Dont forget that in one take Judy wouldn't stop giggling and ruining the take, this made the director get up from his chair and slapped her hard to make her stop and continued rolling

@Derryl Hopkins nigga that’s a whole new sentence you came up with

@Derryl Hopkins nigga that’s a whole new sentence you came up with

@MaskedMan66 actually we know for sure all the actors has gone through a lot of trauma working on this film

@MaskedMan66 actually we know for sure all the actors has gone through a lot of trauma working on this film

@Shane Coffing Judy wasn't on meth or opioids when making "Wizard."

@Shane Coffing Judy wasn't on meth or opioids when making "Wizard."

@Michal Milanowski It's an old method of bringing a person out of hysteria.

@Michal Milanowski It's an old method of bringing a person out of hysteria.

@Emma Hollow Not in the Golden Age, they weren't!

@Emma Hollow Not in the Golden Age, they weren't!

@Kevin was that directed towards me? Lol

@Kevin was that directed towards me? Lol

@Opal Corporal punishment has long since proven effective as a deterant to bad behavior. It's the parents who refuse to whup their young 'uns who end up raising self-centered brats.

@Momo It's well-documented, though he didn't slap her "hard," as the OP claims. Here's the whole story and more besides:

https://ozmuseum.com/blogs/news/judy-and-her-dear-cowardly-lion

@MaskedMan66 source for OP's original comment

@MaskedMan66 source for OP's original comment

@Momo Does who have a source, and for what?

@Momo Does who have a source, and for what?

@cookieface80 He wasn't mad, but they were up against the clock; the studio was going to close for the night soon. It was a desperation move and he regretted it.

@cookieface80 He wasn't mad, but they were up against the clock; the studio was going to close for the night soon. It was a desperation move and he regretted it.

@Jeremy Wrong on all counts. No mental abuse, no drugs (she only worked for four hours a day), no bullying (her co-stars loved her), and a slap is not "physical abuse," it's a classic method for shaking someone out of hysterics.

@radexyz people all over the world do it? Do have any source? Are there any studies that prove your point? Please...

@radexyz people all over the world do it? Do have any source? Are there any studies that prove your point? Please...

@radexyz This is exactly how the cycle of abuse is perpetuated. Beating a child is not the way to teach them. Children are children and don't know any better when they're doing something wrong. If your first instinct is to beat your child for doing something wrong instead of accually teaching them means that you are not ready to be a parent and you shouldn't take your incompetence out on a child by beating them.

To be fair. He felt terrible and did apologize to her profusely.

To be fair. He felt terrible and did apologize to her profusely.

@Diverting Tales Not every director back then was like that..

@Diverting Tales Not every director back then was like that..

@Opal "if your kids disrespect you, then you were just a bad parent too". You said it yourself fam

@Opal "if your kids disrespect you, then you were just a bad parent too". You said it yourself fam

@Jeremiah Fyan ???? No, you've failed at a parent if you hit them

@Jeremiah Fyan ???? No, you've failed at a parent if you hit them

@Opal bruh every kid will disrespect their parent at some point. Ig everyone has failed as a parent

@Opal bruh every kid will disrespect their parent at some point. Ig everyone has failed as a parent

@radexyz if you have to result to hitting someone smaller and weaker then you who's unable tonight back and looks up to you as you are their protector...then you're a shit adult and have failed as a parent, if you can't control your children like an adult don't resort to hitting them like a child would to another child when they get upset. The reason most parents don't hit kids anymore is because they realized it doesn't work and is a horrible practice.

@Jeremy oh it gets worse. Recently found out that Judy garland had like a shit ton of affairs <b>and</b> had a lot of abortions in the early 1940s

@Jeremy oh it gets worse. Recently found out that Judy garland had like a shit ton of affairs *and* had a lot of abortions in the early 1940s

@Derryl Hopkins I'm not saying he was right for doing it.

@Derryl Hopkins I'm not saying he was right for doing it.

@radexyz I would say it's always bad to get abused as a kid, but after reading your comments I now understand your point.

@radexyz I would say it's always bad to get abused as a kid, but after reading your comments I now understand your point.

@cookieface80 Come out back, I'll tell you about the rabbits

@cookieface80 Come out back, I'll tell you about the rabbits

@Thefatbob37 I know you weren’t talking about that lmao 😂

My point is that just because the ancients do something it doesn’t mean that thing is necessarily good, which is the original point made

Here we go again...

Here's the full story and a bit more:

https://ozmuseum.com/blogs/news/judy-and-her-dear-cowardly-lion

Here we go again...

Here's the full story and a bit more:

https://ozmuseum.com/blogs/news/judy-and-her-dear-cowardly-lion

@Edd of course, it shouldn't be done on the long run, you should probably resort to more talking and negotiating the older they get, and less punishment like any type of beating or grounding or the such, the older they get and the more reasonable they get, the more it's preferable to Increase their independence and making sure they reevaluate themselves when they do something wrong, instead of simply stopping because it's wrong, and of course physical punishment is not always the best way for all kids, humans are complicated and you should always know your child well before finding a way to educate them, in the end you're trying to grow a human being, a person, you shouldn't be too harsh and break them or make them have lasting issues in their lives, but you shouldn't let them become too entitled and self-important, it would hurt them more Than it would hurt others

@Edd I don't think so, we aren't talking about a cat here, a kid wouldn't be too bothered by a little bit of water sprayed on them, and some would like it, resorting to doing more bad things or the same thing again to be sprayed again, now to the point of how to dail it down(the punishment), you could use the a vary small ruler(the plastic ones, the metal ones hurt like knifes, and the rubbers sting alot and much more painful), or a small tree branch like the same length of the ruler and make sure to carve it a little to remove any pointy sides.<br>Now for other ways of punishment, there are downsides, like grounding would get a bit repetitive and they would get used to it, not caring anymore and simply finding ways to pass the time, and it could hurt a lot more than a simple smack on the hand sometimes because it could cause them to miss on an outing with a friend, or an event, taking their games isn't preferable for me, because it most of the time isn't related to what they did, which might make them feel it's unfair, maybe lowering playing time and raising it when they do something good on their on?

@Edd I don't think so, we aren't talking about a cat here, a kid wouldn't be too bothered by a little bit of water sprayed on them, and some would like it, resorting to doing more bad things or the same thing again to be sprayed again, now to the point of how to dail it down(the punishment), you could use the a vary small ruler(the plastic ones, the metal ones hurt like knifes, and the rubbers sting alot and much more painful), or a small tree branch like the same length of the ruler and make sure to carve it a little to remove any pointy sides.
Now for other ways of punishment, there are downsides, like grounding would get a bit repetitive and they would get used to it, not caring anymore and simply finding ways to pass the time, and it could hurt a lot more than a simple smack on the hand sometimes because it could cause them to miss on an outing with a friend, or an event, taking their games isn't preferable for me, because it most of the time isn't related to what they did, which might make them feel it's unfair, maybe lowering playing time and raising it when they do something good on their on?

@radexyz Physical abuse is physical abuse and games the child

@radexyz Physical abuse is physical abuse and games the child

@Thefatbob37 I mean, if you are talking about this specific instance, then I don't agree with you, I was arguing the point of beating kids, not the director slapping judy, not because she is a girl, but because you shouldn't slap an employee, or someone at your disposal, they are working for you, you aren't their parent or something, especially a 17 year old that you have duped with drugs

@ً that’s what I meant I still think the bullying was wrong but we should not be sensitive

@ً that’s what I meant I still think the bullying was wrong but we should not be sensitive

@radexyz Corporal punishment might work in the short term, but the overwhelming body of evidence points to negative outcomes in the long run. I think that is because corporal punishment is often done out of anger and frustration, and therefore is rarely measured or restrained. Whatever the reason, corporal punishment seems to be a net negative. If the evidence showed otherwise, then I would be an advocate of it.

@Derryl Hopkins This was the era where blacks and whites had separate restrooms. You really think they'd be so morally upstanding to not resort to physically abusing women, too?

@ً Would a spray bottle achieve the same effect?

@ً Would a spray bottle achieve the same effect?

@Raúl Pérez BINGO, it's cowardly to hit a child for the same reason it is cowardly for a man to hit a woman. When you have the size advantage, you shouldn't abuse it.

@Opal Yep you are 100% correct. Evidence also show corporal punishment is correlated with many negatives outcomes in children

@Opal Yep you are 100% correct. Evidence also show corporal punishment is correlated with many negatives outcomes in children

@Raúl Pérez are talking about WWE or some street fight shit, red is talking about a little slap on the face when child did something wrong and isn't listening as to why what they did is wrong, the (because you know they aren't going to defend themselves because you're their parent) point is stupid, it's like saying "I lost my company a few thousand dollars, and now my boss is shouting at me and wants to fire me, because he knows that he is my boss and I can't defend myself against them"

@Antonio Klaic well, that's the thing, your parents were taking it to the extreme, your parents were abusive, and I am sorry for you, but open up a little and listen, it's not that hitting is the only way because the parent is lazy, it's more like, kids don't understand logic, treating them like adults that would understand right and wrong is stupid, kids wouldn't be able to understand why fire is bad unless they get brunt by it, kids wouldn't understand why they shouldn't play on street unless you scare them of getting turned into a peniata by a car, a little discipline that's isn't too hurtful, and doesn't leave any lasty scars is good for teaching kids

@Slightly Himbo technically that does work for brain swelling.

@Slightly Himbo technically that does work for brain swelling.

