The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard Of Oz (1939) is a UK VHS Release By MGM/UA Home Video and Warner Home Video on 12th November 1984, 4th November 1985, 3rd November 1986, 20th November 1989, 6th November 1995, and 27th October 1997. It got re-released on UK VHS by Warner Home Video and Warner Bros. Family Entertainment on 1st April 1999 and 26th November 2001. It got released on UK DVD by Warner Home Video on 7th November 2005, 19th June 2006, and as a Sing-Along Edition on 2nd November 2009. It also got re-released on UK Blu-Ray by Warner Home Video on 17th April 2019.

The musical fantasy film stars Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale who lives on a farm in Kansas, when a tornado approaches and lifts up her house and drops it on an unknown land, turning her world into a whimsical adventure.

The film also got aired on BBC One on Christmas Day 1975, 1977 & 1996, Boxing Day 1976 & 2003, 27th December 1978 & 1998, 21st December 1980, 28th December 1982, Christmas Eve 1986 and New Year's Eve 2000, True Stories in 7th July 2022, Sky Music in 17th July 2022, Cult Classics in 10th August 2022, Sky Family in 5th September & Boxing Day 2022, 30th March, 30th April, 11th June, 9th & 28th July, 6th August and 25th October 2023, Sky Greats in 10th June and 15th September 2022, 18th February, 10th April, 26th May, 21st June, 24th July, 13th August and 12th September 2023, Wizarding Wild in 1st March 2023, Sky Oscars in 9th March 2023, Sky Adventure in 14th April 2023, Sky Gangsters in 30th June 2023 and Channel 5 on Christmas Day 2023, New Year's Day, 31st March & 6th April 2024.

Description[]

Probably no film in the history of MGM is more celebrated than "The Wizard Of Oz." To this day the exuberant adaptation of L. Frank Baum's immortal tale remains a timeless family favorite for every generation. A tornado propels young Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) from her Kansas farm to the enchanted land Of Oz. There she is instructed to follow a yellow brick road which will lead Dorothy Gale to the Wizard and finally home. Along the way she meets The Scarecrow (Ray Bolger), who wants a brain, a The Tin Woodman (Jack Haley), anxious for a heart and a The Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr) who longs to be brave. With its perfect casting, sumptuous effects - shot in glorious Technicolor - and superb score by Harold Arlen and E.Y. ("Yip") Harburg featuring such immortal songs as "We're Off To See The Wizard" and the Oscar winning "Over The Rainbow", "The Wizard Of Oz" is Hollywood at its most brilliant best!

Songs[]

Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Come Out
It Really Was No Miracle
We Thank You Very Sweetly
Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead
As Mayor Of The Munchkin City
As Coroner, I Must Aver
Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead (Reprise)
The Lullaby League
The Lollipop Guild
We Welcome You To Munchkinland
Follow The Yellow Brick Road/You're Off To See The Wizard
If I Only Had A Brain
If I Only Had A Heart
If I Only Had A Nerve
We're Off To See The Wizard
Optimistic Voices
The Merry Old Land Of Oz
If I Were King Of The Forest

Cast[]

Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale
Frank Morgan as Professor Marvel, The Great And Powerful Oz, Carriage Driver, Gatekeeper And Guard
Ray Bolger as Hunk and The Scarecrow
Bert Lahr as Zeke and The Cowardly Lion
Jack Haley as Hickory And The Tin Woodman
Margaret Hamilton as Miss Gulch And The Wicked Witch Of The West
Billie Burke as Glinda The Good Witch Of The North
Clara Blandick as Auntie Em
Charley Grapewin as Uncle Henry
Pat Walshe as Nikko
Terry as Toto
Mitchell Lewis as the Winkie Guard Captain (uncredited)
Adriana Caselotti as the voice of Juliet In The Tin Woodman's Song, "If I Only Had A Heart" (uncredited)
The Singer Midgets as The Munchkins

Credits[]

Directed by: Victor Fleming
Produced by: Mervyn LeRoy
Screenplay by: Florence Ryerson, Noel Langley, Edgar Allan Woolf
Adaptation by: Noel Langley
From the Book by: L. Frank Baum
Art Director: Cedric Gibbons
Recording Director: Douglas Shearer
Set Decorations: Edwin B. Willis
Associates: William A. Horning, Henri Jaffa, Allen Davey, A.S.C.
Costumes by: Adrian
Special Effects: Arnold Gillespie
Film Editor: Blanche Sewell
Character Make-Ups Created by: Jack Dawn
Musical Adaptation by: Herbert Stohart
Music by: Harold Arlen
Lyrics by: E.Y. Harburg
Musical Numbers Staged by: Bobby Connolly
Orchestral and Vocal Arrangements: Murray Cutter, George Bassman, Paul Marquardt, Ken Darby
Associate Conductor: George Stoll
Photographed in Technicolor by: Harold Rosson, A.S.C.
Technicolor Colour Director: Natalie Kalmus
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
Sound by: Western Electric Sound System
MPDDA/MPAA Number: 5364
Copyright (c) MCMXXXIX in USA by Leow's Incorporated. All rights in this motion picture reserved under international conventions passed by the national board of review

