LIFE 1939: Dazzling Brilliance Marks MGM's Color Version of "The Wizard of Oz". http://bit.ly/1snyjho

LIFE 1939: Dazzling Brilliance Marks MGM's Color Version of "The Wizard of Oz". http://bit.ly/1snyjho 

"Although The Wizard of Oz was not meant to terrify children, it terrified Hollywood by unique production problems. The picture cost $3,000,000. Shooting lasted from September 1938 until last May. Now completed, The Wizard of Oz will not be ready for general release until this fall."

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