@Thefatbob37 exactly, I mean I understand the idea of being against children abuse, but I  also know that discipline is necessary, hitting a child slightly, like the old smacking the plam of the hand with a stick, is not bad, it hurts for a minute or some, doesn't hurt that much, and is effectively as a punishment, the optimal way is to simply talk first, tell them it's wrong, if they don't listen, a little discipline is necessary, cause if they don't get why it's wrong YET because they are young, theb being afraid of punishment for doing said thing at the main time would keep them away from it, and when they grow old enough to understand why it's bad, then they wouldn't need to be disciplined

@Mayonnaise Guggler taking their things or grounding them is not abuse. It is not cruel and it is not violent. And it's the good way to discipline someone.

@Mayonnaise Guggler taking their things or grounding them is not abuse. It is not cruel and it is not violent. And it's the good way to discipline someone.

@Opal who said the only dude you can use other ways like taking away their things or ground them but that’s also considered abuse now. Hitting your kid isn’t bad unless it isn’t to hard and you use it for a appropriate situation

@Antonio Klaiclook when did I say you hitting is the only option. Just when’s did I say that maybe you can point it out to me. You can talk with your kid but you don’t let your kid walk over you that’s just going to raise a brat.

@ocarinaplaya eh I even I think it’s a bit too far he isn’t her father and all she did was laugh, yea it may have wasted some people time but that’s like I don’t know maybe a minute at max.

@Derryl Hopkins sounds like she wasn't hit just for laughing, rather for being unprofessional and wasting film and other people's time. Leniency only stretches so far.

@Mayonnaise Guggler hahahaha you don’t need to hit a child

@Mayonnaise Guggler hahahaha you don’t need to hit a child

@Michal Milanowski that actually does make me feel a little better about this whole thing, thank you...

@Michal Milanowski that actually does make me feel a little better about this whole thing, thank you...

@Derryl Hopkins trying to explain isn't justifying, lol.

@Derryl Hopkins trying to explain isn't justifying, lol.

@radexyz bro even if the disrespect thing was true, hitting your kid means using violence against someone half your size that you know is not going to defend themselves because you're their parent. how the hell does that sound like good parenting

Wtf is this comment section, why are people saying that hitting your kids is good, that fucking bad parenting

Wtf is this comment section, why are people saying that hitting your kids is good, that fucking bad parenting

To the people whoever and whatever creature and whatever anthill you crawled out from today defending a child that is not there parent get slapped  because of a mis hap and because they put her on drugs. Let me tell you this is calling a child a "fat little pig" a good way for a child to lose weight. Is it good discipline to wreck a childs self esteem and self image worth it

@radexyz I've made my points, you've made yours, we're obviously not gonna change our minds, so we can agree to disagree, just hope you never become a parent 👍

@radexyz I've made my points, you've made yours, we're obviously not gonna change our minds, so we can agree to disagree, just hope you never become a parent 👍

@radexyz I'm not gonna argue with someone who says "ducking" LMAOOO ACTUAL 11 YEAR OLD PFFFFF

@radexyz I'm not gonna argue with someone who says "ducking" LMAOOO ACTUAL 11 YEAR OLD PFFFFF

@radexyz first, learn to use ponctuation, your replies hurt to read.

Second, you haven't said any new points, you've just repeated yourself.

Third, it is still abuse. I guess it can be called disciplining, but it's still a bad way to discipline, and it's still abuse.

It says treating someone with cruelty OR violence. Emphasis on the OR, it's still violence (and cruel btw) and it's still horrible.

Well, to make this a bit less tragic, from what I know after he slapped her,  the director felt absolutely horrified at what he did and talked to a crew member to punch him for it. So at least he knew that what he did was very bad but this still doesn't justify it.

@radexyz definition of abuse:
treat with cruelty or violence, especially regularly or repeatedly.

hitting your kids, with a reason or not, is still abuse. If the kid ends up on doctor Phil, it's not cuz you didn't hit them, it's cuz you weren't a good parent for them.

@radexyz It's not your fault, radexyz. It's not your fault.

@radexyz It's not your fault, radexyz. It's not your fault.

@radexyz no. They're not. Beating your kids is not the only way to discipline them, and it's abuse every time. Does it work in a few cases? Yeah sure. Does it make traumatic experiences and cause depression for MANY more others? Also yes.

<b>Stanley Kubrick reading this baby comment-</b> “Lol wack”

*Stanley Kubrick reading this baby comment-* “Lol wack”

And people thought Shelley Duval had it bad.

And people thought Shelley Duval had it bad.

@cookieface80 No, human rights laws in the workplace were just a fucking mess back then.

They still are now arguably, but nowhere near what it was like in the 1930s or some shit.

@CT S mine did. I ended up avoiding being in the sme room as my father whenever possible.

@CT S mine did. I ended up avoiding being in the sme room as my father whenever possible.

@Antonio Klaic my parents wouldn't do that for every minor thing however

@Antonio Klaic my parents wouldn't do that for every minor thing however

@Mayonnaise Guggler if your parents use hitting as an easy solution to every minor issue you do begin to fear them because you never know if anything you do will trigger them.

Hittong is still a dumb method used by incompetent parents.

@Opal that’s if you abuse them but discipline isn’t abuse. Hitting a kid is a good way to teach them that thing they are doing is bad. When my dad hits me when I do something wrong I don’t fear him I fear the consequence of doing that thing.

@Slightly Himbo Who said I was talking about that. jeeze you people attack like a hive

@Slightly Himbo Who said I was talking about that. jeeze you people attack like a hive

@Opal False with my personal experience Ive seen people who have grown stronger and have gotten closer with there parents, but all humans are different so it depends.

@Thefatbob37 nah, all you're doing is making your children afraid of you when they're kids, hate you when they're teens, and then never want to see you again when they're adults.

@Thefatbob37 if we did everything the ancients did you’d have been victim of a human sacrifice by now

@Thefatbob37 if we did everything the ancients did you’d have been victim of a human sacrifice by now

@Thefatbob37 The ancients also thought you could cure sickness by drilling holes in people’s heads to let the evil spirits out...

Just cause something is old it doesn’t mean it’s somehow justified my dude. “Don’t hit your kids” doesn’t seem like too controversial a take

@Opal NO its not bad parenting its called growing them up the ancients knew that.

@Opal NO its not bad parenting its called growing them up the ancients knew that.

@cookieface80 Are you attempting to justify a grown man physically assaulting a young girl because she was laughing?

@cookieface80 Are you attempting to justify a grown man physically assaulting a young girl because she was laughing?

He was probably mad  because film is expensive so you only get so many takes.

He was probably mad  because film is expensive so you only get so many takes.

So not only mental abuse, feeding her drugs, lots of bullying by her co-actors, but also some of that nice physical abuse from the director?

Nice.

So not only mental abuse, feeding her drugs, lots of bullying by her co-actors, but also some of that nice physical abuse from the director?

Nice.


I can't believe that such an iconic movie has such a dark backstory, the actors spent so much in pure misery, and poor Judy Garland was both abused and ridiculed by everyone. However could I look at this movie the same way knowing in the back of my mind that the actors had a hard time doing the movie.

@Jack Finster Ignore him, he's a blind Hollywood fanboy who will always defend that horrible corporation no matter what mistakes Hollyweirdos make

@Lucid Starlight And that answers my question in the negative.

@MaskedMan66 you always talk nonsense you never managed to convince anyone, prove me wrong

@MaskedMan66 no anxiety caused over here man, just shocking how many comments you have. Eh kinda of a lame joke really:/

@Lucid Starlight I don't argue, I just deliver the facts. And people keep bringing up the same stuff, so complain to them. Better yet, since this seems to cause you so much anxiety, how about you ignore it from now on-- unless of course you want to know the real story.

smh Have you a sense of humor? Of course that's what was meant; I was just having a go at the absence of the word "sure." It's called a joke, Muad'Dib.

@Lucid Starlight I don't argue, I just deliver the facts. And people keep bringing up the same stuff, so complain to them. Better yet, since this seems to cause you so much anxiety, how about you ignore it from now on-- unless of course you want to know the real story.

*smh* Have you a sense of humor? Of course that's what was meant; I was just having a go at the absence of the word "sure." It's called a joke, Muad'Dib.

@MaskedMan66 they meant "I'm pretty sure" come on now you're not that dumb

@MaskedMan66 700+ comments on a single video holy shit how invested are you in this, imagine spending that much time arguing with people about the same shit

@Giles O I'm sorry you have a problem with the truth.

@CMG The Person I only have your word that you're pretty, and that's really nothing to do with anything. And behind the cameras was just as hot as in front, because everybody was under the same crushingly hot lights.

@MaskedMan66 I'm pretty those where selling a narritive of "It was as wonderful behind the camera as it was in front of it"

@Jose Sosa I don't think the OP was blaming himself/herself.

Its cool. None of what they went through was your fault. At least you and others can look back and try to be better.

@-–——·≈·[The Patriot]·≈·——–- You would prefer he only pay attention to the BS by people on YT who themselves got their info from fifth-hand online sources, as opposed to first- and second-hand sources?

@Jack Finster I'm happy to oblige. The three main authoritative books on the subject are “The Making of The Wizard of Oz" (1977) by Aljean Harmetz, "The Wizard of Oz: The Official 50th Anniversary Pictorial History" (1989) by John Fricke, Jay Scarfone, and William Stillman, and "The Road to Oz: The Evolution, Creation, and Legacy of a Motion Picture Masterpiece" (2019) by Scarfone and Stillman.

Other books which contain useful bits of information include "The Oz Scrapbook" (1977) by David L. Greene and Dick Martin, and "The World of Oz" (1985) by Allen Eyles.

I hope that proves useful to you. :-)

@MaskedMan66 I've seen you make a lot of replies and refuting claims to people on this video and I'm curious about the sources of your information.

@GMDrandom 628 Judy ate enough to keep body and soul together; she was not starved.

Bert Lahr's Lion suit weighed 70 pounds, which was quite enough for him, thank you. Actors have worn much heavier costumes than that, and still do.

