The Wizard of Oz (Film) Victor Fleming, Victor Fleming

The 1939 film The Wizard of Oz directed by Richard Thorpe has been a successful film for quite some time, although it wasn’t a hit at first. Formalist movies were relatively new and The Wizard of Oz took many risks when it comes to form. Movies...

During the early 20th century, America faced a time of uncertainty and despair during the stock market crash in late 1929. People all over the country were unemployed and many were dying due to starvation and to malnutrition. Also, marriage rates...

Like the gun that Scarecrow brings to a witch fight, one of the things that usually goes unnoticed about The Wizard of Oz is that out of all the major characters whom Dorothy encounters in the Technicolor dream world the only one without a...

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is an American fairytale written by L. Frank Baum.The original story was adapted by director Victor Flemming in 1939 and created into a film. While there are many details from the original story that have been changed,...