Those actors didn't put her through anything; they loved her and she loved them, and considered working with them to be a joy. She laughed because Bert Lahr was freaking hilarious.
MaskedMan66 The Director slapped her for laughing so she was trying hard not to laugh. She was also molested by the munchkins. Educate yourself a little.
@@anamarie7851 I have educated myself a lot for more than thirty years about the making of this movie. Judy Garland was not molested by any of the Singer Midgets. That is a fact. It's also a fact that she got along well with them. Meinhardt Raabe, who played the Coroner, once said of her, "We were accepted as equals by her. She would sit down on the steps on the set with the rest of us and chat every day." (Quoted in "The Wizard of Oz: The Official 50th Anniversary Pictorial History" by John Fricke, Jay Scarfone, and William Stillman, published 1989 by Warner Books, ISBN number 0-446-39186-7, page 99.) As for the slapping incident, have a bit of education yourself; this will give you the whole story, and more besides: ozmuseum.com/blogs/news/judy-and-her-dear-cowardly-lion
Her husband literally admitted she was being touched by the munchkins in an inappropriate manner while the men on set would degrade her for being a women. You’re honestly disgusting trying to justify the reasoning for her being slapped when it was uncalled for. She was also given many pills to keep her awake so she doesn’t drop dead while acting along with starving her to stay slim in her corset during the film. You’d think educating yourself for “30 years” would make you come correct, but I guess not. This cast put her through hell, period. She was simply a very forgiving and generous woman.
@@anamarie7851 Sid Luft was Judy's third husband and wasn't even a part of her life when she was making "Wizard," and he knew full well that scandal sells, and so packed his book with lies. His and Judy's daughter Lorna was much more truthful in her book, "Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows." And Lorna has stood up for the Singer Midgets, many of whom she knew personally, and has said very plainly that they were there to do a job and didn't care to jeapordize that job by maltreating people. Nobody on the set "degraded her for being a woman." On the contrary, as Judy said of director Victor Fleming, "He realizes that a girl who is sixteen is practically grown-up. He shows me all the courtesies he would to Hedy Lamarr. That’s very important to me.” Her three co-stars loved her and she adored them, and kept in touch with them as much as showbiz made it possible for the rest of her life. She worked again with Ray Bolger in "The Harvey Girls" and had him as a guest on her T.V. show. And when Bert Lahr died, she dedicated a performance of "Over the Rainbow" to "my dear Cowardly Lion." She wasn't starved-- for the very reason that it wouldn't do for the star to be fainting in the middle of a take. It was just less food than she would have preferred to eat. The thing was that she had a very womanly figure at 16, but she was playing a 12 year-old, so measures were taken to reduce her voluptuousness. If the information I got from books such as Aljean Harnetz's "The Making of the Wizard of Oz," non-sensationalist documentaries created before the incendiary days of UA-cam, and conversations with four of the Singer Midgets don't make me "come correct" in your view, then perhaps you need your view adjusted, because I was looking at the facts. It seems that some people want Judy to have gone through hell, to the extent that they get angry and confrontational with someone who is trying to assure them that she didn't. You watch this video and see if you can honestly say that this is a victim of abuse and one of her abusers: ua-cam.com/video/13UmevU_APc/v-deo.html
Same, seeing this movie as much times as I did I never noticed her trying to hide her smile/laughter in the scene I only heard she was hit because she was laughing too much during the scene it's a terrible thing to hear but I also heard that he went to go apologise and Judy said it was no big deal x
@@lifesshitgetusedtoit8859 Yes it was terrible that Victor Fleming hitting Judy when she was only a 16 year old girl all because she couldn't stop laughing and if I had been there on the set he would have been picking himself off the floor.
@@s.j.l.8736 No, he wouldn't have; he was a former prizefighter. Try seeing the story from a view other than yours: ozmuseum.com/blogs/news/judy-and-her-dear-cowardly-lion
@@MaskedMan66 He can't be much of a 'prizefighter' to hit a 16 year old girl! Btw I do boxing training myself! I would take that pussy down with one punch.
@@SasukeUchiha-ks3rz Judy found Bert Lahr so funny with his crying routine that she got a bad giggle fit, and it ruined several takes. Victor Fleming took her aside and gave her a slap to calm her down (like you'd do with someone in hysteria), and after that, she nailed the take. Fleming asked John Lee Mahin to break his nose, but Judy overheard and told him she'd kiss his nose instead. So she did!
