Bert Lahr's "Wizard of Oz" Script | Extraordinary Finds: Extras | ANTIQUES ROADSHOW | PBS

[@Slammy555]

I really like the shorter format for the videos. I don't often have the desire to watch a 52 minute video, these are perfect.

[@putraduha3176]

I did too! Even though i ended up spending more time on theese little ones

[@isisheggs8065]

Me too

[@raylancamden6858]

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[@ridgereed8163]

@Raylan Camden Instablaster :)

[@lindapindabelinda3570]

Ditto that. My Internet charges by the KB.

[@maureen14]

I used to work with a blood relative of Bert Lahr. She resembled him so much and had a great, fun personality. I told her the Lion was my favorite character from the movie.

[@CMHism]

How was she was related to him?

[@JasonVoorhees10100]

It was the best auction you can possibly have put it in. Best time

[@bonniekeough244]

The costume sold for 3.1 million

[@zacharias7284]

Wow. That's more than I would have expected. I'm not shocked, but I would have guessed $750,000 to $1.25 million. And while a costume is a significantly more valuable and visually appealing piece of memorabilia than a script, I would have thought the script would pull in perhaps 10% of the costume's value ($310K). I was shocked it only went for $60K, and I'm even more shocked now having read that the costume sold for so much. If there were buyers eager enough to spend million on the costume, I would think the script could fetch at minimum low six figures.

[@samuelary8476]

For everyone upset that he sold it - what good does $60k in assets do for you left unattended and deteriorating? The script is now in the hands of a collector or museum, and the previous owner is roughly $45k richer than before. That’s more than enough to make a significant dent in any American college tuition, assuming his children all want to attend a 4-year university and receive at least some sort of scholarship/financial aid.

[@horseshoeoverlook6057]

Samuel Ary imagine having to pay for education. In a civilized society that’d never be a thing.

[@samuelary8476]

@@horseshoeoverlook6057 I agree with you. Money is powerful.

[@jasonmichael3676]

@@horseshoeoverlook6057 When things are free, they end-up costing 10X more. Plus you have NO RIGHT to force others to pay for your kids.

[@rainbarfrex3434]

@@jasonmichael3676 That's not how it works, that's not how any of this works.

[@obscurereference6298]

@@jasonmichael3676 Real countries disagree and laugh at you.

[@johnwheet7037]

A couple of months ago I watched the wizard of oz again and that night had a dream I met Bret Lahr, I can't explain it other than that, crazy how dreams work but I so enjoyed it. No telling what life was like being around this man. Watch some of his other work and you'll see why he was the prefect fit for this character.

[@jamesrawlins735]

If you ever get the chance, watch the 3 episodes of What's My Line when he was the mystery guest - you can tell how much the panel loved Bert - kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXPOnZ5rls-SrJY kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6rdl6Rqo6mlkLc kzbin.info/www/bejne/gobZnZ54j56bgJY

[@Meme-zc4cw]

I dont understand why people vet so judgy (sp?) about people selling their own property. No one needs ti justify or explain themselves to anyone if they choose to sell a valuable antique. Times are tough, money is short, and taking care of your family is infinitely more important than an antique.

[@MISNM0]

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[@EPA18]

The appraiser at the show should have explain the difference between appraised value, and value for insurance purposes. The $60,000 purchase price sounds like a letdown after the show.

[@dsdsmitty2]

She did - insurance value is 2 to 5 times the estimated auction value. 2:02 - 2:21

[@pittlatn]

@@dsdsmitty2 Wrong, that happened after the show.

[@startedtech]

They showed it on display at auction where it said the estimate of 60-80,000. So he knew what to expect before he sold it.

[@ObligedObserver]

Apparently, most people in the comment section are certified museum conservators.

[@MISNM0]

😆

[@TheJoyfulEye]

I loved the cowardly lion! He was my favorite.

[@isisheggs8065]

I love the WOO one of my favorite movies

[@jasminespencer3992]

Keep in mind you can negotiate with auction houses, because they were already doing the auction of the lion suit, perhaps they would’ve waived or reduced their commission as this would’ve added incredible publicity to it.

[@glassarthouse]

wow. that didn’t go as planned.

[@dontcare563]

The Auction company estimated the script would sell for between $60-80K and it sold for $60K. How did it not go as planned?

[@NextGenTrucker23]

Douglas Crets yes it did

[@valkyriun]

Thx for this awesome content!

[@LeeThompson-pu6xf]

Ahh the old "college fund" line.... for college fund see new car and watch!!

[@1845Raven]

I’m guessing he never knew his great grandfather. Wonder if that’s why everyone else in his family who came before him kept the script??

lol. tard.

[@117Pinkyflower]

Wonderful!

[@paleocat6354]

Excellent video

[@TigerPalmer]

Appraiser: I’m sure it’s a family heirloom. I’d insure it for no less than $150k. Owner: 🤑

[@bsktballman08]

If you wouldn’t purchase an item that you own for $60,000, you should definitely sell it for $60,000.

