Wizard of Oz Actors Who Got Lifelong Disabilities from Filming

[@CarinaEdelman]

Fun fact : In the OG WICKED, Idina Menzel fell through a trap door on stage the day before her final show. She went to the hospital still wearing green makeup and the costume. It was a 24 foot drop and she fractured/broke a rib or two. Also, I think Margaret Hamilton's witch makeup had mercury in it.... I'm convinced that the role is cursed💀😃✨️

[@grungemimikyu]

it could be cursed but it’s really hard to do the special effects playing elphaba/wicked witch of the west :) so I don’t think it’s cursed

[@AFKR0SEMM2]

this isnt wicked btw

[@grungemimikyu]

@@AFKR0SEMM2 wicked is the story before Dorthy fell into oz

[@TheRedGhost_]

​@@AFKR0SEMM2 They're just giving a fun fact about Wicked since it's related to The Wizard of Oz

[@oguubear]

That not fun to know….

[@KateEatonn]

no wonder wizard of oz makes me uncomfortable there's some strange energy around it

[@Ivy_AndMore]

OMG SAME! but wicked is different because its present

[@DaisyandMaggie]

Reallllllllllll but Wicked is different

[@kennedy_cooper]

This is so true

[@arjayscratchandsometimesmy8669]

It's just this one though

[@Ivy_AndMore]

@ wdym

[@AngelWings-r4v]

So the original tin man actor, not only did they poison him, they also deflected blame on him to avoid all legal responsibility and repercussions. They should have been sued for all they got. This is unforgivable.

[@zanaros2606]

People in those times(1930s) are a lot more selfish and dishonest than current modern people, and the laws were not as developed. So such injustice going unpunished are actually part and parcel of their daily, "normal" lives. All sorts of skin color racism and discrimination were also quite rampant in the old days. But even the 1900s are still relatively mild, if we were to compare it to the even more aggressive and selfish medieval and dark ages.

[@obeii1805]

⁠@@zanaros2606u sound uneducated on human psychology but talking about it 😂😂.

[@seanobrien6249]

Well yea, 1939(nobody knew or cared about health effects), they only cared wether you could do the job. More regulations today, but the same type of stuff still goes on, but through different channels(pharmaceutical industry)

[@newp0rt]

@@zanaros2606 people are just as selfish and dishonest now as they were then... the only difference is the laws. laws are what govern dishonesty. if theft goes down because the laws punish it more severely, are you going to say that people are more honest? no. a civilized society is only as honest as the rules that govern them. you act like d head directors dont happen even now. ever heard of dan schneider? or what about what Stanley Kubrick did to shelley duvall?

[@newp0rt]

@@zanaros2606 also.. 1939 is extremely modern. we didnt just suddenly evolve in 90 years. this entire comment is so ridiculous. the entire reason racism was rampant was because the masses were ignorant and the laws said it was ok. if hate crimes were made legal today, public racism would come back just as hard. so what do the modern racists do today? hide it. it didnt just magically disappear. you are a gullible monkey if you really think the average person today wouldnt take you for all you are worth in a heartbeat if they could.

[@icyhotpot]

This movie terrified me as a kid before I even knew of this stuff😭

[@GoatedAeppp]

lol

[@marlonbrando33]

I’ve heard a lot of people say that the Wiz was much scarier to me as a kid eviline was terrifying

[@jntc.6388]

Fr

[@RealKuduro]

I just get a weird uncomfortable feeling from it

[@WildFn9]

Me too

[@1_looeyfan]

poor buddy i feel very bad for him

[@yuumiluumi9750]

Poor guy sacrificed his lungs and got fired anyways

[@RealKuduro]

@@yuumiluumi9750 and then he lost his life on top of that. Poor dude

[@tjones7341]

If it makes you feel better Buddy outlived almost every actor in the film, dying at the rip old age of 95. And he achieved legendary status as Jed Clampett in the Beverley Hillbillies. So his life didn’t go downhill after Oz.

[@scottslade7468]

@@tjones7341ok, good to know because this video made it seem like he just faded away.

[@Verge63]

And Barnaby Jones​@@tjones7341

[@22SLAY]

W : actors L: wizard of oz set/team

[@TymeTravels]

Truueeee

[@helloeveryone0]

actor: gets permanent lung damage WoZ set: UGH YOU’RE A LIAR GET OUT!!!

[@JacksonSmith-x6d]

True

[@playwithhank]

Truueeee

[@Kati-f8f]

@@helloeveryone0 that sounds like my band director help TwT

[@Black_justblack]

The fact i got a wicked ad before i watched this is just..

[@lexi-nh5we]

that’s umm…….smt else….

[@Black_justblack]

@ yes..very

[@KittyHeadSetOSC]

Same...