Nobody intended to blow anybody up or set them on fire-- with the obvious exception of when the WWW sets the Scarecrow's arm alight, and that went without a hitch. Accidents happen; welcome to the world.

@MaskedMan66 It was bad conditions. Was it ok for her to eat so little? Was it ok for someone to wear a 100 pound costume? Was it ok to be blown up and be set on fire?

Wrong, wrong, and wrong. It wasn't "dark," just difficult, like any movie. Actors are tough (or at least they were back then), and the ones in this movie could have told you about the real misery of vaudeville and just trying to make it in the biz. Judy was neither abused nor ridiculed by anyone involved in the making of "Wizard"; cast and crew alike were all impressed by her for her talent and sharp wit; bottom line, she was impossible not to like. And of course they had a hard time making the movie-- any actors on any movie did, and most still do.


Judy Garlands story is heartbreaking, which displays Hollywood never changed.. what’s accepted did, the heinous crimes committed became the norm.

So sad.

Reminds me of what Dave Chappelle stated about how the media will spin stories to protect those big wigs in Hollywood.

All that abuse just to make a movie, what a waste of time

That's as may be, but Judy's problems-- her real, life-shattering problems-- started after "Wizard."


The child actress whom Judy Garland cited as an influence, Baby Peggy, also bore the brunt of Hollywood's dark and seedy side. Reading her memoirs about how her parents especially her dad turned her into a cross between a wind-up doll and a golden goose and how she witnessed and experienced abuse on set was a harrowing tale in itself.


From YTPs to full fledged documentaries, I can't help but think that Emp is something of a genius.  Every upload is a nice treat that keeps me going.


EmpLemon is building his own yellow brick road; every new video he lays down is gold.

@Nik The second movie you're talking about is called <i>Oz, the Great and Powerful.</i>

@Nik The second movie you're talking about is called _Oz, the Great and Powerful._

@MaskedMan66 interesting theory but wrong

@SuperSnackBros OtGaP isn't a prequel to the MGM movie, though it has some visual commonalities with it. The MGM version of Oz was nothing but a dream, while in OtGaP, it's real. It's been rumored for a long time now that they will be doing a sequel which will be their own version of "Wonderful Wizard."

@Nik Oz the Great and Powerful is a prequel. If you somehow haven't seen this movie and didn't know which book it was based on then I can see why you might be confused. Disney made a movie of OtGaP in the mid 2010s. That movie is not worth revisiting.

Yeah,bit which Wizard of Oz was he talking about?I heard of one where a girl and a dog Toto,or another version,where a man fell somewhere into a colourful land and was helped by a woman,but he became a wizard and she became the witch

EmpLemon's road is going to be green instead of gold

אורי ניסים שורץ


Margaret Hamilton

Almost getting burned alive, had her skin almost permanently green, and was put in a hospital for days, and still put on a stellar performance.

WHAT A BEAST!

The fact is that she loved playing the Wicked Witch because it was so different from the roles she usually played, of which Miss Gulch was an example. After the movie, she reprised the role on stage and on T.V. many times.

She got second degree burns on her face and third degree burns on her right hand; the rest of her was okay. Her skin bore traces of green for a just few weeks; in later years, she liked talking about having to assure people that she wasn't feeling ill. 🙂  Also, she recovered at home, not in a hospital. The studio doctor had already administered treatment on the set, and her personal physician looked after her from then onward. But yes, Miss Hamilton was a tough lady, one of the real troupers.


It's amazing how most these actors lived long lives with Margaret Hamilton and Ray Bolger living until the 1980s.

@MaskedMan66 you disagree because you're a troll and you haven't convince any of us, also don't run away from me you haven't won the arguement

@Knight Wing His reaction was to the aluminum powder dusted over his greasepaint; it was Jack Haley who wore the reformulated aluminum paste. But otherwise you're correct. :-)

Fun Fact: Several years after the movie, Ebsen appeared in a stage version of "The Wizard of Oz"-- as the Scarecrow!

Buddy Ebsen, the actor who had the bad reaction to the aluminum paint, died in 2003 at the age of 95.

@Carl Jackson For the third time, agreement and disagreement don't enter into the equation. Truth is truth, and misinformation is misinformation.

@MaskedMan66 If you just watch the video you wont keep disagreeing with everyone


This video makes me so grateful that Macaulay Culkin is doing really well these days. He seems like he and his wife have been able to keep a relatively low profile in the popular media and raise their kid and being able to see him joking along with Red Letter Media makes me really happy. I’m really glad he seems to be recovering


You're research, thesis and analysis are phenomenal. The parallel of the Egyptian volunteers was thought provoking and tied together the idea of art being a higher human calling was not what I expected. It was infinitely better.

I must admit I just came across your channel when Talladega was recommended and, again, your analysis and interwoven stories taught me a hell of a lot. Thank you.

It was your grammar while speaking on NASCAR that got me. You had me at "fewer", but "dubious" was a close second. I most certainly did not think I was going to learn Native American history. I took a year of that and read "A People's History..." and didn't learn that the Seminole people were a disparate group.

Thank you.
Thank you for not asking me to subscribe, though of course I did.


At this point you could tell me they actually crushed a woman under that house and I’d probably believe it

@MaskedMan66 everything they say about how bad the movie's production is true, in fact i heard that it was a lot worse

@Ketsuban Solo Only stagehands on a Western movie putting together the set for a lynching scene.

@Igor Ivanov So you're saying that the nearly 100 people on the set didn't notice a suicide taking place in their very midst? On your bike, mate. It never happened.

@Igor Ivanov who the hell sets up a noose in the middle of a set

@Igor Ivanov Because that's not what you said. You said they hoped we wouldn't notice, but in the HD releases it's clear that it's a bird. Which means they never hoped you wouldn't notice, but tried to cover it up.

That being under the assumption the suicide is real. It didn't happen.

@MelonKeepR
They didn't notice to begin with in the original release.

They became more aware during the re-release of the filmwhen they worked on enhancing every section of tape was when it became clear to what it was.

How is that difficult to contemplate?
My advice to you is use that noggin of yours next time.

@Igor Ivanov So did they not notice or not? You said they hoped people wouldn't notice, but if they themselves didn't notice that doesn't really add up

@Igor Ivanov wouldn’t the tree be made of lightweight materials so it could be moved? So when the munchkin hanged himself. Wouldn’t the branch snap?

@Igor Ivanov The Tin Woodman's introductory scene was initially filmed from November 6th to November 11th, 1938, but when someone realized that Jack Haley's suit was too shiny they knew they'd have to reshoot. So Wardrobe dirtied up the buckram Tin Woodman costume to make it look properly rusty, and the sequence was redone from November 15th to November 19th. It was a closed set with only authorized people permitted to enter. Each person there (and there were dozens, likely close to a hundred) had a task to perform, including set dressers and lighting technicians in the gantries up close to the ceiling. Birds were brought in, lent by the Los Angeles Zoo, including a saurus crane that at one point lunged for Ray Bolger, attracted by the straw stuffing in his costume. That crane appeared in the back of the set for however many takes they did of the shot of Dorothy and her friends heading upstage, and in the take selected by Film Editor Blanche Sewell, the crane was seen to peck at the ground, then rear up and spread its wings.

The next sequences filmed were the Cowardly Lion's intro scene (November 21st to 22nd), scenes in and around the Wicked Witch's castle (November 29th to December 3rd), and the Poppy Field scene (December 9th to 10th).

The Munchkinland sequence began filming on December 17th, more than a month after this scene was in the can.

@Igor Ivanov The Munchkin set was not even built when the Tin Woodman's scene was being shot. The Munchkinland sequence was filmed a month after.

@Plank yup. people just want to feel a sense of superiority no matter how absurd it is

@KyleYoung2012 No, you see the body of a saurus crane that you can see elsewhere in the sequence, and which once tried to make a meal of Ray Bolger.

At this point (meaning having watched this whole exploitative mess), you've heard a lot of exaggerations and outright lies.

@Simple Weirdo
Just because the munchkin set was done, doesn't mean that they cease to exist from other sets. They shoot multiple scenes in one day, some overlap, some are reshot.
The munchkin body was so difficult to detect onset, let alone on camera. How many years passed before someone actually noticed it?

I would've taken their explanation on face value if the enhanced remastered version didn't look so vastly different.
That didn't explain it away, it only confirmed people's suspicions.
Look at the footage side by side. Play the original and the remastered versions side by side frame by frame.
That's why I cannot accept it's just a flamingo. The original looks nothing like a aimlessly walking bird in the distance.

@Simple Weirdo
The set was congested with props all over the place. Old cabin in the foreground on the left of screen, a rocky cliff top in the foreground on the right of screen, and the damned bright yellow brick road smack dab in the middle of the set enclosed off with multiple trees and shrubbery on each side in the foreground and background of the set. There was a hell of a lot going on in that set to say the least. There were highly lit areas in the foreground and some not so lit in the back. You mean to tell me with such a huge set with so much going on, people overheating from the lights bearing down on them from the brightly lit working areas that it was impossible to miss a 3 foot+ munchkin dangling from a noose somewhere far back in the more dimly lit area amongst the shrubbery and trees?

You act like you never even seen that scene before. Re-watch it and tell me that everything was equally lit up, or if they focused it on the area the actors would be.

You are naive to think that it couldn't be missed. These are humans we're talking about, not Hawks.
People are hard wired through millennia of evolution to focus what's taking place in front of their eyes.
Movie studios understand the intricacies that goes through to set up focal points and positions.
If you did any years of study in film school you'd know this.

I implore you to re-watch that specific scene. Notice the balancing act of creating such a scene with foreground background and centering focal points.
Then try turn your attention on the hanging munchkin far off in the distance and contrast that with the two.

You'll realize how something like that can go unnoticed.

