But one Wizard of Oz adaptation towers above them all, even Wicked. We’re talking, of course, about the 1939 MGM movie starring Judy Garland. It was a sensation when it hit theaters just as ...

"A minor book full of fourth-rate imagery," declared director George Cukor, when he was asked to step in and assist the ailing MGM film version of "The Wizard of Oz" in 1939. He almost considered ...

The Wizard Of Oz' Ruby Slippers Up For Auction Dorothy’s slippers were designed by Gilbert Adrian, MGM’s chief costume designer, and made by Western Costume Company using white silk pumps from ...

Frank Baum’s original novel, and therefore free for anyone to use. When MGM produced The Wizard of Oz, they made several changes to L. Frank Baum’s novel. For example, in the novel ...

MGM Studios/Courtesy of Getty Ray Bolger as The Scarecrow in 'The Wizard of Oz.' Related: 12 Gorgeous Throwback Photos of Judy Garland in Her Prime His salary for the film, according to Fricke ...

“The Wizard of Oz”Courtesy Everett Collection Designed by Gilbert Adrian, MGM Studios’ former chief costume designer, the red slippers are known as one of the most iconic shoes in cinematic ...

MGM was the first major studio to see the mass cinematic potential in Baum’s Oz. While it received rave reviews upon release and gathered a handful of Oscar nominations, The Wizard of Oz ...

Sadly, the troubling chaos of The Wizard of Oz didn’t stop at the call sheet ... Sadly, the seeds for her tragic on-set experiences were sewn long before the demanding production of the MGM epic.

The Wizard of Oz is a beloved classic, yet the musical Wicked shows that there may be more to the story of its greatest ...