During a fierce tornado, she is struck on the head and transported to a land 'beyond the rainbow' where she meets magical characters from her Kansas life transformed within her unconscious dream state. The film's plot is easily condensed: lonely and sad Kansas farmgirl Dorothy dreams of a better place, without torment against her dog Toto from a hateful neighbor spinster, so she plans to run away. All of its images (the Yellow Brick Road, the Kansas twister), characters (e.g., Auntie Em, Toto, Dorothy, the Wicked Witch), dialogue (e.g., "Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!", "We're not in Kansas anymore," "Follow the Yellow Brick Road," or the film's final line: "There's no place like home"), and music ("Over the Rainbow") have become indelibly remembered, and the classic film has been honored with dozens of books, TV shows (such as HBO's dramatic prison series Oz), references in other films, and even by pop groups (singer Elton John with his Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road album, or Pink Floyd's 1973 album Dark Side of the Moon). Initially, however, the film was not commercially successful (at $3 million), but it was critically acclaimed. It soon became a classic institution, and a rite of passage for everyone, and probably has been seen by more people than any other motion picture over multiple decades. For many seasons, it was featured regularly on network TV as a prime time event (its first two showings were on CBS television on Novemand in December, 1959) and then annually for Thanksgiving, Christmas and/or Easter time. ![]() The Wizard of Oz (1939) is everybody's cherished favorite, perennial fantasy film musical from MGM during its golden years. NO RESERVE- NO RESERVE- NO RESERVE- NO RESERVE- NO RESERVE-NO RESERVEMORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE WIZARD OF OZ BELOW HAS BEEN STORED IN AN OLD TRUNK FOR THE PAST 40 YEARS ![]() THE EIGHT SIDES OF RECORDED MUSIC ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITIONĭECCA 2673A MUNCHKINLAND Part I ("DING DONGTHE WITCH IS DEAD) THIS ORIGINAL VINTAGE ALBUM COVER IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION ONLY SLIGHT WEAR AT THE BOTTOM THIS IS THE RARE 4 RECORD SET WITH EIGHT SONGS OF THE SOUNDTRACK FROM THE ORIGINAL METRO- GOLDWYN- MAYER'S PRODUCTION ![]() PLUS PHOTO'S OF JUDY GARLAND- VICTOR YOUNG- MUSIC COMPOSER HAROLD ARLEN- LYRICS BY E. INSIDE OF THE FRONT AND BACK ALBUM COVER ARE 22 SCENES FROM THE MOVIE THE FILM STARRING JUDY GARLAND AS DOROTHY YOU ARE BIDDING ON A VERY RARE VINTAGE "THE WIZARD OF OZ" 1939 ORIGINAL DECCA 74 FILM SOUNDTRACK FEATURING JUDY GARLAND AND THE VICTOR YOUNG ORCHESTRAĭECCA PRESENTS THE MUSICAL SCORE FROM METRO-GOLDEN-MAYER WITH COMPLETE STORY IN PICTURE AND TEXT RARE "THE WIZARD OF OZ" DECCA RECORDS SOUNDTRACK 1939
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