FULL STORY: Judy had the giggles and could not stop laughing at each shot of this scene. Eventually, Victor Fleming took her to one side when everybody was taking a break. He said "Behave yourself, we're making a movie." to which he slapped her. Because of this, she managed to sell the scene perfectly (this very take). Now, Fleming was very angry at himself for what he did to her and Judy overheard him saying he wished one of the crew members would do the same to him. Instead, Judy walked up to him and kissed him on the nose.
@@ThePress00 Because she saw how contrite he was, and she knew him for a good man. In fact, she had a bit of a crush on him. This is what she had to say about him after the movie was completed: "He’s perfectly marvelous. He has the nicest low voice and the kindest eyes. Besides, he realizes that a girl who is sixteen is practically grown-up. He shows me all the courtesies he would to Hedy Lamarr. That’s very important to me."
This is the one time that I will disagree with the Great Judy Garland. No one should ever strike a child, especially when that young person is working and putting money in that directors pocket. I will never forgive victor Fleming for slapping Judy Garland. She is still a young person and I bet that slap made her more of an adult than she should’ve been at that age.
@@Jasper7182009 Judy was putting money in her own pocket; she drew her own salary, you know. She would tell you that you're being ridiculous, and she'd be insulted on Fleming's behalf. Judy was very mature at that time, and a seasoned pro.
Even as a kid before I knew any backstory on the suppressed laugh I noticed it and thought it was written that way for Dorothy's character and it still plays good to me as part of the scene.
@@danielandlucycartoonsmadne5885 They stayed on the set, and she nailed the take, following which Fleming told John Lee Mahin to break his nose for what he'd done. Judy overheard and went over and kissed his nose instead, forgiving him.
Time to make y'all feel bad for her when Dorothy was supposed so slap the lion she couldn't stop giggling so one of the directors took her aside,slapped her across the face and said "go in there and work" then she did the scene perfectly
There was only one director, Victor Fleming, and he felt lousy for doing it. He asked John Lee Mahin to break his nose, and Judy kissed his nose instead. Movies tend to use only one director at a time.
@@MaskedMan66 Actually, the Wizard of Oz had four directors. Richard Thorpe began the production but was replaced by George Cukor about two weeks in. Then Victor Fleming stepped into the chair and directed most of the project before having to leave to go direct Gone with the Wind. King Vidor finished the project.
It seems that some people want Judy to have gone through hell on this movie, to the extent that they get angry and confrontational with someone who is trying to assure them that she didn't.
Between 0024 - 00:28. The literally dozens of times I've watched this movie, as a child, teen, and adult and I've never caught it. I´ll never unsee this. Priceless.
I always spot something new, such as when a Munchkin soldier almost gets the drop on the Wicked Witch of the West with his rifle, but misses his chance.
@@jaelge Nearly a half hour into the movie, during the only sequence that has Munchkins in it. It's right after the of the Wicked Witch of the East's feet curl up and vanish.
She never regretted it! What are you talking about? She loved the character and always looked back with fondness at the time she made the movie. She even played Dorothy again in a radio adaptation of the movie in 1950.
Learn the full story: Judy frequently got giggle fits, and usually everyone just waited for her to get her breathing back under control. But on this one occasion, they couldn't wait, because the studio was about to shut down for the evening, so Fleming gave her a slap to snap her out of it, following which she nailed the take. Then Fleming took John Lee Mahin aside and told him to break his nose for what he'd done. Judy overheard him and said, "I won't do that, but I will kiss your nose." And so saying, she stood on tiptoe and did just that.
"I even scare myself" Totally ironic for one of the funniest scenes in cinema history from the undisputed classic THE WIZARD OF OZ, that during the shooting of this scene while Bert Lahr is delivering his script as the cowardly lion director Victor Fleming gave a heavy slap on the face of Judy Garland since she just kept on laughing and shouted at Garland "You're here not to laugh have fun and play, you are here to work!". And while viewers may be laughing out loud watching- It's obvious from the other actors' faces in spite of their heavily painted masks and make up that they are flushed from the incident. Then on another time while shooting director Victor Fleming called everybody on the set to apologize for having slapped Judy Garland and said if any of the men would like to punch him on the face they are welcome. Then Garland turned to the director and kissed him on the cheek (as told from a source behind the movie's scenes)
different times back then, film was very expensive and you can't just delete it like today. he took her aside not in front of everybody, don't make it like people are all evil and cruel back in the day, if they were no actors would work in the film industry.
