Search results
The Wizard of Oz Thorpe is known as the original director of The Wizard of Oz (1939). He was fired after two weeks of shooting because it was felt that his scenes did not have the right air of fantasy about them.
Mar 3, 2024 · Regarded as the most viewed film in history, The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), directed by Victor Fleming and (an uncredited) King Vidor.
May 1, 1991 · The first full length motion picture he directed for MGM was Last of the Pagans (1935) starring Ray Mala. After directing The Last Challenge in 1967, he retired from the film industry. He died in Palm Springs, California in 1991. Thorpe is also known as the original director of The Wizard of Oz.
This entire sequence hit the cutting room floor when MGM trimmed the two-hour “rough cut” of THE WIZARD OF OZ to a more manageable (and customary for the time) 101 minutes in length. Also dropped: Hickory’s brief, subsequent on-screen moment at the approach of the tornado. What remains is its prelude, as Uncle Henry cries out, “Hickory!
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.
People also ask
Why was Thorpe fired from 'the Wizard of Oz'?
When did John Thorpe die?
Was Thorpe a good photographer?
What was Thorpe's first movie?
Jun 16, 1985 · Over the last 29 years, ''The Wizard of Oz'' has been seen in 436 million homes. ''Return to Oz'' is neither a remake of M-G-M's ''The Wizard of Oz'' nor - in Hollywood terms - a sequel...
The first full length motion picture he directed for MGM was Last of the Pagans starring Ray Mala. After directing The Last Challenge in 1967, he retired from the film industry. He died in Palm Springs, California in 1991. Thorpe is also known as the original director of The Wizard of Oz.