[@casey-capri2914]

Wow... I get that $60k is a nice chunk of change but if that was passed down to me from my grandfather there is no way I would ever sell it. $60k isnt life changing..... money comes and goes and now he will never be able to get that script back.

[@RLucas3000]

Casey Michel For some people, 60k is life changing. For others, not at all. The problem with these items is it’s not like a few hundred dollar item that you could leave out to admire and display. An item worth that much means high insurance premiums, leaves you open to theft, maybe someone breaks in and might harm your family. Maybe you leave it out for your kids to look at and the cat pees on it. I think it would certainly be worth photocopying before you auction it, so the family can always look at it.

[@najuhary]

For me it is better for him to sell it since he cant afford to insured it. People are buying expensive item/collectable as and investments and insured them for safety. Hence he cant even afford that, its better to sell them

[@1845Raven]

He doesn’t look like he’s living in a box without electricity. There’s no way that amount of money is life changing “for him”. He should have just displayed it!

[@happyfacefries]

Insurance is expensive

[@TheGamemonkey505]

Wtf is with the comments

[@happyfacefries]

For real!

[@lovelight5608]

Who wants to see the script in the folder though I wouldn't they haven't opened the upper kind of page since people can't see so script

[@kenc2257]

I'm kind of shocked at the high price for this script. I would guess that there are SEVERAL surviving scripts--belonging to the various actors, directors, people involved in the production, etc. Must be due (at least in part) to the cachet of the film, as the expert(s) said on the video.

[@mulemule]

"I would guess that there are SEVERAL surviving scripts--belonging to the various actors, directors, people involved in the production, etc." Respectfully, this is simply not the case. Folks forget that "The Wizard of Oz" was a commercial flop upon its initial release. In today's dollars, it cost a staggering $57-million and lost MGM $23-million. As such, there was scant incentive at the time to save memorabilia from its production. Surviving items are therefore exceedingly rare. This script embodies a magic "trifecta" for serious collectors: scarcity, direct association (with a principal cast member of a cinematic masterpiece) and impeccable provenance.

[@rabbithole9555]

You might think that their would be several scripts remaining around in other collectors hands or in museums, but nope, especially one of the main actors working scripts is extremely rare. In 1970 MGM studio storage building caught on fire and destroyed A lot of Oz and other stuff housed in warehouses on Lot that burned to the ground, probably even once housed actual filmed footage of deleted jitterbug dance number scene that was cut out and none gone forever.

[@magneto8002]

He would only take home about 40k. Not that much.

[@bobbycratchet3958]

Nice time to sell it but certainly could have found a better auction house.

[@jackiefloyd8003]

I would never have sold such a huge piece of my families heritage; I would have had it hermetically sealed, properly insured and then it would be passed down from generation to generation. To each his own though..

[@888strummer]

I would have definitely sold. Paying insurance every year for up to $150,000 is around $1,000/year so 20 years later, you're out $20,000 and who knows if it will even be worth much more than $60,000. Pure luck that this man had it and this was his step grandfather; not his actual grand father, but whatever; it's like winning a $60,000 lottery ticket and not cashing it. Loved the video

[@mermaidgirl9232]

jackie floyd ...there’s no way I would have sold that. With it being my grandfather plus I’m a huge fan of The Wizard of Oz.

[@HHH-ye1ro]

Agreed. Saw stars in his eyes, and greed pushed him to sell it. $60,000 isn’t much in the long run. He also didn’t look like it had much sentimentality to it. A shame.

[@888strummer]

@@HHH-ye1ro It's his step grandfather's and he felt no connection. $60,000 is a great deal of money for most people as half the country lives pay check to pay check, so how many people even have $60,000 saved?

[@andrewlarkin3074]

And the fact that it was his step grandfather I'm sure there's a blood relative out there that would love to have it

[@lestudio76]

Always a family heirloom until it isn’t. 🤑

[@gregmodelle7343]

The reason for the dis proportionality is because there are a lot of rich gay people.

[@mulemule]

(Giving this a "Like" for being the stupidest post of c. 2023 thus far.😂)

[@nondescript2892]

can you give me their adress? I'm gay and I never met them..and they certainly didn't own any Wizard of Oz memorabilia..I do have some Judy Garland LP's though..does that count?

[@katc2345]

Its allgood. Itwill be taken care of for the 60,000 dollar investment. Antiques and collectibles are better off in the hands of people that appreciate them than lying in a musty old attic.

[@happyfacefries]

He greatly appreciated it and put it in a safe deposit box. He could have had it out and his kids get ahold of it.

[@eecforeststewardship640]

wonder what actually happened to the money

[@horseshoeoverlook6057]

Liz C strippers.