You've got things mixed up. Actors don't deliver scripts, they deliver lines. The slap was not "heavy," it was simply a jar to snap Judy out of her giggle fit. She frequently got giggle fits, and usually they just waited for her to get her breathing back under control. But on this one occasion, they couldn't wait, because the studio was about to shut down for the evening. How in the world do you think you have the ability to see if someone if "flushed" under masks and greasepaint? Fleming did not later gather everyone for a public apology; right after he'd said, "Cut" for this shot, he took John Lee Mahin aside and told him to break his nose for what he'd done. Judy overheard him and said, "I won't do that, but I will kiss your nose." And so saying, she stood on tiptoe and did just that.
@@jaredr.7905 Things were not "different," certainly not as "different" as you seem to think. The cost of the film was irrelevant; the budget was close to three million dollars.
Learn the full story: Judy frequently got giggle fits, and usually everyone just waited for her to get her breathing back under control. But on this one occasion, they couldn't wait, because the studio was about to shut down for the evening, so Fleming gave her a slap to snap her out of it, following which she nailed the take. Then Fleming took John Lee Mahin aside and told him to break his nose for what he'd done. Judy overheard him and said, "I won't do that, but I will kiss your nose." And so saying, she stood on tiptoe and did just that.
The reason for the urgency was that the studio was close to closing down for the evening. He felt horrible for doing it and asked John Lee Mahin to break his nose. Judy overheard and kissed his nose instead, by way of forgiving him.
Victor Fleming had to send ‘Frances Gumm’ back to her dressing room after she had an incurable fit of the giggles during this scene which shut down production for more than an hour - he actually had to slap her hard across the face to shew the 16-year old ‘Judy’ that every minute costs the studio money & the production of Oz (23 Oct 1938 through 16 March 1939) was 230% over budget by this time (Feb 1939); Fleming later quipp’d he’d rather cut off his right arm than have to do that again to her !
He didn't send her back to her trailer (not dressing room; she rated more than that), and he didn't slap her "hard." They were never that much over budget, and the reason for the urgency was that the studio was close to closing down for the evening. He felt horrible for doing it and asked John Lee Mahin to break his nose. Judy overheard and kissed his nose instead, by way of forgiving him.
It's hard to enjoy the scene knowing they got her hooked on uppers at such a young age. Makes me think the giggling was a side effect of the drug cocktail.
Not so; Judy had frequent giggle fits, and usually they just waited for them to pass. But on this one occasion, they were up against the clock. ozmuseum.com/blogs/news/judy-and-her-dear-cowardly-lion
I don't understand how she could even laugh at all anymore. After all those actors put her through filming this movie... 😢
Those actors didn't put her through anything; they loved her and she loved them, and considered working with them to be a joy. She laughed because Bert Lahr was freaking hilarious.
MaskedMan66 The Director slapped her for laughing so she was trying hard not to laugh. She was also molested by the munchkins. Educate yourself a little.
@@anamarie7851 I have educated myself a lot for more than thirty years about the making of this movie. Judy Garland was not molested by any of the Singer Midgets. That is a fact. It's also a fact that she got along well with them. Meinhardt Raabe, who played the Coroner, once said of her, "We were accepted as equals by her. She would sit down on the steps on the set with the rest of us and chat every day."
(Quoted in "The Wizard of Oz: The Official 50th Anniversary Pictorial History" by John Fricke, Jay Scarfone, and William Stillman, published 1989 by Warner Books, ISBN number 0-446-39186-7, page 99.)
As for the slapping incident, have a bit of education yourself; this will give you the whole story, and more besides:
ozmuseum.com/blogs/news/judy-and-her-dear-cowardly-lion
Her husband literally admitted she was being touched by the munchkins in an inappropriate manner while the men on set would degrade her for being a women. You’re honestly disgusting trying to justify the reasoning for her being slapped when it was uncalled for. She was also given many pills to keep her awake so she doesn’t drop dead while acting along with starving her to stay slim in her corset during the film. You’d think educating yourself for “30 years” would make you come correct, but I guess not. This cast put her through hell, period. She was simply a very forgiving and generous woman.
@@anamarie7851 Sid Luft was Judy's third husband and wasn't even a part of her life when she was making "Wizard," and he knew full well that scandal sells, and so packed his book with lies. His and Judy's daughter Lorna was much more truthful in her book, "Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows." And Lorna has stood up for the Singer Midgets, many of whom she knew personally, and has said very plainly that they were there to do a job and didn't care to jeapordize that job by maltreating people.