[@danieldawson-smith2780]

most of us use AdBlockers, but sometimes they still let ads play. i wish Premium was free

[@tokki_diariess]

samee

[@Kutiecorn_kitty1]

KZbin: hmm this seems like the perfect video for a wicked ad! 💀

[@kwmccabe]

the fact this happened to somebody else-

[@SweetforS]

@@kwmccabemany others

[@Omgisthatshark]

*crying*

[@TypicalYouTubeBrowser]

That’s algorithms for ya

[@Joey_From_Myanmar]

In Myanmar, there's no ad! Good place for KZbin and Bad place to live!

[@3rdHarmonySingers]

10:22 Wth they payed a dog $125 per week and actual actors were paid $50 per week. That’s messed up

[@Biggu9-]

Right?

[@meepdora]

Wtaf would a dog do with all that money?

[@Blucone]

@@meepdorathey probably gave it to the owner of the dog

[@piixy_bloss]

Fr- even if it’s given to the owner the owner wasn’t working?

[@RebeccaGogovcev]

​@@piixy_bloss What, you don't think all the training this man did for Terry, Toto's real name, was work?

[@TheOneEnglishPatriot]

The witch’s face paint was lead paint and she also got burnt when the fireball came and she disappeared because the trap door didn’t open properly.

[@MFBURNS7909]

They mentioned that

[@dollcefina]

The narrator said the Wicked Witch's green face paint was made out of copper, and she got copper poisoning from it.

[@GraceCHAMPION-ty3nn]

How do you know that?

[@TheOneEnglishPatriot]

@@GraceCHAMPION-ty3nn It was given by the actor in an interview where they asked about her burns and she replied with that.

[@KaylieKim-u6t]

I was always creeped out by all of the costumes especially the flying monkeys, scarecrow, and tin man…

[@Alysherman-l7n]

Imagine drugging and smoking out a 16 yr old girl just so she could be skinny and energetic that is just horrible and the movie should never have gone on. The cast should have sued the company .

[@SLST_BRL]

Everyone is dead now.

[@SweetforS]

Rules like that didn’t exist back then. I’ll guess maybe at the earliest, the 50s but they probably couldn’t sue for smth that happened so long ago.

[@TheCrazyDimensionOne]

Yeah that is true, but you need to remember that it was 1939, the time that basically humam rights wasn't even a thing

[@SLST_BRL]

Doesn’t make it any less terrible.

[@TheCrazyDimensionOne]

@@SLST_BRL Yes I know

[@BONEZ891]

After i went to go see Wicked my grandma told me the story about how my x2 Great Aunt used to babysit Judy when she was little in California and when telling my grandma the story of it she apparently mentioned how Judy apparently would always beg her not to leave and how the abuse to her and her sisters was incredibly obvious but considering it was the 1920's to 30's and since she was only a teen babysitting there wasn't a lot she could do she was heartbroken every time she had to leave Judy and her sisters there its absolutely heartbreaking what those girls went through. :'(

[@SweetforS]

Man that’s crazy that it’s just so recent that you can have essentially 2nd/3rd hand stories from her. And she’s only 6-7 years older than my grandparents are. So much has changed yet also nothing at all when we look at how KZbin stars are treated or groups like vcha (I’m sure you probably don’t know who they are but they are all teens and their company kept ignoring their eating disorders and even an attempted su*cide and that was just earlier this year)

[@Rubies4dayzx]

@@SweetforS yeah, it’s so sad.

[@EnclaviousFiraga]

Yeah, right😂

[@dogmilk9651]

​@@EnclaviousFiragasometimes people have crazy stories. Willie Nelson showed up to my cousins funeral and no matter how many times I tell people about that weird ass curve ball nobody has ever believed it despite it being true. I can see this being real.

[@L0VEBTS-y1dc]

​@@SweetforS that global group Jypapi.. Sorry I mean JYPee.. I got it wrong again JYP created?

[@TheLastArbiter]

Such a nightmare. It almost feels wrong to enjoy the movie after learning that nearly all of its stars were doomed to agony by making it for us. It especially sucks for Buddy, who went through all of that and gained a permanent breathing disability for nothing.

[@ShiftingCloudsYT]

Well then their efforts were truly in vain. They did all that for nothing. While it was horrible what they endured, to not enjoy the film only adds insult to injury. They were still stars and actors enjoying their craft. I agree there shouldn’t have been abuse, but they were where they wanted to be. Otherwise, they would have just quit.

[@TheLastArbiter]

@ Good point

[@leabeauty837]

@@TheLastArbiterNo I completely disagree, he made a terrible point. It was a different time then, they were grossly abused by all involved. Even ‘Dorothy’ was by her parents. There was no just saying no, or quitting back then.

[@TheLastArbiter]

@@leabeauty837 It is terrible, especially for the child actors, who especially have no say in most cases. Judy’s own mother supported the treatment. The part of that comment I thought made sense was that if no one at least enjoys the fruits of their labor, then their efforts were in vain. But it still makes me feel a little guilty to enjoy something which caused them so much suffering. But yes I agree with you that there was no quitting. It would ruin their career.

