Does someone hang themselves in the Wizard of Oz movie?

Question

I think someone did hang themselves, but I thought they removed it from the movie.

Answer 1

No it's an urban myth....

The so-called "munchkin suicide" scene occurs at the very end of the Tin Woodsman sequence, as Dorothy, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Woodsman head down the road on their way to the Emerald City. This sequence begins with If they only had a brain! Dorothy and the Scarecrow trying to pick fruit from the talking apple trees, encompasses their discovery of the rusted tin man and their encounter with the Wicked Witch of the West (who tries to set the Scarecrow on fire), and ends with the trio heading off to Oz in search of the Wizard. To give the indoor set used in this sequence a more "outdoors" feel, several birds of various sizes were borrowed from the Los Angeles Zoo and allowed to roam the set. (A peacock, for example, can be seen wandering around just outside the Tin Woodsman's shack while Dorothy and the Scarecrow attempt to revive him with oil.) At the very end of this sequence, as the three main characters move down the road and away from the camera, one of the larger birds (often said to be an emu, but more probably a crane) standing at the back of the set moves around and spreads its wings. No munchkin, no hanging -- just a big bird.

Answer 2

This was/is an urban legend that has been around since the movie came out. Some people say it was a stage hand who hung himself, and you can see his body briefly in the background. I don't remember the scene, but if you look closely at the supposed body, it turns out that it was just a bird (like a crane, or another long-legged bird). I can't remember where I heard that, but it is just a legend. Now the ghost in "Three Men and a Baby"...

Answer 3

It has been said that the directors son hung himself behind one of the scenes. It would be easy to find out I am sure. But thats the story. Edit. The wizard of oz site says it is a legend and it was a stage hand that got in the way and scrabbled off the set and no one realized it and never took it out of the movie. I stand corrected.

Answer 4

You can barely see him hanging in the background of the scene where the wicked witch of the west throws a fireball at scarecrow, then they go off on yellowbrick rd again(before they meet the cowardly lion).

Answer 5

actually i saw a biographey on the movie...and it is not shownin the movie but a man did hang him self behind set because he was replaced for the Tin Man part...he couldnt hand the weight of the costum and was fired....he got pi$$ed and killed him self right there

Answer 6

It is rumored that a dwarf (who did not get a part) hung himself during the Scarecrow Scene. Take a close look, if you don't mind seeing that type of thing.

Answer 7

Ok....you have some very interesting answers here.......but I want to thank you for raising my curiosity......I must have seen this film over the years (especially as a child) about 30 times.......now I have to watch it again and see that tin man scene!

Answer 8

I have heard that is an old rumor - that a munchkin hangs himself in the background scene... dunnon if it's true or not!

Answer 9

No neva heard this one, but if I was Dorothy, I would have hung myself looking for that yellow brick road b4 i even meet the flucking scarecrow!

Answer 10

yes, when she meets the tin man, you can see in the original movies, he is hanging from a tree. it is totally real, it was a crew member and it made it into the final cut bevause they did not notice it.