Nobody on the set "degraded her for being a woman." On the contrary, as Judy said of director Victor Fleming, "He realizes that a girl who is sixteen is practically grown-up. He shows me all the courtesies he would to Hedy Lamarr. That’s very important to me.” Her three co-stars loved her and she adored them, and kept in touch with them as much as showbiz made it possible for the rest of her life. She worked again with Ray Bolger in "The Harvey Girls" and had him as a guest on her T.V. show. And when Bert Lahr died, she dedicated a performance of "Over the Rainbow" to "my dear Cowardly Lion."
She wasn't starved-- for the very reason that it wouldn't do for the star to be fainting in the middle of a take. It was just less food than she would have preferred to eat. The thing was that she had a very womanly figure at 16, but she was playing a 12 year-old, so measures were taken to reduce her voluptuousness.
If the information I got from books such as Aljean Harnetz's "The Making of the Wizard of Oz," non-sensationalist documentaries created before the incendiary days of UA-cam, and conversations with four of the Singer Midgets don't make me "come correct" in your view, then perhaps you need your view adjusted, because I was looking at the facts.
It seems that some people want Judy to have gone through hell, to the extent that they get angry and confrontational with someone who is trying to assure them that she didn't.
You watch this video and see if you can honestly say that this is a victim of abuse and one of her abusers:
ua-cam.com/video/13UmevU_APc/v-deo.html
Seeing Judy smile/laugh makes me do the same thing!
Same, seeing this movie as much times as I did I never noticed her trying to hide her smile/laughter in the scene I only heard she was hit because she was laughing too much during the scene it's a terrible thing to hear but I also heard that he went to go apologise and Judy said it was no big deal x
@@lifesshitgetusedtoit8859 Yes it was terrible that Victor Fleming hitting Judy when she was only a 16 year old girl all because she couldn't stop laughing and if I had been there on the set he would have been picking himself off the floor.
@@s.j.l.8736 No, he wouldn't have; he was a former prizefighter. Try seeing the story from a view other than yours:
ozmuseum.com/blogs/news/judy-and-her-dear-cowardly-lion
@@MaskedMan66 He can't be much of a 'prizefighter' to hit a 16 year old girl! Btw I do boxing training myself! I would take that pussy down with one punch.
@@s.j.l.8736 And Judy would have slapped you for it (assuming you were able to). Click on the link I gave you and read the article.
This is the scene where the director got tired of so many retakes because of Judys laughter, that He pulled her aside and slapped Her.
@@MaskedMan66 thank you
@@CandysChannel You're welcome! People need to know the full story, including its happy ending.
Well she got it right after all
However after he felt so bad he asked the crew to punch him, and Judy walked up and kissed him on the cheek.
@@Thomas_H._Smith where did you saw that
Wow, I've never noticed this before! I love Judy so much, it's so sweet to see her trying to suppress her laughter :)
@Dead Eyes89 No, this was after she got slapped, and before the director asked someone to break his nose for what he did.
@@MaskedMan66 where was the slap
@@SasukeUchiha-ks3rz Judy found Bert Lahr so funny with his crying routine that she got a bad giggle fit, and it ruined several takes. Victor Fleming took her aside and gave her a slap to calm her down (like you'd do with someone in hysteria), and after that, she nailed the take.
Fleming asked John Lee Mahin to break his nose, but Judy overheard and told him she'd kiss his nose instead. So she did!
@@MaskedMan66 well that she kissed his nose was cute.But like i thought you could see the director Pullis her and slap her
@@SasukeUchiha-ks3rz You can't see it because the cameras weren't rolling when it happened-- they tend to try not to break the illusion in movies.
Thank you judy garland for being a legend and a great person!!
FULL STORY: Judy had the giggles and could not stop laughing at each shot of this scene. Eventually, Victor Fleming took her to one side when everybody was taking a break. He said "Behave yourself, we're making a movie." to which he slapped her. Because of this, she managed to sell the scene perfectly (this very take). Now, Fleming was very angry at himself for what he did to her and Judy overheard him saying he wished one of the crew members would do the same to him. Instead, Judy walked up to him and kissed him on the nose.
Ugh judy why...
Not one of the crew members; his assistant John Lee Mahin.
@@ThePress00 Because she saw how contrite he was, and she knew him for a good man. In fact, she had a bit of a crush on him. This is what she had to say about him after the movie was completed:
"He’s perfectly marvelous. He has the nicest low voice and the kindest eyes. Besides, he realizes that a girl who is sixteen is practically grown-up. He shows me all the courtesies he would to Hedy Lamarr. That’s very important to me."