@Igor Ivanov I wouldn't trust the government to take care of my dog for a few minutes. You are right to distrust the government and corporations, but you come to conclusions in a weird way. People like you latch on to conspiracy theories that make no logical sense that have zero proof grounded in reality. You latch on to the most fringe and obscure conspiracies not because they mean anything, you do it because it makes you feel smart. Instead of looking at easily observable things like the U.S. government killing civilians in other countries and companies exploiting workers for profit, you must think that everything is hidden in the shadows. The truth is very mundane compared to what you believe. Everyone sees it. There is no need to believe in conspiracies when corruption happens in front of us out in broad daylight.

@Igor Ivanov How do people like you get so insane? I don't understand it.

@cheekybananaboy
They didn't notice, that's the point. They also hoped nobody else would notice. A little person could have climbed up that prop. Or used a step ladder that was kicked underneath themselves while they struggled, and folded back in on itself laying flat on the ground, unable to notice it from that distance.
That footage is definitely no flamingo.
Just look at it closer, there's no way it could be explained away with such a lame excuse.
This is Hollywood we're talking about. Lying is part of the job description. They know nothing else.

@Igor Ivanov dude first of all how would a human (especially a midget) even get that high up and if someone just straight up hung themselves on set then why would they not do anything about it, do you think they didnt notice?? why would they leave a dead person in the shot thinking no one would care, and then eventually go through the effort of painstakingly editing it out

@KyleYoung2012
That's what they wanted you to think.
The bird was edited in after the fact.
That original footage was of an actual munchkin dangling from a rope.
Re-watch that scene, and tell me that's a flamingo.
It doesn't move like an animal of the avian variety. It looks exactly what they're trying to erase.

Yeah I know at first it looks like a body but its actually a bird like you said

@KyleYoung2012 that's just an urban legend. in hd versions of the movie you can see it was just a flamingo in the background

At one point some crew member actually killed themselves,its in a scene in the movie while walking along the yellow brick road I believe it's at the end of the road you can see a body of a human


The only actor that will never be forgotten is Ryan Reynolds, every movie he's in he plays as himself. Ryan Reynolds IS Ryan Reynolds.


Ironically, I hate the Wizard of Oz because I was in a traumatic production of it when I was younger.

I guess it's just cursed.
I mean, even Diary of a Wimpy kid says so.

@CMG The Person If I'm a liar, then so are the people who made the movie, because that is where the info I share ultimately comes from. What are your sources?

@MaskedMan66 "Stop telling the truth? No way"- A liar

@MaskedMan66 "Stop telling the truth? No way"- A liar

@ObiDaSauceMan from what i remember one of the original diary of a wimpy kid books had a segment where Greg had to participate in a poorly made wizard of oz play for his school and it turned out really akward and bad

@Replux I've contributed a lot on one or two other topics, such as "Doctor Who" and Narnia. But the reason I comment on these Oz vids so much is that so many of the same lies and misinformation keep popping up, and in the interest of truth and trying to get people to do some real research, I do my bit toward that.

@MaskedMan66 im curious do you do the same thing in other videos or are you just that passionate about the wizard of oz

@-–——·≈·[The Patriot]·≈·——–- By the way, I'm not Jesus.

@-–——·≈·[The Patriot]·≈·——–- By the way, I'm not Jesus.

@-–——·≈·[The Patriot]·≈·——–- Why are some people so in love with lies that they try to silence the people who deliver the truth?

@JERRY WHET MOISTURE This isn't about me, it's about the movie. If you can't stick to that topic, then don't bother chiming in.

@MaskedMan66 Put your phone away grandpa, it hurting your eyes

@JERRY WHET MOISTURE Put away the shovel, kid.

@JERRY WHET MOISTURE Put away the shovel, kid.

@MaskedMan66 “oh look, I go on every comment and disagreed with everyone, do I get my own Wikipedia page now? Do you feel proud of me child?”

@MaskedMan66 I thought I was stupid and have nothing to do as a 17 years old kid until I met you, I feel better now, thanks Boomer.

@Wojciech Plichtowski It's always when they know their side of the discussion is losing ground that they cut and run. Aljean Harmetz and John Fricke DID interview "Wizard" actors and other personnel for their books (in Mrs. Harmetz's case, she spoke to 48 of them), and Scarfone and Stillman provided interviews with the stars from newspaper and magazine accounts.

Nothing was sugarcoated in any of the books, as you would know if you plucked up the courage to read them instead of making up your own version of events and high-tailing it. I tellya, the Cowardly Lion would be laughing at you.

@MaskedMan66 I don't read hollywood propaganda, I prefer actual interviews with the actors and producers instead of a book written to hide the atrocities of Big Cinema. You've been at this for at least 4 months, how you have time for this, I don't know. I have no interest in continuing this conversation, as you seem to not consider  the arguments of other people. Typical boomer behaviour. also spelling lol get rekt lmaooo look at dis dood

@Wojciech Plichtowski No need for quotaion marks. Just read the books and take especial note of their extensive glossaries.

@Wojciech Plichtowski I'm not arguing; I'm giving the facts.

@Wojciech Plichtowski I'm not arguing; I'm giving the facts.

@MaskedMan66 I don't care lol you're arguing about an 82-year old movie on the internet, get something better to do. Also 1$ has been deposited to your bank account.

@Wojciech Plichtowski Generations and the silly names people come up with for them are irrelevant, especially since we're talking about an 82 year-old movie.

@MaskedMan66 The people who worked on the official biograpgies were probably forced to lie about the conditions to make them sound better. If they had told the truth, I seriously doubt the books would've gotten published.

I don't mean to be aggressive, I just wanted to point that out.

@Codename C.A.T Age is irrelevant, and I'm not arguing, just delivering the facts.

@MaskedMan66 Bro wtf you’re 54 and arguing about wizard of oz production, please go outside

@Broken Man P.S.: Now, while I realize you'd like to make this all about me, that's not what I'm here for. Stick to the subject at hand, which is the movie "The Wizard of Oz."

@Broken Man The first two things are correct. Your first guess as to how I go online is the correct one. Otherwise you're wrong. All I do is present the facts, which are readily available to anyone who reads the books I've recommended. That's neither bold nor wimpy, that's simply communication.

@MaskedMan66 you’re 54, a grown man, sat at your computer or phone just spouting nonsense and arguing with strangers on the internet, if that isn’t wimpy i don’t know what is

@R of the BG I think you'd enjoy the books; they not only give the whole story on the movie, but they provide a look into American history, mostly as regards the film industry, of course, but they do touch on other events in the news of the time. Thank you for your words, though. I've seen a number of people who, upon hearing of the books and their authors for the very first time, will knee-jerkingly dismiss them. Really shows how entrenched they are in their misperceptions, dunnit?

@MaskedMan66 i don't know if any of the info you've shown is valid and i don't really care to research it rn, but it's odd how people keep resorting to cheap insults whenever you bring up Aljean Harmetz's book and others

@Jx LOL  Thanks for the "kid!" I'm 54. As for wimpy, care to step outside?

@A Fellow Human Remark #6 in the list of retorts by people who know they have nothing left to contribute.

@MaskedMan66 You should write an autobiography, so I can truly read a diary of a wimpy kid

@A Fellow Human This isn't about me or your misperceptions about me. You know the titles of the books I've recommended. Find them and read them and get an education.

@Cheek Loins just let this guy do what he does, it's hard to reason with smart people but it's harder to reason with the stupid ones

@MaskedMan66 I was going to attempt to retort you, but it’s no surprise you only believe what you consider worth believing. <br>I hope that kind of attitude only exists in your media consumption, and hasn’t leaked into more important aspects of your life.

@MaskedMan66 I was going to attempt to retort you, but it’s no surprise you only believe what you consider worth believing.
I hope that kind of attitude only exists in your media consumption, and hasn’t leaked into more important aspects of your life.

@Cheek Loins What "producers?" There was only one producer on "Wizard," his name was Mervyn LeRoy, and he was a fan of Judy Garland's and had campaigned against all odds to star her in the movie. He would not have brooked any maltreatment of her.

"The faintest iota of research" yields only the faintest iota of information. Conversely, decades of research tend to turn up much more thorough results, and that's what you find in the books “The Making of The Wizard of Oz" (1977) by Aljean Harmetz, "The Wizard of Oz: The Official 50th Anniversary Pictorial History" (1989) by John Fricke, Jay Scarfone, and William Stillman, and "The Road to Oz: The Evolution, Creation, and Legacy of a Motion Picture Masterpiece" (2019) by Scarfone and Stillman.

Mrs. Harmetz's mother worked in the Wardrobe department at MGM and was attached to "Wizard" as one of the costume people. In researching her book, Mrs. Harmetz interviewed 48 people who worked on the movie, including Ray Bolger, Margaret Hamilton, Buddy Ebsen, Jack Haley, Mervyn LeRoy, and Betty Danko. Her book alone, therefore, is to be trusted because it has firsthand accounts of what went on-- and no, nothing is sugarcoated or glossed over.

@MaskedMan66 I see you in many comments adamantly defending these producers and the experience as a whole.
Gotta ask, what has given you this knowledge that seemingly nobody else agrees with or recognizes? Doing even the faintest iota of research into the topic explains the opposite of what you claim.
This video had to of triggered you.

Judy Garland would tell you to enjoy it; she loved it, as did her co-stars.


Only just found this video, and whilst it’s morbidly fascinating to learn about, I’m more horrified by the apparent mental state of the MaskedMan66 guy responding to literally every negative view on the films production in this entire comments section to defend it - I feel like I’ve just peered into the abyss

@Donut There are indoor hobbies as well, and chatting on YouTube is one of mine. Now, what do you know about this movie? That is what the topic started out as being; people who fear that they have nothing to contribute tend to obsess over the person who knows stuff.

