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Gaiety! Glory! Glamour! - The Wizard of Oz
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Title: The Wizard of Oz

Release Date: 15 Aug 1939

Runtime: 1h 42m

Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Family

Director: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Overview: 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. The Wicked Witch of the West is the only thing that could stop them.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.6 (5636 votes)

Cast

  • Dorothy Gale: Judy Garland
  • Professor Marvel / The Wizard of Oz: Frank Morgan
  • "Hunk" / Scarecrow: Ray Bolger
  • "Zeke" / Cowardly Lion: Bert Lahr
  • "Hickory" / Tin Man: Jack Haley
  • Glinda: Billie Burke
  • Miss Gulch / Wicked Witch of the West: Margaret Hamilton
  • Uncle Henry: Charley Grapewin
  • Auntie Em: Clara Blandick
  • Toto: Terry
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