұрын
Fun Fact: Ritchie Blackmore's band Rainbow used too open and close all their shows with audio from the wizzard of oz in the form of their instrumental arrangement of over the rainbow and film audio from the beginning and end of the movie.
@tedgruver7618 5 күн бұрын
🎵 We’re off to see the Wizard! The Wonderful Wizard of Oz!🎵
@SuperFlashDriver 5 күн бұрын
Fun Fact: Considering, and thank god, that The Walt Disney Company isn't extending the copyright act anymore, The Wizard of Oz from MGM Studios will eventually be copyright free and in the public domain 10 years from now. And considering some of the horror movies and silent movies in the next 6 years to come will eventually be public domain, the songs however you'll have to wait for most of the 1930s and 1940s recordings to be public domain by the time the 2040s and 2050s comes around, even if the singers & actors has since long passed from this world. And while ten years is a while to wait, before you know it the 2030s will be right around the corner, thus, we'll be able to use, parody, and create new versions of the MGM Studios type of film back in 1939.
@MrJohnisthename 22 сағат бұрын
Because, because, because, because,because, @@SuperFlashDriver
@SuperFlashDriver 17 сағат бұрын
@@MrJohnisthename I know, but there is still a chance I would say, but it'll take a while to get there.
@neilhannan7525 5 күн бұрын
The Wizard of Oz The Movie: 😍🌈❤ The Wizard of Oz Behind the Scene 💔☠️😨
@Nhblubird 2 күн бұрын
"Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain."
@Egt1074 5 күн бұрын
I'm about to go see a local play of the Wizard of Oz with my family in a few days and this video came at the perfect time. They're gonna love hearing me geek out about how terrible the conditions of filming were. 🙄😂
@Bonehead_V 5 күн бұрын
New Defunctland and Yesterworld vids only a week apart? Splendid.
@NA-ys9ib 4 күн бұрын
Genuinely it's a small miracle hollywood didn't burn itself to the ground with the way they made movies
@kestreldomann2787 5 күн бұрын
"movie studios put out movie after movie with little regard to quality, just hoping one would be a hit" *TIME IS A FLAT CIRCLE*
@nobodysperfect06 4 күн бұрын
The rough cut or just the full uncut version of The Wizard of Oz originally ran 20 minutes longer than the film that we have today. The Scarecrow dance or just also known as the extended version of If I Only Had a Brain is the only deleted scene that completely survives or remains fully intact to this day. However, the one deleted scene that I wish had either stayed in the film or I just wish completely survived, is The Triumphal Return to Emerald City. That scene would have been the musical climax of the movie or it just would have been the last musical number of the movie. Yes I know only a few seconds of footage does survive of that scene in one of the film's trailers. This is how I feel about that deleted scene, there are times I wish I never found out or I wish I never learned about that deleted scene, because when I watch The Wizard of Oz now, the movie feels tragically incomplete without it. In mind boggles me and feels like a crime that they would cut a scene that celebrates the defeat of the film's main villain but yet they have a parade and celebration in munchkinland which celebrates the defeat of a witch who is not the film's main villain and whom is barely noticeable in the film. Plus, Glinda herself said The Witch of the West is much worse of her sister. But yeah I can accept and let go with the rest of the lost deleted scenes of The Wizard of Oz being destroyed, except for the Triumphal Return to Emerald City. I doubt there's anyone alive today who has seen that lost deleted scene in its entirety before it became lost to history.
@luxythefool9401 8 сағат бұрын
God, hearing the detector calling Judy “his little hunchback” is fucking depressing. I never really understood the beauty standards of the time until I heard that for the first time. I’m glad times have changed and my heart goes out to Judy.❤
@Halfscotboy_39 8 сағат бұрын
I have a back disability and if Louis B Mayer had said this to me. I would have sued the ass off him for discrimination if the law back then had been the way it is now.
@JDelwynn 3 күн бұрын
Let's all pour one out for Jimmy the Crow (actually a raven but whatever), a true Hollywood rebel!
@user-ye4ru8wg8f 2 күн бұрын
I would add that Buddy Eden also starred in a very popular tv series in the 70’s called Barnaby Jones that ran for several years!
@fo-ef8qo 2 күн бұрын
It's funny to me that they didnt want the film dated by the term Jitter Bug, but that term has become a universal phrase. Great Vid!
@CaptainJRoe 2 күн бұрын
It’s always a good day when I find a new Yesterworld. Thanks for the great doc!