Opening (October 1997 re-release)[]

MGM/UA Home Video Warning Screen
MGM/UA Home Video Ident (1993-1999)
European Captioning Institute Warning Screen (1995-2005)
The Pink Panther-Sherlock Pink (Short/United States)
All Dogs Go To Heaven: Activity Center CD Rom 1995 US TV Advert [announced by Mark Elliott]
Babes In Toyland CD Rom 1995 US TV Advert [announced by Mark Elliott]
VSC U Warning (Warner Home Video) (1990) [announced by Floella Benjamin]
THX Ident
Turner Ident (1990-1994)
MGM Pictures Ident (1939)
Start of The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Closing (October 1997 re-release)[]

End of The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Closing Credits Film

Opening (April 1999 re-release)[]

Warner Home Video Ident (1997)
European Captioning Institute Warning Screen (1995-2005)
TOMY Tomica World Road and Rail System 1998 UK TV Advert [announced by Jeff Stevenson]
How the Grinch Stole Christmas trailer [announced by John Sachs]
Thomas and Friends: Big Loader 1998 UK TV Advert [announced by James O'Donnell]
Pokemon: The First Movie trailer [announced by Alec Baldwin]
Thomas and the Magic Railroad trailer [announced by John Sachs]
Milky Way Magic Stars Part 1 1999 UK TV Advert [announced by Joe Pasquale]
Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders trailer [announced by Mark Hamill]
Milky Way Magic Stars Part 2 1999 UK TV Advert [announced by Joe Pasquale]
The Miracle Maker trailer [announced by Robert Powell]
VSC U Warning (Warner Home Video) (1990) [announced by Floella Benjamin]
MGM Pictures Ident (1939)
Start of The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Closing (April 1999 re-release)[]

End of The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Closing Credits Film
Warner Home Video Warning Scroll (1999-2005)

Opening (November 2001 re-release)[]

Warner Home Video Ident (1997)
Video Piracy Warning (Warner Home Video) [announced by John Cunliffe]
European Captioning Institute Warning Screen (1995-2005)
See Spot Run trailer [announced by Jon Stewart]
Rent It Soon On Video (silent)
Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone trailer
Pokémon 3: The Movie: The Lord Of The Unknown Tower trailer [announced by Alec Baldwin]
Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen Videos trailer from 2001 [announced by Alex Lovell]
Cat & Dogs trailer [announced by Seth MacFarlane]
VSC U Warning (Warner Home Video) (1990) [announced by Floella Benjamin]
MGM Pictures Ident (1939)
Start of The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Closing (November 2001 re-release)[]

End of The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Closing Credits Film
The Wonderful The Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic (Full Video)
The Wizard of Oz Teaser
The Wizard of Oz Trailer
The Jitterbug Outtake Musical
Warner Home Video Warning Scroll (1999-2005)

Trailers and info[]

October 1997 re-release[]

The Pink Panther-Sherlock Pink (Short/United States)
All Dogs Go To Heaven: Activity Center CD Rom and Babes In Toyland CD Rom 1995 (US TV Advert)
BBFC U Warning (Warner Home Video) (1990)

April 1999 re-release[]

TOMY Tomica World Road and Rail System 1998 (UK TV Advert)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Yours to Own on Video)
TOMY Thomas & Friends: Big Loader 1998 (UK TV Advert)
Pokemon: The First Movie
Thomas and the Magic Railroad (Steaming His Way Onto Video Soon!)
Milky Way Magic Stars Part 1 1999 (UK TV Advert)
Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders (Coming Only to Video. Fall 2000)
Milky Way Magic Stars Part 2 1999 (UK TV Advert)
The Miracle Maker
BBFC U Warning (Warner Home Video) (1990)

November 2001 re-release[]

(Opening)[]

Video Piracy Warning (Warner Home Video)
See Spot Run (Rent it soon on video)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Pokémon 3: The Movie: The Lord of the Unknown Tower (Now Available On VHS Video & DVD)
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Videos trailer from 2001 with clips of "Billboard Dad", "Switching Goals" and "Passport to Paris" (Look out for them on video!)
Cats and Dogs (The fur will fly)
BBFC U Warning (Warner Home Video) (1990)

(Closing)[]

The Wonderful The Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic (Full Video)
The Wizard of Oz teaser
The Wizard of Oz trailer
The Jitterbug Outtake Musical