Archive for September, 2013

Did Victor Fleming Have a Rather Aggressive Way of Keeping Judy Garland from Laughing During the Filming of the Wizard of Oz?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about movies and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the movie urban legends featured so far. MOVIE URBAN LEGEND: Victor Fleming had an…interesting method for getting Judy Garland to keep from laughing during the filming of […]

Was There Nearly a Film Adaptation of Wizard of Oz in Technicolor Six Years Before MGM’s Classic Version?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about movies and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the movie urban legends featured so far. MOVIE URBAN LEGEND: A dispute with Technicolor kept the MGM Wizard of Oz as the first instance of black and […]