@neilhannan7525 5 күн бұрын
Welcome Back We Missed ❤🎉 glad your back ❤
@ianilari7031 5 күн бұрын
Babe, wake up! New Yesterworld dropped!
@flannelsarah4992 5 күн бұрын
I love hearing about all the disasters that plagued this poor movie, so interesting!! great video :)
@ryanahr2267 4 күн бұрын
You and Defunctland posting within about a week of one another has made things significantly less shitty for me. This one in particular will go down as one of my favorites. The Wizard of Oz is important to my family's lore as it's my mom's all time favorite movie, and so I've watched it more times than I can count in my 38 years of life. I love it and I'd heard most of these stories, but it was still great going through it again.
@wstine79 5 күн бұрын
Yesterworld Entertainment videos are like a Rainbows. They rarely appear, but they are a sight to see.
@tutti-frutti1429 5 күн бұрын
YESSSSSSS YESTERWORLD IS BACK WITH THE FILM DOCUMENTARIES!!!!
@antifagoat6591 Күн бұрын
I am heavily involved with my local church full of boomers. During one after service lunch discussion, I was talking about "the Wizard of Oz," since it's a favorite live action movie of mine along with the "fogies." The person I was talking to asked me what I thought of the "new colorized" version of it, saying he'd grown up with the movie in black and white. I was confused at first, thinking maybe he was just trying to ask me about the color effects after Dorothy leaves Kansas, but as we kept talking, I realized that he had only watched the movie on black and white television as a child, and he believed that all the technicolor was a gimmick MGM had stuck in later to get butts in seats and boost video sales. It really was shocking to imagine growing up with an Oz devoid of color, especially when the whole story is about a girl with red shoes following a yellow road to a green city. The books are even more wild about the colors in Oz, but that's aside from the point here. I felt so sorry for him, since he had lived with a shadow of the filmmakers' intentions and thought that was all there was. I've heard that people used to report dreaming in black and white when that was the TV standard. I can remember my dreams having a static blur to how everything looked and moved because that was the TV quality my parents could afford and HDTV was far over the horizon, but my dreams became clearer with time as technology improved. The image makes the impact.
@evanmak7837 5 сағат бұрын
Margaret Hamilton was a treasure to the world. Her being Judy's emotional support on the set is so wholesome.
@P-P-Panda 5 күн бұрын
Amazing video, you really put a lot of hard work into your stuff. That was great. I cant believe they threw so much of that stuff away
@DragonStorm545 3 күн бұрын
The Jitterbug sequence was shown in the 2016 animated film, “Tom and Jerry: Return to Oz”
@sarahboysel6020 5 күн бұрын
When I tell you i would happily sit and watch a six hour extended cut of this doc. Wonderfully made. I was just telling a friend the other day about WoO being my favorite movie ❤
@darrenorange2982 5 күн бұрын
I was just looking for a new video from you the other day and was concerned but sooo happy to see this now you have to be one of my absolute favorite creators. Honest without any pretentious elements. You are honestly one of the best.
@hanschristianbrando5588 3 күн бұрын
According to the Aljean Harmetz book about the film (still considered the definitive one), MGM cast Ray Bolger as the Tin Man and Buddy Ebsen--who looked more like a scarecrow--to play the Scarecrow. But Bolger insisted on playing the Scarecrow, and Ebsen didn't care, so they switched parts. Most of the cut dialogue seems expendable and would have slowed the movie down, and it takes multiple viewings to catch the continuity errors caused by the cuts. The biggest story hole is the ending: since we're not told otherwise, Miss Gulch is still going to come back and take Toto away. It's hard to explain today what a big deal the ritual annual TV screenings were in those pre-home video days.
@Kirbyfan87827 4 күн бұрын
I got to meet Mickey Carroll, one of the last surviving Munchkin actors, around twenty years ago give or take at the Mall of America. He was actually from St. Louis, like me and my family! Don't remember much of the meeting, though.
@thisismaribethe Күн бұрын
What a treat! Another amazing video. :) while none of the information was really new to me personally I was super excited to see you tackle this project! Great job!
@robertr8873 2 күн бұрын
Another high quality production! By far the best KZfaq creator! One of the best videos yet!
@feliciteacup 4 күн бұрын
yesterworld disappears for 7 months and then comes back with a banger video on one of the most interesting movie productions
@carsfan1995 4 күн бұрын
Kaz Rowe and Be Kind Rewind did videos like this. Go check those out.
