YouTube Deep Dive: The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Creating the Land of Oz is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make The Wizard of Oz, from the dozen of on set injuries to the infamously poor treatment of Judy Garland.You can watch the full video version of this episode on YouTube!💸 | Support us!🔗 | Follow us!👕 | Buy our merch!Chapters:00:00 - Intro00:27 - L. Frank Baum’s Wonderful Wizard of Oz01:38 - Early Attempts at Adapting03:13 - Producer Mervyn LeRoy’s Vision04:30 - Directors Norman Taurog & Richard Thorpe05:18 - The Many, Many, Many Writers on Oz08:13 - Casting and Make-up Challenges09:36 - Judy Garland for Dorothy Gale10:38 - Garland’s Troublesome Early Years11:41 - Garland’s Torturous Time on Oz12:59 - The Lasting Legacy of Judy Garland14:55 - Myths & Thorpe’s Abandoned Version16:23 - George Cukor Revamps Oz17:15 - Director Victor Fleming’s Gauntlet19:26 - The Wicked Witch’s Woes21:20 - King Vidor Replaces Victor Fleming22:35 - Cutting Oz Down23:37 - The Wizard of Oz Releases in August 193924:33 - Oz’s Revival via Television25:42 - The Wizard of Oz’s Stamp on HistorySources:American Heritage Center: https://bit.ly/3VPsAafAmerican Weekly: https://bit.ly/40e0Qi7Biography: https://bit.ly/4gRvdQHIndependent: https://bit.ly/4gwcevuLA Times: https://bit.ly/3DBoNXGJudy Garland: https://bit.ly/4gTezQIThe Making of the Wizard of Oz: https://bit.ly/4gAXc7BThe Road to Oz: The Evolution, Creation, and Legacy of a Motion Picture Masterpiece: https://amzn.to/4ftuPXvThe Wizard of Oz : The Official 50th Anniversary Pictorial History: https://bit.ly/3VWDV8nFeatured Footage:Alice in Wonderland (1933)Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)Wicked (2024)The Wizard of Oz (1925)The Wizard of Oz (1939) and special featuresThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910)The Making of 'the Wizard of Oz' (1979)The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (1990)Music:Jonathan Larson - 30/90Diana Ross & Michael Jackson - Ease on Down the RoadElton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick RoadHerbert Stothart, Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg - The Wizard of Oz OSTRyan Hudson - Sh*t Show ThemeStephen Schwartz - Defying Gravity#itwasashtshow #wizardofoz #judygarland Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.