@MaskedMan66 you need to go outside and find a hobby

@tiru liru Why would I do that? I haven't defended anyone's perversions or misdeeds. My focus is on The Wizard of Oz and setting the record straight about it. Some weird people get off on saying that Judy Garland was abused by the cast and crew of the movie, and they get angry-- actually angry -- when they learn that she wasn't.

@tiru liru Why would I do that? I haven't defended anyone's perversions or misdeeds. My focus is on _The Wizard of Oz_ and setting the record straight about it. Some weird people get off on saying that Judy Garland was abused by the cast and crew of the movie, and they get angry-- actually *angry* -- when they learn that she wasn't.

@Chubby_Runs I writes posh, 'at's all. I talks much more common-like.

@MaskedMan66 cool man not sure why you’re talking like a poet but ok

@Chubby_Runs If you'd read it, you'd see where I addressed my remarks to other people. Their comments have gone, but they were there once.

@Chubby_Runs What are you talking about?

Wow dude hosted an entire conversation with himself that’s just impressive

@Daniel Ferreira What I'm saying comes from books written by people who spoke to those involved; Aljean Harmetz alone interviewed 48 people who worked on the film, including her mother. Read the books. Scroll up to where I give the titles.

@MaskedMan66 I can "clearly see" because I've been going over this comment section. Not only did I not find anyone saying you're right, I barely found anything beyonf what you've been saying, which as I stated before, is luricrous.

@Daniel Ferreira LOL  And how can you "clearly see" what you weren't present for? Wrong information is wrong information, and if someone is spreading it, it isn't a judgment on that person to say so. A lot of people I've corrected actually have gone and done proper research and realized their errors.

@MaskedMan66 Problem with calling everyone 'wrong' is that you're mostly using people's word, when you're going against objective facts. It doesn't matter that someone said they're fine with it, if we can clearly see they went through hell. It's basic solidarity.

@That one annoying Tornado Siren - What "causes" anyone who knows the facts about anything to share those facts with people who have the wrong information?

I don't even know what Reddit is; I've heard the word, but haven't looked into it.

@MaskedMan66 I'm just curious, what causes you to make a reply on possibly hundreds of other comments? <br>And also, do you by chance have a reddit account?

@MaskedMan66 I'm just curious, what causes you to make a reply on possibly hundreds of other comments?
And also, do you by chance have a reddit account?

@Adrian Vegas "Biased towards the movie?" What does that even mean? All they do is tell what happened while it was being made. In Mrs. Harmetz's book, for instance, Margaret Hamilton and Betty Danko describe the accidents that befell them, sparing no details and sugarcoating nothing, while they were bringing the Wicked Witch of the West to life on the screen.

@Adrian Vegas Once was enough; same old distortions regurgitated by other "documentaries," and all by people whose grandparents likely hadn't even been born when the movie was being made. Yet somehow, you and others think them greater authorities on the movie than the people who were there at the time. <b>smh</b>

@Adrian Vegas Once was enough; same old distortions regurgitated by other "documentaries," and all by people whose grandparents likely hadn't even been born when the movie was being made. Yet somehow, you and others think them greater authorities on the movie than the people who were there at the time. *smh*

@Adrian Vegas As opposed to whom? Nobody else could give an accurate account. You're just being willfully ignorant now.

@Adrian Vegas  I already gave you the answer. Never mind documentaries, here are some superior books for you, containing the words of the <b>people who made the movie and were in it</b> : "The Making of The Wizard of Oz" (1977) by Aljean Harmetz with an introduction by Margaret Hamilton (who said of the book, "The research alone is a staggering accomplishment," and "For me it is a mine of information."), "The Wizard of Oz: The Official 50th Anniversary Pictorial History" (1989) by John Fricke, Jay Scarfone, and William Stillman with an introduction by Jack Haley, Jr., and "The Road to Oz: The Evolution, Creation, and Legacy of a Motion Picture Masterpiece" (2019) by Scarfone and Stillman.

@Adrian Vegas  I already gave you the answer. Never mind documentaries, here are some superior books for you, containing the words of the *people who made the movie and were in it* : "The Making of The Wizard of Oz" (1977) by Aljean Harmetz with an introduction by Margaret Hamilton (who said of the book, "The research alone is a staggering accomplishment," and "For me it is a mine of information."), "The Wizard of Oz: The Official 50th Anniversary Pictorial History" (1989) by John Fricke, Jay Scarfone, and William Stillman with an introduction by Jack Haley, Jr., and "The Road to Oz: The Evolution, Creation, and Legacy of a Motion Picture Masterpiece" (2019) by Scarfone and Stillman.

@Adrian Vegas I put forth no opinions. The information I provide comes ultimately from the actors and crew of "The Wizard of Oz," as set down in books for which they shared their experiences.

@Adrian Vegas I have the same amount of time as anyone in any given day, and it doesn't take much of it to dash off these comments.

Truth is truth, and ratings are irrelevant to it. People always crowd around scandal; that doesn't make it true. "The National Enquirer" has been a top-selling publication for almost a century; does that mean it tells the truth? Think about that for a bit.

I don't think "literally" everyone would appreciate you speaking for them; in point of fact, many people have taken the time to check out the facts and have realized the rumormongers are spreading nonsense.

@Adrian Vegas Two's plenty. And your judgment is faulty. Why should someone who actually is after setting the record straight about this movie (and I'm not the only one) be restricted from it? Very baffling reasoning there.

@Adrian Vegas Got two, thanks. Next irrelevant comment?

@Adrian Vegas He's had no problem with my comments.

Not negative, just untrue. There are plenty of negative things that happened during the production of this movie without inventing more of them. Have you actually looked critically  into any of the reports that people blindly believe, like the lies about Judy Garland being abused and bullied by her co-stars? Or are you willing to read the books you've seen me recommend, which were written by historians who spoke to the people who created the film?

Bottom line, you needn't worry about my "mental state" as all I'm here for-- and anyone could do what I'm doing-- is to provide the truth.


The second I heard that the snow was asbestos, I knew for a fact that everything was fucked


There's a dark side?<br>Thought it was all dark.

There's a dark side?
Thought it was all dark.

@Raymunator The Oz books are not at all dark, but like any good works of fantasy, there are creepy elements-- but they are not the main focus and are always presented as bad.

Heard this movie made quite a lot of “money” too

But i find it to be so terribly loud…

@Seamus McKeon There was never a rainbow to go over.

@Sphere space all you touch and all youll see, is all your life will ever be

@That’s one smug wojak It's based on context.

This is two underrated comments at the same time.

@Raymunator they have a fun demented vibe to them!

Yeah, this implies there's a bright side to this industry.

If In Praise of Shadows' video on Return to Oz is anything to go by, the original Oz books were indeed more dark and somewhat creepy. Not actually horror, just a bit unnerving at times.

@Kevin the Rhea Just pray all that copper paint doesn't give you Brain Damage.

@Kevin the Rhea yes, but so long as it's black


It's a screwed kind of irony where they endured so much agony and suffering, and yet created one of the most whimsical and frankly beautiful movies of all time and defined their entire careers off of it. Though, I have to say, with all of the money companies like Disney makes, it'd be kind of nice to see them have the same attitude of MGM where they just want to make something great. Just, hopefully don't treat those under them so poorly.


Can you make this “dark side of Hollywood” a series? Because there are definitely more awful stories and experiences like this


They didn't care about Bert's health, they just wanted him to keep working?! Such a piece of garbage their boss must be. It's sad that these amazingly talented people suffered in terrible ways, yet they all deserved better imo.

@MaskedMan66 this movie promotes abuse for the sake of good art (even though it was an okay forgetable movie at best)

To play a bit of devils advocate, he was probably being pressured from people higher up, too. There's always a battle between the artists and the business men that sell the product of the artist. Also, consider what the average person knew about modern medicine and biology back then

@acacia Dr. Wells is calling, something about Bigfoot.

@acacia Oscar, stick to giving Steve and Jaime their assignments. That's what you're good at.

@MaskedMan66 wizard of oz is evil movie, evil

@acacia A family movie, and one which the stars and crew loved. People have gone through far worse for other movies. Daniel Radcliffe's stunt double on the last "Harry Potter" movie is now a quadriplegic because of a stunt that went wrong. On some movie sets and locations, people have even died.

This video is full of lies and misrepresentation. People don't realize, because rumormongers don't tell them, that they took frequent breaks to cool off; the lights were shut off, the doors were opened, and Bert was able to open his costume and also get his hands out.


"Shows are a never-ending life of course. A silhouette that stays when you are gone."
<br>-Sarah Lynn, Bojack Horseman

"Shows are a never-ending life of course. A silhouette that stays when you are gone."
-Sarah Lynn, Bojack Horseman

The chatter stops, the crowd departs, a needle drops, the music starts, a song you taught me when i was small. Don’t stop dancing, dont stop dancing…


FUN FACT:<br>On the set of the Wizard of Oz, Judy Garland was bullied and treated miserably by her co-actors. Ironically, the only friend she made on set was Margaret Hamilton, who played the Wicked Witch.

Can you cite your sources for this alleged fact?

FUN FACT:

On the set of the Wizard of Oz, Judy Garland was bullied and treated miserably by her co-actors. Ironically, the only friend she made on set was Margaret Hamilton, who played the Wicked Witch.
ftfy

-FUN- FACT:
On the set of the Wizard of Oz, Judy Garland was bullied and treated miserably by her co-actors. Ironically, the only friend she made on set was Margaret Hamilton, who played the Wicked Witch.
ftfy

@Godess Call Putting aside the inaccuracy of the OP's statement (in reality, everybody loved Judy), I've seen firsthand how nice villain portrayers can be. I've met Dave "Darth Vader" Prowse, Jacqueline "Servalan" Pearce, and three incarnations of the Master from "Doctor Who," namely Geoffrey Beevers, Anthony Ainley, and Eric Roberts, and all of them were very kind people.