@melasn9836 4 күн бұрын
1:07:10 Part of me can't believe that MGM thought so little of their archives that they'd dump it in the ocean, but another part looks at stuff like TV tape wiping & now whole sites being wiped without backup, and it's just more of the same.
@allnutritionalyeast 3 күн бұрын
I have watched so many of these types of Oz videos to try to soak up as much as I can about a story that has a very special place in my heart and this is by far the best and most comprehensive I have ever seen! U had so much stuff in here I had never even seen before, really well done
@masterice4464 5 күн бұрын
Hey good to see you again yesterworld I’m glad your still making videos.
@YesterworldEntertainment 5 күн бұрын
I never leave...I just hibernate for awhile while I work on the next one ;)
@masterice4464 5 күн бұрын
@@YesterworldEntertainment lol fair enough… still I’m glad your still working on more videos and I’ll always watch them… also you actually teach me the many things I didn’t expect from theme parks and other content so truly thank you yesterworld
@tavvyprods1275 5 күн бұрын
Watching this video made me want to seek out “Under The Rainbow”.
@Teletran35 5 күн бұрын
Long time no see.I loved this thank you for the hard work you put into this
@owens.studios 5 күн бұрын
I love your amount of dedication and care for every video. They're far in between each other but always worth the wait
@QuicksliceFilms 5 күн бұрын
Fantastic video, very detailed and well organized!
@angusng816 5 күн бұрын
MGM's 1939 Box Office 1. Stand Up and Fight (1939) Box Office: $939.4 million 2. Idiot's Delight (1939) Box Office: $867.9 million 3. The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939) Box Office: $619.3 million 4. Society Lawyer (1939) Box Office: $241 million 5. Broadway Serenade (1939) Box Office: $315 million 6. Calling Dr. Kildare (1939) Box Office: $455.4 million 7. Lucky Night (1939) Box Office: $551.4 million 8. Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) Box Office: $1.660 billion 9. 6,000 Enemies (1939) Box Office: $182.8 million 10. Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939) Box Office: $1.066 billion 11. Stronger Than Desire (1939) Box Office: $216 million 12. Lady of the Tropics (1939) Box Office: $782.6 million 13. The Wizard of Oz (1939) Box Office: $15.163 billion Total Earnings: $23.060 billion
@Marc-lb6xv 5 күн бұрын
Amazing content my man keep up the good work! ❤
@thesunflowerlegacy 5 күн бұрын
Glad you’re back I been binge watching your videos lately ❤️
@SonofMrPeanut 5 күн бұрын
Time to find out if this review syncs up w/ Dark Side of the Moon, too.
@frozenbinarystudio 5 күн бұрын
And to think we almost got a slightly hotter wicked witch of the west.
@Nerd_with_internet_access 5 күн бұрын
When I was a kid I was OBSESSED with the wizard of oz. I would listen to my boot leg CD of the audio book every night falling asleep, and my birthday party was themed after the wizard of oz. One thing that drove me bananas about this story is whenever I told an adult I liked it, they always said some variation of “ did you know in the books her shoes were actually silver, but they changed it so they would show up better”. And I would say yes, I’ve read the book. I’m aware this isn’t super related to the video, but I figure an extra comment does hurt when it comes to the algorithm. Anyways, I hope everyone has a good day. 🫶🏻
@Dr170 5 күн бұрын
Hey, did you know that in the book the shoes were actually silver?
@Nerd_with_internet_access 5 күн бұрын
@@Dr170 oh, yeah actually, I’ve read the book. 😄 Did you know some scholars think that the silver shoes in the book were a metaphor for the importance of the American dollar being backed by silver? (I vaguely remember learning this in a community college class, idk Wikipedia I think says something about it)
@samrubin8201 5 күн бұрын
HES BACK!
@Wingcake1 5 күн бұрын
Man glad your back i figured when defunctland dropped a video you had to respond lol.
@2KDUDE22 5 күн бұрын
Glad you re back!!!
@ianpatrickmchugh787 3 күн бұрын
Another absolutely smashing video! I’m loving these longer format video essays so much! But don’t let that discourage you from doing shorter, quicker vids if the mood ever takes you! And I’m only saying that so we can see your wonderful productions even more often 😊
@DynamicDino215 5 күн бұрын
The best KZfaqr back at it with another great video. Happy to watch it.
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