[@BSfree25]

Welp, looks like dude got braces 😁

[@rabbithole9555]

Wow that's sad and insane, after auction fees he probably only got 40 percent of 60,000 if lucky then paid taxes and left with not much. Sold off his great grandfather's legacy for quick change. 😢❤

[@nondescript2892]

Bert Lahr's legacy is not in a film script...he was a massive star on Broadway before and after this film...sure his general popularity grew with the re-emergence of the film on tv in the fifties..but his legacy is on the stage....stuff got divided between his 3 kids after his death..so be it..this guy has all the right in the world to sell it..those old vaudevilleans knew the value of a buck and wouldn't have hesitated to sell if placed in his situation

[@jess4metoo]

What a fool selling that treasure. His kids are still going to have debt.

[@starcrib]

"I do belive in Spook's". 🦁

[@thefonzkiss]

* spooks. Learn how to use an apostrophe.

[@kbob9625]

Lol family heirloom… he was wetting his lips to sell the second he heard the price.

[@stevenguevara2184]

You would be a fool not to sell it

[@finddeniro]

1939. .All the Tech came together. .Sound .Color. .Talent. .Movie Houses./ / Giving Us. . ..The Wizard. . Gone with the Wind.. . Fanastia. .. .

[@syx3s]

that's disproportionate, that's amazing, and this guy got _SCREWED._

[@Dailyvideodrop]

60 k? That's peanuts

[@jeremypen8556]

The appraiser looks like Joaquin Phoenix

[@jamesjoseph1249]

No he doesn't

[@bigtime8924]

Please, Don’t spend that money on college.

[@datenjournalist96]

Just imagine: They have to pay for their children's education! Poor US citizens :(

[@HughesEnterprises]

You pay for yours too. The government just steals more of your money and then gives it back to you later and tells you it was free.

[@EGarrett01]

@Hughes Enterprises - They're not taught these types of things, that's why they're broke and watching American shows and websites and think they're doing better.

[@datenjournalist96]

@@HughesEnterprises And what about the people who cannot afford to pay for their children's education? Are there children damned to wash dishes? I prefer a system of solidarity where everyone pays his taxes based on the income (so really poor people have to pay nothing) and every child gets the same chances in life. That's what people in the US believe is Communism ;)

[@happyfacefries]

@@HughesEnterprises lol so true

[@ajrocks44]

Why is everyone worried about paying for there kids to go to college? I worked 2 jobs and it took me 7 yrs to get done but I did it. Didn't run to mom and dad for help. People need to invest in themselves and let their kids grow in their own.

[@playthe777]

I had no idea emeril lagasse worked for the antiques roadshow

[@Emotioneler]

So sad you have to sell stuff like that to be able to pay for college. Shows you what's messed up in the US

[@audrab27]

So what I have learned from these is family heirlooms mean nothing.

[@SneakyBadAssOG]

Family heirlooms are kept to sell later, so you can help your future generation in their lives.

[@CorvetteAustin24]

Family heirlooms that are sentimental/low value should be kept. Ones that create a burden (high insurance replacement costs) for the family should be happily sold for a fair market or premium value and nobody should feel bad about it if it helps the family improve their lives.

[@EPA18]

@@CorvetteAustin24 That's an extremely cynical way of looking at it.

[@happyfacefries]

@@EPA18 no, it's facts.

[@scottcarroll9201]

What I have learned is that there are a lot of rich mother fuckers in the comments who turn their noses up at $60k. Must be nice.

[@k2nezumi88]

College fund? Bet he bought a speedboat

[@richardwillhite6758]

😂

[@Norfolk250]

What an incredibly low thing to do to his future family. ComPLETE sellout once he found out the price! KroiKy! --- alright, now that I've said it, bring on the pro's as to why. Come on.., we all know you cain't let this opportunity pass by!

[@dominikaxy]

Greetings from country where you don't have to pay for college!

[@1845Raven]

???? Nothing is free. Someone had to work for that even if you didn’t!!!

[@dominikaxy]

1845Raven I do work and pay high taxes and I am happy to pay them, so I and other citizens can have education and healthcare.

[@juliamartin4141]

You paid, and will till you die. You have your ways, we have ours.

[@dominikaxy]

@@juliamartin4141 , you have many who graduated with big debts! This is not freedom!

[@dominikaxy]

@ Yes, I'm paying taxes. High taxes and I don't mind . Then education and health care is for everybody. Greetings from Denmark!

[@barbarjinks8170]

Insure it and loose it.

[@lloydholland9522]

So so that is about a stupid decision I've ever heard of you going to sell that for $60,000 2 $80,000 and it could be worth upwards of a hundred and fifty thousand maybe even two hundred thousand even so you're going to take all that money and send your kids or grandkids or whoever to college so you're going to take that money and give it over to multi-millionaires and there's no guarantees your kids will even finish college I would keep the money keep it in your family not give it away to millionaires colleges a joke

[@feelcloset9699]

What a waste of good money sending your kids to college