This is the one time that I will disagree with the Great Judy Garland. No one should ever strike a child, especially when that young person is working and putting money in that directors pocket. I will never forgive victor Fleming for slapping Judy Garland. She is still a young person and I bet that slap made her more of an adult than she should’ve been at that age.
@@Jasper7182009 Judy was putting money in her own pocket; she drew her own salary, you know. She would tell you that you're being ridiculous, and she'd be insulted on Fleming's behalf. Judy was very mature at that time, and a seasoned pro.
I love the way she slaps the Lion...comes in from up top. .. go girl!
She tried to cover it by kissing the top of Toto's head!
Even as a kid before I knew any backstory on the suppressed laugh I noticed it and thought it was written that way for Dorothy's character and it still plays good to me as part of the scene.
I love how Dorothy doesn’t put up with anybody’s crap, especially if they miss with her beloved dog!
For the people that are wondering it 0:25
I love this movie.
Judy Garland: Oh wow! Wow! Victor Fleming just smacked the s**t out of me!
No, he didn't, and Judy wouldn't have used language like that.
@@MaskedMan66 Judy laughed too hard and the director took her off set, slapped her and told her to get to work.
@@danielandlucycartoonsmadne5885 They stayed on the set, and she nailed the take, following which Fleming told John Lee Mahin to break his nose for what he'd done. Judy overheard and went over and kissed his nose instead, forgiving him.
I noticed this the other day when I was watching it- she evens starts to cover her mouth as if to hide it!
simply charming
sasha witwicky w
I noticed 3 years ago she almost laughed when my daughter began loving the movie.
Time to make y'all feel bad for her
when Dorothy was supposed so slap the lion she couldn't stop giggling so one of the directors took her aside,slapped her across the face and said "go in there and work" then she did the scene perfectly
Where was the slap?
@@SasukeUchiha-ks3rz behind the scenes of course it wasnt in the movie
Well she got it right after all
There was only one director, Victor Fleming, and he felt lousy for doing it. He asked John Lee Mahin to break his nose, and Judy kissed his nose instead. Movies tend to use only one director at a time.
@@MaskedMan66 Actually, the Wizard of Oz had four directors. Richard Thorpe began the production but was replaced by George Cukor about two weeks in. Then Victor Fleming stepped into the chair and directed most of the project before having to leave to go direct Gone with the Wind. King Vidor finished the project.
That slap really hurts
It seems that some people want Judy to have gone through hell on this movie, to the extent that they get angry and confrontational with someone who is trying to assure them that she didn't.
Between 0024 - 00:28. The literally dozens of times I've watched this movie, as a child, teen, and adult and I've never caught it. I´ll never unsee this. Priceless.
I always spot something new, such as when a Munchkin soldier almost gets the drop on the Wicked Witch of the West with his rifle, but misses his chance.
@@MaskedMan66:
Oh, crap, which scene is that? The witch´s first appearance at the beginning of the movie?
@@jaelge Nearly a half hour into the movie, during the only sequence that has Munchkins in it. It's right after the of the Wicked Witch of the East's feet curl up and vanish.
I just noticed this today after all these years. I knew I wasn’t the only one 😂
You can see her crack a smile at :26
He even scares himself.You got to love that!
Gosh, i seen this movie so many times and never noticed this before.
0:06 Dorothy slaps the Lion!
Just give the lion a bag of Lays potato chips and he'll be alright...
I see what you did there!
ua-cam.com/video/-R139Gf-Xf4/v-deo.html
Give him a hug. He's SOOOO FLUFFEH
I understood that reference! 🙂
Judy had do her best try not to laugh
And she succeeded.
This was such a childhood film and it hurts knowing judy probably regrets being dorthy as much as she did amazing at her part
She never regretted it! What are you talking about? She loved the character and always looked back with fondness at the time she made the movie. She even played Dorothy again in a radio adaptation of the movie in 1950.
Love this film
If they put they hands on me we woulda been throwing hands
Then you'd have been fired.
MaskedMan66 good lol get away from all the nasty people
@@sophiegregson What nasty people?
@@MaskedMan66 I don’t remember why I wrote that so no idea
@@sophiegregson Okay! :-)
At 0:27, Jack Haley looks like he’s swallowing a laugh, too.
If you say so. I don't see it.
I noticed that when I watched the wizard of oz again and I searched it up to see if anyone else noticed
❤️
Don't laugh, Judy!