It’s kinda interesting that actors who usually play the roles of villains or very unpleasant characters are usually the most nicest people out there. Probably because they know what it’s like to be the exact opposite of what they are.

@KillerKitten753 When Betty Danko was laid up with her injured leg, the cast sent her a copy of the book which they'd signed with well-wishes. Miss Hamilton's read, "Between fire and explosions, it's been fun! Thank you, Betty dear, for all you 'took' for me! Much love-- Mag the Hag."

@Echo of Korrbastion Not hardly! There was also the time during a break that someone put on a Louis Prima record that got Judy's toes tapping, and then she and Ray Bolger started an impromptu dance routine right in the middle of the Emerald City set!

@Biodegradable Ain't nothing factual about it either.

@KillerKitten753 They were friends already, and when Betty was laid up with her injured leg, the cast sent her a copy of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" which they had all signed. Miss Hamilton wrote a little note thanking her for "taking one" for her and signed it, "Mag the Hag."

@nic magtaan Tremendous discomfort more than actual pain. Bolger had it the best of the three, being in a cotton and felt costume that allowed him full range of movement, but even he found his make-up difficult.

@Progunjack555 It's not fun; nor is it factual.

Neither fun nor a fact. Judy was the darling of the set; Jack Haley described her as "born to brilliance," and Margaret Hamilton said, "Judy kept us all going. When she came on the set, it was as though the lights got brighter."

@Callum Lambkin She was also a kindergarten teacher before she began acting as a career. Decades later, she made an appearance on “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” to show kids that she was only acting when she played the Wicked Witch of the West. What a wonderful woman, indeed.

@iamhungey12345 if they ever do a movie about this shitshow, Margaret should be the protagonist.

@Callum Lambkin yup Hollywood is weird like that sometimes

Thats pretty wholesome.<br>Probably the only uplifting moment of the movies production

Thats pretty wholesome.
Probably the only uplifting moment of the movies production

Harharhar! Fun fact no proof or evidence of Judy being treated terrible! 👊🏻🖕🏻

@Progunjack555 Fun fact:<br>Some fun fact aren't fun

@Progunjack555 Fun fact:
Some fun fact aren't fun

@iamhungey12345 Not a decent one, a very good one.

I like how half of these comments are cancelling this guy over the word ‘fun’ lmao

any comment that starts with FUN FACT is an automatic dislike.

@Progunjack555 oh for fuck sakes. I hate it when people say that. Not fun fact as in its fun or amusing, Fun as in small or bite sized. Like fun sized candies

@Biodegradable Indeed, the only good part was Hamilton being a decent person.

@KillerKitten753 Margaret was a wonderful person and it's kinda funny that her most famous role was as the quintessential baddy mcevil bad guy

I heard Margaret would also visit her stunt double when she was in the hospital, and eventually became decent friends with her.

after watching this vid,<br> her co-actors also suffered tremendous pain, it is just kinda sad they thrown their negativity towards judy

after watching this vid,
 her co-actors also suffered tremendous pain, it is just kinda sad they thrown their negativity towards judy


Gives you a whole appreciation of what people dealt with in the 1930s. Technology was taking shape and medicine was advancing, meaning that people knew nothing back then. People didn't know that lead was poisonous, people didn't know if uranium was dangerous, people just went with it. Over time more things were known about things, life became easier and we even developed a vaccine within a year.<br>Thank you tech.

Gives you a whole appreciation of what people dealt with in the 1930s. Technology was taking shape and medicine was advancing, meaning that people knew nothing back then. People didn't know that lead was poisonous, people didn't know if uranium was dangerous, people just went with it. Over time more things were known about things, life became easier and we even developed a vaccine within a year.
Thank you tech.

Indeed, but abuse in the industry today is just as bad as in this movie

@ZArthritiz Yeah, I've heard of that. I know people in the medical profession (my sister, for one) and there's been a lot of such lazy and irresponsible reporting.

P.S.: What have lead or uranium got to do with this movie?<br>P.P.S.: Some "vaccine." People who've had their shots have also caught COVID-19 after getting them.

P.S.: What have lead or uranium got to do with this movie?
P.P.S.: Some "vaccine." People who've had their shots have also caught COVID-19 after getting them.

I've never seen a more egregious example of chronological snobbery as your comment.


Buddy Ebsen didn't really miss out in the role of a lifetime. He had other movie roles such as Audrey Hepburn's husband in Breakfast at Tiffany's. He then went on to have a great career in television. First, as Jed Clampett in the most viewed show on television at the time, the Beverly Hiillbillies and then as the lead character in Barnaby Jones.

Granted, but he did regret having to leave the movie. It was hopefully some small consolation that his voice is still on the soundtrack.

Fun Fact 1: Some years after the movie, Ebsen appeared in a stage version of Wizard as the Scarecrow!

Fun Fact 2: In the feature film version of The Beverly Hillbillies, which starred Jim Varney as Jed, Ebsen had a cameo-- as Barnaby Jones!

Granted, but he did regret having to leave the movie. It was hopefully some small consolation that his voice is still on the soundtrack.

Fun Fact 1: Some years after the movie, Ebsen appeared in a stage version of _Wizard_ as the Scarecrow!

Fun Fact 2: In the feature film version of _The Beverly Hillbillies,_ which starred Jim Varney as Jed, Ebsen had a cameo-- as Barnaby Jones!


Didn’t see the word “Hollywood” and assumed that this was about how the wizard of oz and Pink Floyd’s dark side of the moon syncing up well.


Emp I’m glad people like you are on the platform, absolutely incredible for someone with such storytelling ability to just make whatever videos they want. Post YT spiral your videos have become a grab bag of interesting topics that I never thought I could be engaged in. The two nascar videos gave me a newfound appreciation for Motorsport. Keep doing what you want to do.


“The dark side of Hollywood” implies the existence of a good side of Hollywood

“The dark side of Hollywood” implies the existence of a good side of Hollywood

"Dark" don't have to mean "evil" but more like "unseen".

"Dark" don't have to mean "evil" but more like "unseen".

@Shef Or are you talking about the movie with Tom Hanks?

@Shef Or are you talking about the movie with Tom Hanks?

@Shef That's Rogers, and his show was done in Pittsburgh, not Hollywood.

@Shef That's Rogers, and his show was done in Pittsburgh, not Hollywood.

Don't think Mr. Roger's had anything bad happen.

Don't think Mr. Roger's had anything bad happen.

@NeoMarioBros And once upon a time, Frank Capra.

@NeoMarioBros And once upon a time, Frank Capra.

One of those on the good side is Kevin Feige

One of those on the good side is Kevin Feige

@Shelby Seelbach Same thing in this context.

@Shelby Seelbach Same thing in this context.

No, it implies a "light side" of Hollywood.

No, it implies a "light side" of Hollywood.

If there isn't a good side that means you don't believe in any good movies

If there isn't a good side that means you don't believe in any good movies

@Don Chiba And not all the people who work there are bad.

@Don Chiba And not all the people who work there are bad.

The 'good' side of Hollywood is the entertainment it provides

The 'good' side of Hollywood is the entertainment it provides

@Starr Smith More than you might suppose.

@Starr Smith More than you might suppose.

Well yeah

Except for Keanu Reeves. I’m still shocked someone that nice is in Hollywood.

Well yeah

Except for Keanu Reeves. I’m still shocked someone that nice is in Hollywood.

@s8tn Not the part that the sun's shining on.

@s8tn Not the part that the sun's shining on.

there is no dark side of the moon infact all of its dark

there is no dark side of the moon infact all of its dark

@Typachisama I'm not talking about the industry, I'm talking about one movie.

@Typachisama I'm not talking about the industry, I'm talking about one movie.

@MaskedMan66 it's literally a majority bad industry. Even if there's a lil good the bad keeps growing and growing, so stop shilling

@Blue_Man edit: Thanks for the gold, Kind stranger!

@Blue_Man edit: Thanks for the gold, Kind stranger!

@Alex Purcell Thanks for your kind words. :-)

@Alex Purcell Thanks for your kind words. :-)

@MaskedMan66 Nice to see another person in a yt comment section staying true to their opinion, and staying on topic without personal attacks. 🍻

Jack Black is the good side. A single person.

Jack Black is the good side. A single person.

The bright side is Hollywood's ability to bring our wildest dreams to life, the dark side is the cost

The bright side is Hollywood's ability to bring our wildest dreams to life, the dark side is the cost

The good sides usually the surprised side. I.e smaller films like peanut butter falcon (but even then Sheia lebouf is kind of a fucked up guy and himself a product of the bad side of Hollywood as a child actor)

Wow that's right...there is no "good side" of Hollywood in my opinion...

Wow that's right...there is no "good side" of Hollywood in my opinion...

Although none of Hollywood may be good, there is a side that's very well lit.

Although none of Hollywood may be good, there is a side that's very well lit.

The good side is you can become filthy rich and create a large platform for yourself

The good side is you can become filthy rich and create a large platform for yourself

@dkam money and fame come at a price. There is no good side.

@dkam money and fame come at a price. There is no good side.

@oofnack some people just cant. Sad, I know...

@oofnack some people just cant. Sad, I know...

@Waylan So you something and walk away? Wouldnt that leave you with no friends, this no life?

@Waylan So you something and walk away? Wouldnt that leave you with no friends, this no life?

@Sir Loin Not to mention George Lucas and Steven Spielberg.

@Sir Loin Not to mention George Lucas and Steven Spielberg.

@ObiDaSauceMan Christopher Colombia did discover America for the Old world It was unknown to most of the old world at that point. Yes it had been discovered before then, but it hadn’t been common knowledge until<br>Columbus… because of him we had the widespread colonization of North America.

