Film
Toto
· from the book by L. Frank Baum
The Wizard of Oz
1950
TV Film
The Wizard of Oz
Based On 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 children's fantasy novel, directed by Burr Tillstrom, best known for creating the TV show Kukla, Fran and Ollie. It was telecast live on May 22, 1950, by NBC. A print of the show is preserved in 16 mm. 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.
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- 1950
- United States
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Book vs Film
The Book · 1900
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
L. Frank Baum
★ 3.9 / 5
126 ratings · Open Library
The Wizard of Oz
1950
The TV Film · 1950
The Wizard of Oz
Burr Tillstrom
Reached the screen 50 years after publication.
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Film
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Film
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Film
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Film
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Film
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Film
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Film
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