in the backround of 1939s wizard of oz is there really sumone hangin themself?

Question

when there on the yellow brick road

Answer 1

check it out at snopes.com...... prolly urban legend....

Answer 2

This is a common urban legend but if you watch the part of the screen where it happens you can see a bird is there. Some large bird like a crane or something. When the scene is ending the bird spreads its wings and makes a weird looking shadow. That is it. Someone picked up the hanging munchkin story and ran with it, however there are lots of reasons why this is not true.

1. Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, and Jack Haley would have been looking right at the guy when it happened. None of them missed a beat but just kept on going down the yellow brick road. You would think that maybe someone might have reacted to see someone hang themself.

2. This particular movie scene would have have been that hard to redo. In fact, it was probably shot more than once anyway for protection. Why would the studio leave a hanging munchkin in the scene?

3. Why would a munchkin be allowed on the set at all? There are no munchkins in the scene. So why would they be there? The actor would have to sneak into the set which was more than likely closed and guarded (to prevent people from getting a sneak peek at the movie). Movie making is a business and you do not allow just anyone on or around the set or else interruptions will happen and cost money. If the actor did not belong there (especially if it was a minor cast member) then that actor would not be allowed in there.

Answer 3

This is just another example of why you really have to see this movie on the big screen to fully appreciate it.

Ever since THE WIZARD OF OZ was released on video there have been rumors of a hanging visible in the background of the Tin Woodsman sequence. In the scenes leading up to the "hanging," Dorothy and the Scarecrow meet the Tin Man while picking apples off the talking apple trees. After they get him well-oiled, the three encounter the Wicked Witch of the West who tries to set the Scarecrow on fire. (The Tin Man puts him out with his hat.) After the Witch leaves, the three head down the yellow brick road on their way to the Emerald City. If you look closely as they are skipping down the road away from the camera, among the trees deep in the background to the left of the road, something moves in the shadows. This is the supposed "hanging" and I'll admit that when you see the film on television and someone suggests to you that a munchkin or crew member is hanging themselves, the movement is pretty convincing.

However, it's because the image in the background is so small when you see it on TV that it looks like someone's hanging. If you see it on the big screen it's obvious what it really is--a big bird (a crane, I think) spreading and flapping its wings. There's no hanging munchkin or crew member or anyone else. It's just a bird. But why the bird? Well, MGM though it would make "over the rainbow" more exotic if there were random birds just wandering around, so they rented several different types from the Los Angeles Zoo (including peacocks and turkeys) and let them loose on the set. If you pay attention throughout the sequences when Dorothy is meeting everyone, you'll notice a lot of random birds around.

Anyway, this ought to prove what a difference it makes to see a film on the big screen, the way it was intended. If you ever get the chance, definitely see this movie in a theatre. It's well worth it and a whole different experience--even for someone like me who's seen the film a hundred times on video. You don't realize the details that you miss watching it on television until you see it on the big screen. Plus, in the case of THE WIZARD OF OZ, the newly restored print released in 1998 is masterful, and the Technicolor takes on a whole new beauty in the theatre. Next time it plays in your home town--take my advice--don't miss it!

Answer 4

Yes, I have heard that... I think it is when they are on the yellow brick road and there are all the trees in the background... briefly you can see someone swinging from a tree

Answer 5

yes there is it in the corn field but you have to look close also in the same scene watch dorthies hair, that scene was shot over the course of three days and you can see her hair go up and down from the perm coming out.

Answer 6

No, this is an urban legend. See the links below for more info.

Answer 7

No its just an urban legend. Check out this link:

http://www.snopes.com/movies/films/ozsuicide.asp

Answer 8

No. It's just a bird (a crane) that accidentally got in the shot.