[@SandevistanSeanzo]

I've never enjoyed this movie. It always creeped me out and knowing dark facts like this, and knowing one of the actors who played one of the munckins who died on set is the reason why this movie creeps me out

[@umaniezealah667]

These directors are the reason why OSHA exists. This is truly heartbreaking how the directors didn't even care that the actors were hurt. Like if I was alive back then, I would sue those directors.

[@dragonzrule55]

Buddy: the tin man makeup caused me lifetime respiratory problems. And the film makers fired me. Ray Bolger: my face scarred from the Scarecrow mask Margaret Hamilton: I suffered severe burns from a stunt on set Judy Garland: I was bullied on set and forced eat cigarettes and got addicted to drugs and couldn’t eat a proper diet during filming The little people actors: we got paid less than the dog! Burt Lahr: uh my costume made me sweaty

[@eatplastic9133]

Yea they have to get heat stroke to be taken seriously

[@The1datEntertains]

They deserve to sue the film directors

[@Camgotheat]

@@The1datEntertains that was almost 90 years ago almost all of them are dead by now so that’s never gonna happen

[@The1datEntertains]

Sorry i am just a dumb idiot who knows nothing about films

[@jellyactivities.s512]

​@@The1datEntertains Dude you ain't a dumb idiot

[@KikiKilo]

Ain’t no way the dog got payed more than the germans 💀

[@thethinktank-y9p]

There was only one dog and a 100 munchkins. Plus the dog was in more scenes. The munchkins we're only in a small portion of the movie and the dog required a trainer and handler.

[@misty6402]

Paid

[@SweetforS]

@@thethinktank-y9pok and? Can’t believe you’re arguing that it’s decent amount. At the very least. Their pay should be the same or very close.

[@libertyme9863]

I’ve never seen the wizard of oz but I’m German.

[@deadPan-c]

paid

[@Im_totally_not_obsessed]

Thats so messed up Like i cant even fatham going through that for so long

[@The_Tenth_Hashira]

it's 'Fathom" :)

[@The_Tenth_Hashira]

Just letting u know.

[@Im_totally_not_obsessed]

O ty loll

[@debeuleneareko6157]

​@The_Tenth_Hashira You"*

[@laurasanya]

Now I don’t feel bad for never watching the movie. My Dad kept on saying it’s a classic but the movie never appealed to me as a kid.

[@Ididnotwanttojoin]

Why? If no one watched, it would mean they went through all that for nothing.

[@eatplastic9133]

These people suffered just for a stupid movie it was for nothing

[@1Kekz]

​@@IdidnotwanttojoinWatching that movie means supporting the people who are responsible for this. They shouldn't have earned a single penny for this. These people would've deserved to go to jail.

[@snerdterguson]

It does not in any way support them, the people who made the movie are dead. You can watch the movie all you want and it doesn't help them at all. Dead people.don't benefit from royalties.

[@laurasanya]

@@Ididnotwanttojoin while true, at that time I didn't know about it so that wasn't the reason why I didn't watch it, but now I have even more reasons to not watch it

[@cherribomb5422]

Getting a Wicked ad before this is just dark comedy. Stop it, KZbin.

[@hafirenggayuda]

YT tagging ads based in similar theme, whether positive or negative. I myself get ads for bitcoins on video/channel who discuss crypto fraud. Ads for some church on video that criticize churches. Also, ads for health consultant when watching food/cooking video.

[@cherribomb5422]

@ I don’t remember asking for everyone else’s ad stories, I was just making a frickin’ joke….

[@Spideymannnnnnnnnnnnn]

@@cherribomb5422rude ass

[@Daisygirl7281]

Bro the people who directed the movie ARE VERY MEAN AND DISRESPECTFUL!!!🤬😡

[@cherribomb5422]

@@Daisygirl7281 I didn’t ask?

[@BlendedMozart]

And Judy Garland’s mom was VERY abusive

[@Ninja-KiTtyy]

Sounds terrible.

[@BlendedMozart]

@@Ninja-KiTtyy it is terrible

[@jessieb7290]

So were the producers

[@purple6705]

what the sigma

[@EL3XSIE_lolzX3]

bro the fact that buddy had a LUNG DISEASE and the set called him a liar. I feel so bad for him

[@TheColourfulSidetwitch]

As a makeup artist the makeup for the tin man terrifies me- and the costuming! I’d NEVER work on a production that did that because HELL to the no

[@mindybanda301]

I’m sure the make up artists that had to apply the makeup were also affected in some way as well because they were exposed to it too. Not as severely as having it on your body, but they were still inhaling it just the same.

[@freyaMcPhilli]

- everyone was hurt during the filming of this film -

[@paulraicevic1954]

Except the lion

[@CidSilverWing]

@@paulraicevic1954 He didn't get away either. The heavy lion costume was sweltering under the stage lights and he could only undress half way and stand in front of a fan to cool off, lest he suffer a heat stroke.

[@lenaa70k]

@@paulraicevic1954 well he still was going through hell because imagine acting while hot with a mask on too thats kinda terrible

[@EmekaOzor-td3oe]

The producers are heartless how can you treat people like that

[@Pvzgirl423]

Yeah that's what they like decades ago

[@DanteVerde-pt9zc]

@@Pvzgirl423 I'm pretty sure even now it's still a thing, I mean just look at Ariana Grande and her Co-star who played the Witch after the recent Wicked... they're like very emaciated

[@Pvzgirl423]

@@DanteVerde-pt9zc never heard of it

[@blissoftheoasis6326]

Welcome to capitalism

[@Pvzgirl423]

@blissoftheoasis6326 hey hey hey Communist also does this too

[@garylangford1]

I don’t like this movie anymore.

[@magicAria]

I never did

[@Alexgaming88501]

I never watched lol

[@Greywolfgirlashley]

I used to love this movie but now I can never look at it the same

[@vickieofhurricaneutah]

i still like this movie its just hard to enjoy knowing the suffering the cast had to endure

[@DivineMoa]

Jst because something bad happened to the actors doesn’t mean u can’t stop liking it…? I mean u do u but it’s kinda..

[@LailaFreeman-p5r]

Nah cuz as a kid I thought that the people were just in scary costumes😢

[@monmon905]

Same

[@BreakfastCatArt]

ikr, like they are so scary... turns out, it was scary for the actors too

[@catgirl5373]

Same

[@ash.bsf261]

The costumes were indeed scary

[@Harrygamer07]

They were scary💀

[@sam4mj99]

I always thought this film was extremely dark & odd since i was a kid. This explains so much

[@courtneybarnette1215]

No the fact that the director didn’t even care that the actors were hurt😢

[@SweetforS]

Right? Maybe she’s not a “fat pig” but to them she was just a money pig. It’s disgusting. (Also she is by no means fat like tf? It’s like kpop standards where healthy is suddenly “obese”)

[@Hydragames648]

This is just horrible everyone suffered horribly during this I hope they all rest easy

[@kstepko]

One day years later, Buddy Ebsen was shooting at some food, and up through the ground come ‘a bubbling crude - oil, that is. Black gold. Texas tea.

[@Hamsterhuman]

Well the first you know….

[@MaryahTomshort]

They should of had this movie animated not live action.

[@UnemployedMinor]

The movie was released in 1939

[@lizmagallanes5705]

They didn't have animation back then..

[@MaryahTomshort]

@@lizmagallanes5705 Sorry yes they did.

[@CrystalSmarties]

there’s already an animated one

[@GlenDeaton]

​@@lizmagallanes5705animation was invented in 1908

[@Loressa.rps..]

The fact they gave her drugs is heartbreaking

[@DenayMartin-uu3kr]

Omg Judy’s mother and Directors are not allowed to do that especially if she is younger than 10 and give her drugs and the directors should not slap her or give her drugs or cigarettes

[@vickieofhurricaneutah]

she was like 16-17 years old filming but yea nobody of any age should be treated like that

[@verityrodrigues2652]

What's so sad is that neither one of them had the conscience to realise it was wrong

[@Midnight_Moon_Girl]

@@vickieofhurricaneutahyeah she was 16

[@sleepygrle6738]

It’s bc of her experience on set that a lot of child actor laws were created. Her along with a few other child actors from back then

[@eatplastic9133]

She was 16 but in the video they said her mum was drugging her when she was 10

[@hessi_943]

hello?? they gave her 500 and they gave the male actors FREAKING 3000??? SHE WAS THE MOST INTEGRAL AND IMPORTANT PART OF THE FILM??? TF-

[@FakeMustache-z6w]

They only paid the actors who were well known more and Judy Garland wasn't really known until after this film

[@hessi_943]

@@FakeMustache-z6w thats messed up

[@Ilovegrunge123]

It all went to her mom who abused her so she would not see any of that money.

[@DwightLivesMatter]

@hessi_943It's still the same to this day. Males still get paid more than females, and wages depend on popularity.

[@Kingklown_YT]

The dog got one of the biggest bags

[@Tartarus4567]

Ok, do they even realize it was dangerous at the time? Also, did the director; make-up artist, and everything else suffered fines at least??

[@cheekycharlie24]

At the time, no. This was before safety precautions so strict.

[@Tartarus4567]

@cheekycharlie24 makes sense. I mean, since this is the first COLORFUL movie, they try to make the colored movie as good and colorful as it is.

[@cheekycharlie24]

@ yup! Also they wouldn’t know how dangerous everything was. Back then you could go to climbing places without harnesses, nobody watching and they could be made from wood with nobody batting an eye. Now people who sue whoever owns it.

[@Tartarus4567]

@@cheekycharlie24 dang. I somehow remember some set needs to use some "paper" from the recording so the actor didn't actually fall. There's this trick in shooting angles.

[@cheekycharlie24]

@ wish this could work on theatre 😭

[@Youraverageleafyfan]

**gets time machine** **finds where the actors live 0.25 days before they try to get the job* "Hey, don't get the job at the Wizard Of Oz set, you'll get treated like shit, payed poorly, and get permanent scarring/death" **go back to future**

[@nathangallegos9304]

News! 📰 Germany Won WW2

[@mightymallardz768]

Go with a Smartphone to seem believable

[@Sam-c7j3o]

Judy garlands mom was horrible !!!!!! Judy garland was amassing. One of my favorite actress

[@AryFrogSocks]

Judy truly was a wonderful woman, it’s so sad how badly treated she was

[@ShanteChoga-rd5vg]

Watching the wizard of Oz at the age 3that time to me was interesting i allways wondered if tge tin mans make up was affecting him, i feel so bad for the cast and what they had to go through at least i know RIP FOR THE PPL WHO DIED😔🖐️

[@jamierussell6925]

Fr

[@zachyzxchzach]

I don’t think anyone died in the set thankfully, but the cast were terribly injured.

[@artsii-ghost]

@@zachyzxchzach did you watch the entire video??? multiple people got cancer and dorothy relied on the drugs they gave her to the point of over-dosing :/

[@Kana_Minomafu]

​@artsii-ghost I think they meant like first hand on set, those were the after effects

[@zachyzxchzach]

@artsii-ghost they didn’t die on the set. They died soon after the production was finished.

[@Melaniesophiaramos]

Ok THE FLIPPING DOG GOT PAYED?? EDIT:I just put this as a joke can everyone hating can you learn how to take a joke?

[@krews.epresso]

WHAT R THEY GONNA DO WITH IT. BUY DOG TREATS AND DOG TOYS ?😭

[@Melaniesophiaramos]

FR😭😭

[@verityrodrigues2652]

Yeah that got me confused, maybe the dog's owner? or the people who were responsible over him got paid? 🤔

[@kewlfrog]

erm well actually, according to my calculations its actually paid... 🤓

[@Noggin-w5s]

@kewlfrog And???

[@okstotty]

When I was a young kid my cousin bought a CD of the Charlie Brown Christmas. When we played the movie there were advertisements at the beginning. This was an old CD from the 90s or 2000s because thats when my cousin lived. So one of ths advertisements was the Wizard Of Oz about Piracy. Everytime I saw it I got super scared. It included Tin Man very close up talking about piracy. It was terrifying as if it was a creepypasta. Now I have a cousin younger then me and I returned the favor by playing the CD. He did not even respond to it. He didn't really care. Edit: The CD doesn't work anymore

[@oozychubs5-3]

my teacher still has that cd

[@amazingnobodylee]

You mean dvd not cd right? CDs only do audio

[@okstotty]

@@amazingnobodylee it may have been a vhs I'm not sure

[@Dogeathotdog1]

Sounds like a DVD, unless it was a laser disc​@@amazingnobodylee

[@DwightLivesMatter]

Even the physical media is cursed. 😂

[@sayuriakirayuu7944]

The fact that the lion was wearing an actual lion skin and everybody was complaining about the smell 😭😭 and imagine the heat in there

[@artsii-ghost]

....this whole comment section is filled with 10 year olds, so I'm gonna explain a few things. Yes, people didn't just get injured, but the a few of roles they got in these movies eventually led them to death. Also, to the people going "1st! 2nd! 3rd", grow up please, nobody cares about you being early - this video was talking about some cruel stuff. To the people going "how is this legal?!?!?!" it's because it was made in 1939. People didn't know as much as they know today, and if this movie had been made in the current time then they most likley would've shut everything down before it even reached the second scene. If it went on after that, the entire company would have gotten sued big time.

[@Venos604]

Yes your so smart i think you are a 10 year old your self so shut it

[@Lavender_Dti55]

These aren’t 10 year olds these are 8 year olds💀💀💀

[@sulfuricacid1111]

​@Lavender_Dti55 i bet ur only saying this cuz you are 10 lol

[@Lavender_Dti55]

@@sulfuricacid1111 I’m 14😘

[@vickieofhurricaneutah]

@artsii-ghost EXACTLY.

[@Kali_Krause]

I get a dark vibe about the Wizard of Oz. Now we know why...

[@polinavader486]

Now we know the true wicked villain of the story -it's the director and the studio

[@EricCartman20005]

Who would've thought a classic innocent movie from the 1930s had such a toxic work setting

[@misterwacky3186]

It’s sad. Nothing some people say is gonna resonate with the people that like this abomination.

[@WakoDoodle]

Makes the dark sequel "Return to Oz" hit on a whole other level. While the sequel was pretend scary and dark, the original mean't to be happy and innocent, was in reality was dark and scary.

[@praiseekokota9239]

I felt so bad for buddy. I literally cried 😭 😢

[@wolflithay6380]

Sad thing is i loved wizard of oz as a kid and played it on repeat

[@Gamer_Wolf19]

how TF is this even allowed??!! 😤😡🤬🤬😡

[@PatrickReuploaded]

Because 1939

[@vickieofhurricaneutah]

it was the 30’s safety was less strict

[@DaPandaGurly]

Yeah I was like that back then sadly

[@gandalainsley6467]

That is why many movies/shows give notifications like no animal/child was harmed during filming of this show/movie now. It used to be that kids and actors in general were harmed pretty often during filming. Animals got pretty often killed.

[@Gamer_Wolf19]

@gandalainsley6467 you're kidding right??!

[@OliviaSengara]

Just so everyone knows back during these times pepole thought smoking was good for you so no they did not know any of this was poisonous or cancerous, even if they did they didn't know it was bad to this extent.

[@JustMeMessingAround]

I’m too disturbed to watch this movie again. I think we need a new version. It’s been 85 years and it is a good look back at childhood but it’s outdated.

[@Velvetwolfo]

Real 😅

[@SweetforS]

No ways it’s been 85 years from 1939? wtf why do I feel old 💀 (I’m not even born in the 20th century).

[@quietone748]

It's not, though. It was the very first film to have color film. The movie starts in black and white, then when Dorothy opens her house door in Oz everything is colorful and bright. My mother saw it when it came out and she said it was really amazing. Also, different times back then . A world war was gearing up, there had been a bad stock market crash and everything was in turmoil. This was meant to entertain and give people a few hours of carefree entertainment. Nowadays they probably couldn't make this film with the same actors' lines, as some of them can be misinterpreted today.

[@Gen_X_Rosey]

Buddy Ebsen's career was only down for a while. In the 60s, he was one of the main stars of "The Beverly Hillbillies" and another successful show called "Barnaby Jones" sometime after that.

[@Voki123]

I feel so bad for them, the cast was so toxic.

[@umaniezealah667]

you mean the directors

[@Voki123]

@@umaniezealah667 yea lol sorry

[@Alastorfan.09]

Please say they were sued later on this is…crazy and brutal

[@FakeMustache-z6w]

No they weren't back then it wasn't illegal

[@SweetforS]

Nope it was 1939

[@sobrien88]

It’s the creators fault

[@EvyTheGk1]

It’s most of the people behind the scenes fault… (I’m not trying to be mean just so you know)

[@sebastiankeller6646]

For Judy, all of that for 500 dollars is insane, especially when other people around you got 6x as much

[@chastinlargent2017]

That’s so sad and cruel that the ppl fired buddy like give him a break his was at the hospital bcuz he had to where that thing like why would they do that..and why would they use real fire to make Betty disappear like she could’ve died after that edit:stop I’ve never got these much likes before 😭

[@paulraicevic1954]

They used real fire because back then, they didn’t have CGI or fake fire. A trap door was placed under her and it didn’t open properly so she got burnt.

[@chastinlargent2017]

@@paulraicevic1954 ik

[@MetaITurtle]

I was just thinking, I always got this strange feeling when watching this movie

[@Z38_US]

People: "The past was so much better I wish we could go back" The Past:

[@OttoByOgraffey]

5:57 why are you showing pictures of random people? You did it twice for Margaret.

[@marketablecoleslaw]

Apparently bert lahr's costume also weighed around 100 pounds ....

[@lemonade1502]

thats heavier than me 👩‍🦲

[@FaeFixion]

@lemonade1502 are you okay

[@d1orrfae]

Why tf did I get a wicked ad 💀💀

[@Swiftie_Potterhead]

Such a good movie for such sad tragedies filming it

[@nathanbeer3338]

No wonder someone unalived themselves during a scene in Wizard of Oz.

[@Twelven_.]

WAIT WHAT??

[@IWantToDie713]

@twelven_. Idk if its true or not but some people thought they saw a hanging munchkin.

[@imashoe1029]

Huh??

[@nathanbeer3338]

@Twelven_. Yeah, there's a scene where Dorothy and her new friends walk down the yellow brick road and in the background there is what seems to be a silhouette of a h@nged person. Though it was a conspiracy that was later debunked, I think it was said that it was a costume of one of the flying monkeys or some other creature, I don't remember.

[@TaliesinMyrddin]

@@imashoe1029 It's one of the original creepypastas on the internet. It's not actually true, but the claim is you can see an actor for the munchkins hanging themselves in the background while Dorothy and co are singing Off to See the Wizard.

[@Preppy_Ayla_YT]

Why is a dog getting payed money?? Dogs don't desire money or know how it works, but yet Toto got more money than actual human beings who know how money works. Toto is very sweet and friendly, but why are we giving money to others who don't know how to use it?

[@Random_Person256]

They’d give the money to its owner, it happens with all dog actors, although it doesn’t excuse the fact that they paid a dog more than an actual person.

[@Preppy_Ayla_YT]

@Random_Person256 oh ok I did not know.

[@Akademikerkind]

You really thought they'd give the money to the dog?

[@Preppy_Ayla_YT]

@Akademikerkind I did not think of it in that way, Other people thought the dog got paid too. I was just wondering if it was the actual dog, but seems like it's not.

[@MobBoss-zj2nn]

Oh dear 😂😂😂😂🤦🤦🤦🤦

[@themightybob]

Its amazing how this is one of the most famous films ever made but also one of the most cursed to make

[@AlwaysAG200]

I feel like if they remade this movie today, they would use CGI and special effects and better makeup so no one would get sick or hurt

[@SweetforS]

Or at least very minimally. Max 2-3 people injured not like 75% of the cast 💀

[@limegecko5673]

I mean most of this would be illegal nowadays so it wouldn’t happen anyway

[@Ilovegrunge123]

If they made this today they would use cgi to hire less actors and not use people with dwarfism.

[@AlwaysAG200]

@@Ilovegrunge123 In wicked they didn’t just use a bunch of people with dwarfism, they just used any actor at all

[@angreagach]

No way is that Margaret Hamilton at 5:00.

[@AnimationNation2004]

It’s a different Margaret Hamilton. So lazy of channels like this

[@ginapetolicchio2684]

Not really there's only one Margaret Hamilton

[@angreagach]

@@ginapetolicchio2684 Not so. I knew another personally!

[@RS-dt9fl]

The other Margaret Hamilton was instrumental developing the guidance software that the Apollo spacecraft to the moon in the 1960’s.

[@quietone748]

It wasn't. This was a different Margaret Hamilton. The one who played the witch starred in Folgers coffee commercials all through the 70's

[@glennabate1708]

That was dedication that fire looks more realistic than CGI would

[@BreakfastCatArt]

note to self: be the lion

[@2dmajor999]

You Coward

[@matrixmaster9616]

The Iceberg goes deep on this. I mean really really really really really really really really really really really really deep.

[@paigemurphy7770]

The lion costume had to be blow dried of the sweat after each shift.

[@17xcBloodMouth]

But did you watch Doctor Oz?

[@thinkhector]

Saying your not going to watch the "Wizard of Oz" because someone got hurtamkng it is like saying you aren't going to use a bridge because a worker died, or live in America anymore because you just learned they used to have slaves. The past cannot be fixed...just try and do better in the future.

[@tjones7341]

As an avid Buddy Ebson fan, I protest the notion that his career went downhill. Not when he played my Beloved Jed Clampett. And in an interesting twist of fate, despite his illness cause by the movie he ended up outliving almost every actor in the film except some of the munchkins. It makes me sad when people site Losing the role as the Tinman as a career ruining moment. My boy Buddy did just fine.

[@prenimystic]

This is heartbreaking... I had no clue so much was going on in this movie...

[@Tallulahcat-8910]

The director of the movie is insane like bro etc r these people doing to these poor actors

[@Jyn-Shark-boi]

911 what is your emergency? “Sue wizard of Oz directors!!! JAIL- NO DEATH!!!”

[@SLST_BRL]

They’re already dead.

[@Jyn-Shark-boi]

@@SLST_BRL good-

[@Floweylovezgalaxia]

@@Jyn-Shark-boithat’s crazy tbh

[@mng1919]

I used to think this was just a silly, fun and old movie, but after hearing this, I no longer think the same way.. I mean they didn’t even care much about buddy who had lung failure, fired him, replaced him with another actor, and just didn’t apply the excessive amount of aluminium on the replaced actor.. 💔 like they even said he lied and it was just an allergy?? cruel if u ask me.. not putting any controversial hate out there, just saying that there shouldn’t be people like this in this economy.. 😢

[@yesterdayseyes]

What does the economy have to do with it? Especially today's economy?

[@ravenlorque3234]

The video and pic of Margaret Hamilton you showed is a different person, she is Margaret Hamilton known for great contributions to NASA, the Actor Margaret Hamilton passed away.

[@Superfruit14]

I can’t believe they only cared about the outfits and not the actors that’s not right knowing all that and watch the movie sends chills down your spine

[@lord_brine4778]

Death is indeed quite the disability. I can't imagine living with such a horrible thing.

[@terrencemoldern2756]

I still like the movie and I think a lot of you are just ignorant to the times… This was the 1930s… a time of great experimentation in the US and the West broadly. We all think the drugs stuff and use of chemicals in props is bad because we now live a century almost later with the results in. They didn’t know how bad much of this stuff could be. Kids smoked cigarettes and drank alcohol, they even competed in jobs generally. Not just acting. Due to this being the 1930s as well yes they used all sorts of things to make movies as realistic as possible. As this video points out they couldn’t have CGI or some crap. I’m not gonna make excuses for the bad treatments and certainly not for the abusive parts of its production. But it was obviously a very different time and it’s important to recognize just how much we know now compared to then. This was a time when people would eat off of lead for gods sake… Also just because the production or people were bad. Doesn’t mean you have to ruin the film for yourself. I’m certain the actors and actresses themselves would admit that despite the production. Working on the movie as well as its results were magical and even important for the future of the Entertainment industry and peoples dreams… Find the light in the darkness people…

[@quietone748]

Thank you for being the voice of sanity.

[@OliviaCarrera-zp4bq]

This is just ridiculous. If you look up the cast it literally says buddy suffers from an allergic reaction. And the other ones. Also rip ray

[@MilkyWayMarsBar]

Honestly, as a 7 year old when I was watched the original Wizard of Oz (I'm 17 now), I adored the movie and my favorite was the Lion. Sad that the actors had to go through this...Even poor little Toto wasn't spared...My heart breaks for all of these actors 💔 At least some of them are in a better place...And at least the rest don't have to worry about undergoing such terrible treatments ever again.

[@jabfilms1876]

They should have sued the studio for the mistreatment, no concern for the actors physical and mental health... absolutely disgusting.

[@UntitledVideoChannel]

You gotta respect the Wizard Of Oz cast for this dedication

[@mysteriumxarxes3990]

No, this is not dedication, they didnt do this out of dedication or a sense of duty or for the film, and this shouldnt be idolized. This is abuse, not dedication, and their contracts made them contractually obligated to go through the film, they couldnt tap out if they wanted.

[@EggyBenedict]

Dumb comment.

[@mysteriumxarxes3990]

@@EggyBenedict I agree

[@redrawnation6072]

The whole studio set and the people working there sounded like a nightmare and it disgusted me on how Dorothy's actress got treated and how they do not care for the health and wellbeing of their other actors.

[@MylesZhou-Ye]

This is why I felt a weird and strange energy to it, just from looking at it, the characters look too realistic to the point where sometimes I actually believed that they were legit the roles they were playing, this is why some say it looks not enough realistic now but you can see now what happens if it becomes too realistic, since it was 1939, they probably wanted it to actually look more advanced and evolve quickly in tech, they still didn’t realize that you could’ve progressively have evolved in tech, instead they scarred so many people for the rest of their life and all they care about is that mola and saying “your fired” and “your hired” just stupid shit man, hope those people receive the karma they will get or have got from those sins, this is just not funny atp

[@FakeMustache-z6w]

Karma doesn't exist

[@FakeMustache-z6w]

Plus most of these rumors aren't true but yes some of the people in this movie got injured

[@MylesZhou-Ye]

@@FakeMustache-z6w you never know 🤷‍♂️

[@MylesZhou-Ye]

@@FakeMustache-z6w yeah, they cared more bout their own movie than the lives of the primary characters

[@FourBattyBees]

Jack Haley actually portrayed the Tin Man in the movie. Buddy Ebsen never appeared in the movie as he was replaced by Jack Haley.

[@unmeiartist]

While i did enjoy this movie as a kid, its so sad and disheartening to hear all the awful things that happened on set. Kind of ruins my childhood nostalgia a bit 😢

[@Slumpvr1674]

These live old movies are so crazy because this movie and the crazy deaths and trauma and thing and Charlie and the chocolate factory was crazy

[@Roblox4life-i4v]

Bro why did they use so much harmful stuff? No one told them to do live action and they knew it was bad the actors don’t major in those so they didn’t know. They should sue them

[@Taekaleaf]

They used harmful materials because it was 1939 and they didn't have the knowledge we have today. We also can't sue them, because they're all dead now.

[@donkique956]

I think The Wizard of Oz is far more cursed than 1982’s Poltergeist.

[@Curry_a14]

I knew 7 year old me was right anytime I heard or saw the WB thing at the beginning I always started screaming and crying this movie always terrified me I never liked it at all either I just thought it was creepy.

[@InfoArtistJK]

And Buddy Ebson's career went back up, and he lived to 95! (I met his very nice daughter in Nashville in the early 2000s.)

[@slabielava]

There's those who don't know And those who know .

[@EPICRAPSBATTLES]

One of my classmates had a family member as a stunt actor or something in the wizard of oz, I just thought that was cool. She even had proof of it.

[@soralinklokidottirprincess10]

I can never see the wizard of Oz the same way again.

[@Nylethegod]

The poor tin man got replaced and couldn’t breathe