Judy Garland
Dorothy Gale
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- Frank MorganProfessor Marvel/Guardian of the Gates/Cabbie/Soldier/The Wizard of Oz
- Ray BolgerHunk Andrews/Scarecrow
- Bert LahrZeke/Cowardly Lion
- Jack HaleyHickory Twicker/Tin Woodman
- Billie BurkeGlinda
- Margaret Hamilton (actress)Miss Almira Gulch/The Wicked Witch of the West
- Charley GrapewinUncle Henry Gale
- Clara BlandickEmily Gale (Auntie Em)
- Terry (dog)Toto
- The Singer MidgetsThe Munchkins
- Dorothy BarrettEmerald City Manicurist
- Billy BletcherMayor
- Buster BrodieWinged Monkey
- Milton BerleThe Cowardly Lion
- Herschel BernardiWoodenhead Pinto Stallion III
- Paul FordUncle Henry
- Jack E. LeonardThe Signpost
The Wizard of Oz (1939) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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.
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- Adventure, Family, Fantasy
- Victor Fleming, King Vidor
- 1939-08-25
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.
- Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale
- Ray Bolger as The Scarecrow & "Hunk"
- Bert Lahr as The Cowardly Lion & "Zeke"
- Jack Haley as The Tin Man & "Hickory"
- Margaret Hamilton as The Wicked Witch of The West & Almira Gulch
- Frank Morgan as The Wizard of Oz, Professor Marvel, & Others
- Billie Burke as Glinda
- The Wizard of Oz Supporting Cast & Characters
Dorothy Gale, the young Kansan woman who is whisked away to the Land of Oz via tornado, is played by Judy Garland. One of the biggest movie stars of her time, Garland was known around the world as a great singer as well as an acting talent. Throughout her career, she won an Academy Juvenile Award, a Golden Globe, and a Special Tony Award. She headl...
The Scarecrow, who wants a brain, is played by Ray Bolger, who also portrayed his Kansan counterpart, "Hunk." In addition to being a main cast member in The Wizard of Oz, Bolger is known for playing the villainous Barnaby in the Disney Christmas musical Babes in Toyland and the lead role in his eponymous sitcom, The Ray Bolger Show, from 1953 to 19...
The Cowardly Lion, who wants courage, is played by Bert Lahr, as is his Kansan counterpart, "Zeke." Lahr was primarily a stage performer, appearing on Broadway and in burlesque and vaudeville shows. He appeared in such theatrical productions as Hotel Paradiso and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Besides The WIzard of Oz, Lahr’s film roles were limited. H...
The Tin Man, who wants a heart, is played by Jack Haley, who also portrayed his Kansan counterpart, "Hickory." After being part of The Wizard of Oz cast made him a recognizable star, Haley played such film roles as Albert L. Tuttle in One Body Too Many, Steve Kimball in Sing Your Way Home, and Jack Carroll in Vacation in Reno throughout the 1940s. ...
The primary villain of the movie, Oz's unlikable Wicked Witch of the West is played by Margaret Hamilton. She is another actor with a double role in The Wizard of Oz's cast, additionally playing Almira Gulch, the snobbish rich woman who tries to get Toto euthanized. Hamilton later played Elaine Zacharides in the William Castle horror movie classic ...
The titular Wizard of Oz and his carnival huckster alter ego, “Professor Marvel,” are played by Frank Morgan. The actor also plays the gatekeeper at Emerald City, the coachman drawn by “The Horse of a Different Color,” the Emerald City guard who doesn’t want to let Dorothy see the Wizard, and the Wizard’s scary projection. Morgan also played Hugo M...
Glinda, the good witch who welcomes Dorothy to Oz and tells her to follow the yellow brick road to Emerald City, is played by Billie Burke. Besides her part in The Wizard of Oz cast, Burke is best known for her roles as Mrs. Clara Topper in the Topper series of supernatural comedies and Doris Dunstan, the mother of the groom, in the original Father...
Clara Blandick as Auntie Em: One of the owners of the farm where Dorothy lives, Aunt Em is played by Clara Blandick. The actress became known for her roles as quirky elderly matriarchs. After The Wizard of Oz, she played Mrs. Morton Pringle in Anne of Windy Poplars and a department store customer in the Marx Brothers comedy The Big Store. Charley G...
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Florence Ryerson. Screenplay. Herman J. Mankiewicz. Staff Writer. Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives.
After the restoration of Habsburg power, Hungary was placed under brutal martial law. Karoly fled the country and settled in Galveston, Texas by the early 1850s. During his childhood, King Vidor was a witness of the 1900 Galveston hurricane, the deadliest natural disaster in United States history.
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