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10 Magical Facts About The Timeless 1939 Classic ‘The Wizard Of Oz’

8. Margaret Hamilton (the Wicked Witch) appeared on Mr Rogers Neighborhood

Margaret Hamilton played the Wicked Witch in the original Wizard of Oz film and she actually appeared on Mister Rogers Neighborhood to talk about her role in the movie! “She’s what we refer to as ‘frustrated.’ She’s very unhappy because she never gets what she wants,” Hamilton says about the character.

9. The 1939 film was not the first adaptation of the book

A 13-minute short film called The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was produced in 1910. In this short, Dorothy and the Scarecrow are already friends when they’re swept up into the twister. The short ends with Dorothy not going back to Kansas and staying in Oz.

10. They used Jell-O to get the horses to change color

The ASPCA was involved in making sure that the Jell-O being used was not harmful in any way to the horses on set. The Jell-O based tint was used to give the horses in the Emerald City scene their beautiful, bright colors.

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