@ObiDaSauceMan Christopher Colombia did discover America for the Old world It was unknown to most of the old world at that point. Yes it had been discovered before then, but it hadn’t been common knowledge until
Columbus… because of him we had the widespread colonization of North America.

Hey Algernon, There is a good side, John huges was part of that good side., so was John candy…

Hey Algernon, There is a good side, John huges was part of that good side., so was John candy…

I mean, the light side of Hollywood is the 100 years of beloved movies

I mean, the light side of Hollywood is the 100 years of beloved movies

@Joshdoingthings YT And sometimes the people behind them are good as well. It's really a mistake to paint with such broad strokes as so many people do.

@Edd the dark knight led keith ledger to kill himself…

@Edd the dark knight led keith ledger to kill himself…

Well… sometimes the movies are good? I guess? Idk I’ve got nothing else

Well… sometimes the movies are good? I guess? Idk I’ve got nothing else

@MaskedMan66 he's not wrong. you can't really take a joke now can you

@MaskedMan66 he's not wrong. you can't really take a joke now can you

@boldCactus Except for one thing: you're mistaken. Yes, there are evil people associated with the business, and they are even in the majority. But they're also the only ones who get talked about, which naturally means that the good people-- of whom there are many-- are ignored.

Keanu reeves big wholesome updoot big chungus

Keanu reeves big wholesome updoot big chungus

there is no good side and the people here claiming otherwise have no viable viewpoint on the matter. it is an industry designed to mislead and distract. at best, an acceptable (childish and ignorant) viewpoint would be "well they are companies of course they only care about money", in fact they are beyond monetary concerns. their behavior is not explainable with any framework centered on money or prestige. their behavior is explainable, however, through lenses of dogma, ideology, hate, or control. as you are well aware there is no shortage of bad actors who eschew both our moral sensibilities and the true aim of the industry, there are many of those who use the industry to enrich themselves by abusing others (personal gains of money/power to assault others instead of going along with genocidal ideologues). it's evil all the way down, with or against them. there is no "bottom", it can get worse and degenerate without limit

@JP Huffinstuff I didn't say I was, except inasmuch as I accept the truth.

@JP Huffinstuff I didn't say I was, except inasmuch as I accept the truth.

@MaskedMan66 yeah bro you’re just like Galileo

@MaskedMan66 yeah bro you’re just like Galileo

The good side is the films that make people’s childhood

The good side is the films that make people’s childhood

@O N E "but i did acquired my BS in oncology"

Didn't score very high in English, I take it? ;-)

@O N E "but i did acquired my BS in oncology"

Didn't score very high in English, I take it? ;-)

@O N E I feel sorry for you, I genuinely do. Why you think you need to attempt doing down a person just because he shares accurate information on a subject about which you had hold of the wrong idea is a puzzle.

At the same time, you seem to have a very high opinion of my perceptiveness if you expect me to be able to tell from words on a screen the age of the person who typed them. Maturity level can be guessed at, to be sure, but many teens (and even younger folks) can be remarkably erudite.

@MaskedMan66 My regards to your wife's boyfriend btw, he must have a lot of patience with you.

@MaskedMan66 My regards to your wife's boyfriend btw, he must have a lot of patience with you.

@Dífky Corp. true, before I saw this full comment I thought that you'd say something like "there is no dark side it's just that the good movies that have the worst production situations and etc, no good movie gets made when people are messing around"

"There's no dark side of Hollywood really, matter of fact it's all dark."

"There's no dark side of Hollywood really, matter of fact it's all dark."

@MaskedMan66 man knew the earth revolved around the sun for ages in Greece and before, it's just that the dark Ages banned the idea and so when he made the idea again people thought he was crazy

@O N E I have a wife, two jobs, and multiple extracurricular activities. This here commenting on YT is just another hobby. Now, if you're done obsessing over me, let's talk about the subject at hand-- if you have anything to add, that is.

@MaskedMan66 sir, it's good to see you keep your philosophy and english classes in day. now we can clearly say that the last thing you're lacking is a actual life.

@northdakotagamer And Judy made many friends. :-)

@northdakotagamer And Judy made many friends. :-)

The good side is the friends we made along the way

The good side is the friends we made along the way

@Rer Tar I didn't mean any offense. But you are mistaken about both Mervyn LeRoy (Producer) and Victor Fleming (Director). They did not deliberately put anyone in danger. The accidents were accidents.

@MaskedMan66 jaja sorry im not the brightest at inglish. all the "they" mean the Guys behind the production of the movie. Exept for one in wich i usted a frase from your coment, But i think we were refering to the same guys

@Rer Tar You are mistaken about the whole thing. And your sentence structure is a bit confusing; you don't seem to be talking about the same "they" throughout your comment. Which "they" do you mean at which points?

@Tralfazz74 The movie was "The Dilemma." I still haven't seen it; I suspect you can only see my feet.

@Tralfazz74 The movie was "The Dilemma." I still haven't seen it; I suspect you can only see my feet.

@Tralfazz74 LOL  That's about the size of it.

@Tralfazz74 LOL  That's about the size of it.

@Edd not everyone that saw the dark knight enjoyed it...

@Edd not everyone that saw the dark knight enjoyed it...

@MaskedMan66 That sounds awesome, by the way

@MaskedMan66 That sounds awesome, by the way

@MaskedMan66 1. Become an extra
2. Swipe as much food as you can
3. Repeat infinitely

@MaskedMan66 1. Become an extra
2. Swipe as much food as you can
3. Repeat infinitely

@Tralfazz74 Free-- and quite good! I was an extra in a Ron Howard movie, and the snacks alone were excellent.

@Tralfazz74 Free-- and quite good! I was an extra in a Ron Howard movie, and the snacks alone were excellent.

@Tralfazz74 Interesting analogy, but no.

@Tralfazz74 Interesting analogy, but no.

@Rer Tar Sorry, but that doesn't make sense. Their reaction to the accidents was invariably to get over them and continue with their work and their lives.

"The good side" refers to the photography term; you know, when you turn, change expressions, fake emotions, fake your surroundings and generally fake yourself to get a snapshot of just the good, so you can more easily pretend that the rest of you doesn't exist?

Yeah, that good side

@MaskedMan66 yea you are right, accidents happen. The "dark side" in this is how they reacted to dose accidents

@MaskedMan66 yea you are right, accidents happen. The "dark side" in this is how they reacted to dose accidents

The only good side is the Well made movie(in this case at least) de dark side are the means to make It

The only good side is the Well made movie(in this case at least) de dark side are the means to make It

@Skazy Of course there is; it's just that it doesn't get as much attention in this scandal-obsessed world we're stuck in.

@Waylan No, that's having a conversation. Works that way in face-to-face discourse as well.

@Waylan No, that's having a conversation. Works that way in face-to-face discourse as well.

@MaskedMan66 and I would say replying to someone who replies to your reply on a YouTube comment is the peak of having no life

Today most movies arent filmed in Hollywood

like Dark Knight was filmed in Vancover,Infinity war was filmed in Brazil,South Africa,SOuth korea and Studios in Florida

This stands out as more a critique of capitalism than the film industry though.

This stands out as more a critique of capitalism than the film industry though.

I assume you've never in your life enjoyed a Hollywood movie?

I assume you've never in your life enjoyed a Hollywood movie?

I mean, Danny deVito adopting the child actress from Matilda was pretty heartwarming I guess.

I mean, Danny deVito adopting the child actress from Matilda was pretty heartwarming I guess.

i think there is a good side to everything

i think there is a good side to everything

Keanu Reeves, Brendan Fraser, Guillermo Del Toro, Edgar Wright, Daniel Radcliffe, Elijah Wood. There is a good side.

No it dosent it just implies the fact that holly wood will always be able to get worse

No it dosent it just implies the fact that holly wood will always be able to get worse

@erik_cucumber_ It’s the superior spelling 🤝

@erik_cucumber_ It’s the superior spelling 🤝

Lol no good side? That’s stupid. We’ve all seen great movies.

Lol no good side? That’s stupid. We’ve all seen great movies.

This is the bad side the other one is the less bad side

This is the bad side the other one is the less bad side

I skipped the long ass intro,it was annoting

I skipped the long ass intro,it was annoting

There is a good side it’s not always a bad thing most of the time yess but not ALL the time

There is a good side it’s not always a bad thing most of the time yess but not ALL the time

@Malik Wright They fear Him, that's why.

@Malik Wright They fear Him, that's why.

@Malik Wright Well said. Pray for Hollywood.

@Malik Wright Well said. Pray for Hollywood.

That’s the subliminal message they mock Jesus

That’s the subliminal message they mock Jesus

It means satan is real which means God is real which means we need to repent for our sins ASAP

It means satan is real which means God is real which means we need to repent for our sins ASAP

@biggie zoinks Not true. I have friends there who, while aware of the evil that they say is "palpable," they themselves and other associates of theirs represent the good.

@MaskedMan66 in the end there is no good side of hollywood. Its all smoke and mirrors to make things look all good and dandy.

Chris Pratt, Kurt Russell, Vince Vaughn, Clint Eastwood, Conan O'Brien, Tina Fey, the list goes on.

Chris Pratt, Kurt Russell, Vince Vaughn, Clint Eastwood, Conan O'Brien, Tina Fey, the list goes on.

Looks like the mandatory argument that exists in every YouTube comment reply thread transpired

Looks like the mandatory argument that exists in every YouTube comment reply thread transpired

@Miguel Garcia Everybody focuses on the good of Hollywood... You know besides literally everyone. Hollywood has been making fun of Hollywood, before some of the people watching this video were even born. People that focus on the good of Hollywood are like fay from my experience, everybody keeps telling me they're all around me, & while I don't want to 100% deny they exist, I can't for the life of me find any.<br>(Besides small kids, but that's a given.)

