80th Anniversary of Wizard of Oz
 

The lovely Mrs. B collects Wizard of Oz stuff (she grew up in Topeka). Last night Union Station was all emerald green to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the movie coming out. So I took Mrs B down to Crown Center and we took a few pics. Nobody around, it had stopped raining, and it was misty and cool and the lights were awesome. Took some pics with my phone inside and out of the train station. If you've never been to KC, Union Station and the National WWI Museum and Monument are really stunning. Especially at night. Pics attached:

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Hard to believe it didn't win the Oscar that year. But Gone With the Wind was pretty good too i guess.

Thanks for sharing the pics g.

1939 was the best year ever for classic movies.

Yes. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is a good one too.

Did you let her pull back the curtain to expose the wizard?

The Oscar snub to Oz is the main reason I've never seen Gone with the Wind. I can hold a purely impersonal, decades-long, random grudge like nobody's business.

Are any munchkins still alive, or did the last one die?

There are a few movies that I will watch once a year every year and The Wizard of Oz is one of them.

King King 1933
On The Waterfront
Cool Hand Luke
The Hustler

Damn...so it would seem.

You are missing out...GWtW is outstanding.

I am enjoying this thread....

Fact, Buddy Ebsen was cast as the Tinman...

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The actor who was originally cast as the Tin Man in “The Wizard of Oz” was hospitalized as a result of inhaling aluminium powder

Are you a female?

How many households in 1956 had color TVs? My history of TVs is quite limited but it was shown on TV in 56 for the first time. Wondered if the film was watched mainly in both formats like we see it now or if most just saw it in black and white.

In the 60's my grandparents got a color tv. Every year when Oz was on we'd go over there and watch it. We'd get our favorite drive-in food and set up tv trays. It was awesome.