The film was nominated for six Academy Awards, but lost Best Picture to Gone with the Wind.
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Top 10 Things You Didn't Know About "The Wizard of Oz"
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There are about 44 major differences between Baum's book and the film.
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The Wizard of Oz was shot on a studio set. The only location footage featured in the movie is the shot of clouds during the opening credits.
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The now famous song “Over the Rainbow” was almost cut from the movie, because execs thought it made the movie too long.
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It took five directors and 14 writers to bring The Wizard of Oz to the big screen.
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Judy Garland had a major giggle fit during the scene where she slaps the Cowardly Lion. In order to snap her out of it, Victor Fleming took her aside and surprised the actress by slapping her right be
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Shirley Temple, then 11-years-olds, was a frontrunner for the part of Dorothy, but it's said that producers didn't think she had the vocal chops to cut it. There was also a contract quibble.
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The special effects crew used flavored Jell-O powder to color the horses for the Emerald City scenes. It was a snappy shoot since the horses attempted to lick themselves clean.
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In L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Dorothy's slippers were silver. They were changed to “ruby” in order to take advantage of the Technicolor wow factor. Multiple sets w
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Judy Garland had to wear a corset in order to appear more childlike for her role as Dorothy. She was 16 years old when she made the movie.