@Miguel Garcia Everybody focuses on the good of Hollywood... You know besides literally everyone. Hollywood has been making fun of Hollywood, before some of the people watching this video were even born. People that focus on the good of Hollywood are like fay from my experience, everybody keeps telling me they're all around me, & while I don't want to 100% deny they exist, I can't for the life of me find any.
(Besides small kids, but that's a given.)

The good side is the friends we made along the way

The good side is the friends we made along the way

@MaskedMan66 imagine comparing yourself to him, your ego is insane. Get some help, your opinion is wrong

@MaskedMan66 imagine comparing yourself to him, your ego is insane. Get some help, your opinion is wrong

@MaskedMan66 you just compared yourself to Galileo?lmao. Stfu......... Everybody focuses on the good of Hollywood.... Which is why everyone is willing to bend their morals on fame and Fortune.............

the good side is what you see on screen<br>but i hear yah

the good side is what you see on screen
but i hear yah

The real good side of Hollywood is the friends we made along the way

The real good side of Hollywood is the friends we made along the way

@Edd I too enjoy product, so much in fact that I am willing to totally ignore the abuse of actors, actresses and staff perpetuated by the nigh-invincible who make these beautiful dreams. Also, they support good stuff like the TV says, so they can't be bad people.

I love consuming so much, I can't wait to give even more money to alleged pedophiles.

@MaskedMan66 It's almost like it might have been sarcastic hyperbole :0

@MaskedMan66 It's almost like it might have been sarcastic hyperbole :0

No good side, because while good is opposite of bad, bad is not so synonymous with dark.

What you have is the light side of hollywood, happy actors, grand spectacle, stories told to watch endlessly. Thats how this works, two sides of a coin. Sometimes the dark side is how the actors are treated, and others that side is reflected more in the final product than the production.

There is a light side, but as they say, brighter lights cast larger shadows. That being the bright light of one of the most iconic films in American history bright, blinding, casting black chasms without reprieve or remorse.

The movies we all love is the good side obviously

The movies we all love is the good side obviously

To be fair, movie production is hundreds of times safer than it was. To the point that the worst things modern superstar actors like Depp have to worry about are psycho girlfriends cutting their digits off and Twitter outrage mobs.

@Anonymous That subjectivity. I'm talking about objectivity.

@Anonymous That subjectivity. I'm talking about objectivity.

@MaskedMan66 what is good for me, might be bad for you. <br>Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Same with this

@MaskedMan66 what is good for me, might be bad for you.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Same with this

Well a good side can be relatively good but still dark.

Well a good side can be relatively good but still dark.

@Blue_Man Xdddd thank you kind stranger this is such a chungus wholesome 100 moment XDDD

@Blue_Man Xdddd thank you kind stranger this is such a chungus wholesome 100 moment XDDD

@Vansh Kumar No, I'm comparing Josh's attitude to that of those members of the scientific community who were so set in their ways that they wouldn't even consider an alternative to their view of things. Not very scientific of them, was it? ;-)

@MaskedMan66 You are comparing yourself to Galileo or what?? Lmao.

@MaskedMan66 You are comparing yourself to Galileo or what?? Lmao.

@MaskedMan66 yes also the moon is made out of cheese and Christopher Columbus discovered America

@MaskedMan66 yes also the moon is made out of cheese and Christopher Columbus discovered America

@ObiDaSauceMan So you think the sun revolves around the earth, do you?

@ObiDaSauceMan So you think the sun revolves around the earth, do you?

Now you’re just talking crazy, the world being flat is is more believable lmao

Now you’re just talking crazy, the world being flat is is more believable lmao

the other side is the facade they put up

the other side is the facade they put up

The good side is easy to see.  It is the money, fame, etc.  It is also the great movies that are created (like someone else mentioned).

@Josh Except that I'm not in every comment, literally or figuratively. I mainly deal with the people who are, knowingly or unwittingly, spewing false information. You'd probably ask Galileo to stop "acting like a bozo" and "get help" for saying that the Earth revolves around the sun.

Of course there's a good side, but people are so addicted to bad that they ignore it.

Of course there's a good side, but people are so addicted to bad that they ignore it.

The good side is all the movies that we enjoy watching, like Dark Knight and Infinity Wars. (although there's a lot of movies that come out that are complete turds)


And to think all of this suffering could have been avoided if MGM just decided to make it into an animated movie and directly compete with Disney in that extremely new and experimental market (at the time). I mean, MGM already had an animation studio at their disposal. At the very least, the only suffering behind the scenes would be overworked animators, and not actual physical and mental torture.

There was no torture except the torture everyone had to undergo because of the blazing hot lights needed for Technicolor. And for that, Victor Fleming ordered regular breaks so they could be shut off and everyone could cool down. Casts and crews of other movies have suffered far worse than those of <i>Wizard</i> ; it's really baffling that people pick on this one movie.

There was no torture except the torture everyone had to undergo because of the blazing hot lights needed for Technicolor. And for that, Victor Fleming ordered regular breaks so they could be shut off and everyone could cool down. Casts and crews of other movies have suffered far worse than those of _Wizard_ ; it's really baffling that people pick on this one movie.


Hollywood can be a messed up place sometimes, actors are the forgotten more than the characters they played, and that’s a hard pill to swallow, please support the people starring in movies, they have done some great stuff.


This may come off as a shock to you, or it may not. At this point i dont know, you may be deeper in the hole than I recognize right now, but i love every single video you make. Your content is ensnaring and amazing. Every time a video comes out, i will watch it multiple times cuz they’re just that good. I’ve been subscribed to you for about 5(?) years and despite all the hardships you’ve been through i’ve never hated a single thing you do. I really hope you stay on the platform till the bitter end because your content is so top notch, even if others dont share the same opinion. You’re the diamond among the rubble and dont let anyone tell you otherwise, Youtube may turn to shit but i hold out on hope that you wont EmpLemon


this stuff really makes me thankful for modern video editing, photoshop, digital effects, and youtube. being able to make fun videos as a one person show would have likely been near impossible in another time, and if i was alive then i might have had the desire to be a part of the movie industry rather than just making my own videos for fun


Nice video, didn't really go into the details enough of WHY this happened though. Back in the old days you signed a contract to work for a studio and that was basically it. They could then make you work as many movies as they wanted in a year with little to no say about anything. Even the biggest name actors and actresses made next to on money unless they happened to sign a contract after they were already famous.

Even then the long hours and such were brutal. Not to mention the expectations of being able to sing, dance and do most if not all your own stunts built by people with dodgy ideas of how to do said stunt.

From what I understand Judy Garland after her huge fame from Wizard Oz was basically worked to death by MGM. As they wanted to capitalize as much as possible on her fame.

Now as said in the video, it's not instantly better now. Abuse and mistreatment still happens in any industry where people want to work more than the employer needs the employee. But with the rise of  social media and the risk of bad PR I think the power shifts more into the favor of the worker than it ever has.

The filming day for this movie ran eight hours, and for Judy Garland, being a minor, four hours. Singing and dancing are par for the course in musicals, and everyone had experience in that. They had stunt doubles; Judy's was Bobbie Koshay, who had been a member of the 1928 Olympic swim team. And stunt work had been going on in movies for some years; Margaret Hamilton's stuntwoman Betty Danko had been in the biz since 1927. She once described her job thusly:

"I have fallen into ditches, lakes, pools, through trap doors, from piano tops, over chairs and tables, down laundry chutes and stairs. I have fallen over backwards from a height of 25 ft into 32 in of water and into a pool fully clothed though I can barely swim. I've been yanked around on wires, had pies and knives thrown at me, have lain amid flames of gasoline—all for the sake of Art and a pay check. But I still like it and it enables me to support my mother and myself."

The worst injury she ever received on a movie shoot was not being blown up on the broom rig for Wizard, but having almost lost her foot to a mountain lion's jaws while doubling for Patsy Kelly in a comedy (of all things).

Judy had long since left MGM by the time she died.

The filming day for this movie ran eight hours, and for Judy Garland, being a minor, four hours. Singing and dancing are par for the course in musicals, and everyone had experience in that. They had stunt doubles; Judy's was Bobbie Koshay, who had been a member of the 1928 Olympic swim team. And stunt work had been going on in movies for some years; Margaret Hamilton's stuntwoman Betty Danko had been in the biz since 1927. She once described her job thusly:

"I have fallen into ditches, lakes, pools, through trap doors, from piano tops, over chairs and tables, down laundry chutes and stairs. I have fallen over backwards from a height of 25 ft into 32 in of water and into a pool fully clothed though I can barely swim. I've been yanked around on wires, had pies and knives thrown at me, have lain amid flames of gasoline—all for the sake of Art and a pay check. But I still like it and it enables me to support my mother and myself."

The worst injury she ever received on a movie shoot was not being blown up on the broom rig for _Wizard,_ but having almost lost her foot to a mountain lion's jaws while doubling for Patsy Kelly in a comedy (of all things).

Judy had long since left MGM by the time she died.


Goes to show how much of what we enjoy and look back on with appreciation and happiness, often have some of the darkest backgrounds. Absolute respect to all of the actors, child or adult who suffered during their respective productions, especially in these earlier films where the technology, resources and knowledge of the materials being used were still being understood, and safety regulations were not all that.

Not "dark," just hard work. People have suffered far more on other, and indeed, more recent movies.


Damn, can you imagine the huge amounts of cope needed to constantly try and justify/defend the horrible things that happened in this video? And to continue to do so even though nearly a year has passed since this video was made 😂😂😂🤡👍

Not defend them, just set the record straight about them, as in much of what this guys says just plain didn't happen, and that what did happen has been exaggerated and lied about.


Outstanding work Emp, nice touch having it sync up with The Dark Side of the Moon. That ending was eerie leading up to the marionette. Painted a great picture without words.