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Feb 4, 2023 · According to Movie Predators, when 16-year-old Judy Garland kept ruining takes by laughing at the Cowardly Lion 's performance, Fleming, whose valuable time and expensive film was being lost with each minute, didn't just stop filming and start from the top of the scene.
Aug 25, 2019 · Victor Fleming slapped Judy Garland in order to finish a shot. Today, it would be considered abuse and grounds for immediate dismissal. But 76 years ago, slapping your star across the...
Dec 26, 2013 · TIL Director Victor Fleming took 17 year old Judy Garland aside and slapped her in the face while telling her 'Now darling, this is serious" because she couldn't stop laughing during the scene where Dorothy meets the Lion in "The Wizard of Oz"
Jun 22, 2021 · Outrageously, it was also reported that on the set of the film, director Victor Fleming slapped the actress for having trouble with a scene.
May 27, 2020 · Stars Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale and Terry The Dog, as Toto. On the set of Oz, there was a distressing incident involving Victor Fleming. The teenage Garland “had picked up a reputation for ruining takes with her giggling on the set of Listen, Darling” writes the Telegraph.
Dec 22, 2008 · On Fleming's way with talent in The Wizard of Oz: "When [Judy] Garland couldn't stop breaking into giggles at the pseudomenacing advance of [Bert] Lahr's Cowardly Lion, Fleming escorted her...
Aug 16, 2014 · Director Victor Fleming slapped Judy Garland when she wouldn’t stop giggling. Then she kissed him. Judy Garland went the pash with the director, as you do. In Victor Fleming: An American Movie Master, Michael Sragow wrote about the incident:
