is there really a guy hanging in the trees in the backround on the movie the wizard of oz
2006-09-18 18:06:06 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
No, there isn't really a dead guy in the background of the movie. What you are refering to is actually a crane that was used on the set. The director of photography just didn't notice this in editing. I know because I took a film class and this is one of the things we discussed.
2006-09-18 20:06:57 · answer #1 · answered by mkylksit85 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
urban myth. Sorry.
From Snopes.com: The logistics of this alleged hanging defy all credulity. First of all, the forest scenes in The Wizard of Oz were filmed before the Munchkinland scenes, and thus none of the munchkin actors would have been present. And whether one believes that the figure on the film is a munchkin or a stagehand, it is simply impossible that a human being could have fallen onto a set actively being used for filming, and yet none of the dozens of people present -- actors, directors, cameramen, sound technicians, light operators -- failed to notice or react to the occurrence. (The tragic incident would also had to have been overlooked by all the directors, editors, film cutters, musicians, and others who worked on the film in post-production as well.) That anyone could believe a scene featuring a real suicide would have been left intact in a classic film for over fifty years is simply incredible.
2006-09-18 18:10:01 · answer #2 · answered by dbackbarb 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never been able to see it, but it's still cool to wonder. Kind of like the Two Men and a Baby scene with the boy in the background. Now that's also strange, but cool as well.
2006-09-18 18:22:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In what scene? I LOVE that movie- & have seen it a zillion times- but I don't recall seeing any "dead guys" hanging around... Check it out.
2006-09-18 18:15:32 · answer #4 · answered by Joseph, II 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to go with the civil war explanation then that was a dead slave.
2006-09-18 18:24:41 · answer #5 · answered by LORD Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a legend now, but it does not appear in the film.
2006-09-18 18:11:39 · answer #6 · answered by Ars Magica 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have tried to find it but I can't find it.
2006-09-18 18:19:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
THATS WHAT IVE HEARD BUT NEVER SEEN IT
2006-09-18 18:07:37 · answer #8 · answered by ♥AMANDA♥ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