The_Wizard_of_Oz_(1950_film)

<i>The Wizard of Oz</i> (1950 film)

The Wizard of Oz (1950 film)

1950 puppet adaptation of the book by L. Frank Baum

The Wizard of Oz is a 1950 half-hour television adaptation with puppets of L. Frank Baum's famous 1900 novel, directed by Burr Tillstrom, best known for creating the TV show Kukla, Fran and Ollie.[1][2]

It was telecast live on May 22, 1950, by NBC.[3] A print of the show is preserved in 16 mm.[3] It is not to be confused with the 1939 full-length classic MGM film starring Judy Garland, which was first telecast by CBS in 1956.

Plot

Reception

Tillstrom's work is said to have "brought to television the captivating charm of the early Walt Disney films".[4] Although the film did not have a great commercial success,[5] it received positive retrospective response.[6]

Legacy

The puppets were displayed at the DIA in 2020.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    Simpson, Paul (November 7, 2013). A Brief Guide To OZ: 75 Years Going Over The Rainbow. Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN 978-1-4721-1036-7.
  2. [2]
    The Glory and the Dream. 1974.
  3. [3]
    "Public Programs - The Wizard of Oz: An American Fairy Tale - Exhibitions". Library of Congress. May 30, 2000. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  4. [4]
    Current Biography Yearbook. H. W. Wilson Company. 1952.
  5. [5]
    Bell, John; Arts, Detroit Institute of (2000). Strings, Hands, Shadows: A Modern Puppet History. Detroit Institute of Arts. ISBN 978-0-89558-156-3.
  6. [6]
    Current Biography Yearbook. H. W. Wilson Company. 1952.
  7. [7]
    Hodges, Michael H. "Kermit the Frog, Howdy Doody to go on display at DIA". The Detroit News. Retrieved October 25, 2023.


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