The director slapped her because she kept laughing.
Learn the full story: Judy frequently got giggle fits, and usually everyone just waited for her to get her breathing back under control. But on this one occasion, they couldn't wait, because the studio was about to shut down for the evening, so Fleming gave her a slap to snap her out of it, following which she nailed the take. Then Fleming took John Lee Mahin aside and told him to break his nose for what he'd done. Judy overheard him and said, "I won't do that, but I will kiss your nose." And so saying, she stood on tiptoe and did just that.
Good catch!
"I even scare myself"
Totally ironic for one of the funniest scenes in cinema history from the undisputed classic THE WIZARD OF OZ, that during the shooting of this scene while Bert Lahr is delivering his script as the cowardly lion director Victor Fleming gave a heavy slap on the face of Judy Garland since she just kept on laughing and shouted at Garland "You're here not to laugh have fun and play, you are here to work!". And while viewers may be laughing out loud watching- It's obvious from the other actors' faces in spite of their heavily painted masks and make up that they are flushed from the incident.
Then on another time while shooting director Victor Fleming called everybody on the set to apologize for having slapped Judy Garland and said if any of the men would like to punch him on the face they are welcome. Then Garland turned to the director and kissed him on the cheek (as told from a source behind the movie's scenes)
different times back then, film was very expensive and you can't just delete it like today. he took her aside not in front of everybody, don't make it like people are all evil and cruel back in the day, if they were no actors would work in the film industry.
You've got things mixed up. Actors don't deliver scripts, they deliver lines. The slap was not "heavy," it was simply a jar to snap Judy out of her giggle fit. She frequently got giggle fits, and usually they just waited for her to get her breathing back under control. But on this one occasion, they couldn't wait, because the studio was about to shut down for the evening.
How in the world do you think you have the ability to see if someone if "flushed" under masks and greasepaint?
Fleming did not later gather everyone for a public apology; right after he'd said, "Cut" for this shot, he took John Lee Mahin aside and told him to break his nose for what he'd done. Judy overheard him and said, "I won't do that, but I will kiss your nose." And so saying, she stood on tiptoe and did just that.
@@jaredr.7905 Things were not "different," certainly not as "different" as you seem to think. The cost of the film was irrelevant; the budget was close to three million dollars.
@@MaskedMan66 were you there? Ive my source from interviews and articles
@@MaskedMan66 uhhuh and lines came from the script
Actually the director Pulled her aside and slapped her cause she couldn’t stop laughing
Learn the full story: Judy frequently got giggle fits, and usually everyone just waited for her to get her breathing back under control. But on this one occasion, they couldn't wait, because the studio was about to shut down for the evening, so Fleming gave her a slap to snap her out of it, following which she nailed the take. Then Fleming took John Lee Mahin aside and told him to break his nose for what he'd done. Judy overheard him and said, "I won't do that, but I will kiss your nose." And so saying, she stood on tiptoe and did just that.
GREAT MOVIE. I WORKED ON MOVIES IN NYC.
What did you do?
The director slapped her for laughing n not holding a straight face in this scene
The reason for the urgency was that the studio was close to closing down for the evening. He felt horrible for doing it and asked John Lee Mahin to break his nose. Judy overheard and kissed his nose instead, by way of forgiving him.
Victor Fleming had to send ‘Frances Gumm’ back to her dressing room after she had an incurable fit of the giggles during this scene which shut down production for more than an hour - he actually had to slap her hard across the face to shew the 16-year old ‘Judy’ that every minute costs the studio money & the production of Oz (23 Oct 1938 through 16 March 1939) was 230% over budget by this time (Feb 1939); Fleming later quipp’d he’d rather cut off his right arm than have to do that again to her !
He didn't send her back to her trailer (not dressing room; she rated more than that), and he didn't slap her "hard." They were never that much over budget, and the reason for the urgency was that the studio was close to closing down for the evening. He felt horrible for doing it and asked John Lee Mahin to break his nose. Judy overheard and kissed his nose instead, by way of forgiving him.
Hola muy buenas tardes amigo me llamo Cristian esa el mi joya de cine película original clásicos de waner el mago de Oz yo ve el canal del cable TCM
It's hard to enjoy the scene knowing they got her hooked on uppers at such a young age. Makes me think the giggling was a side effect of the drug cocktail.
Nobody got her hooked on anything. She was a happy, ebullient girl often given to giggle fits, like a lot of teenage girls.
The laugh sounds like Tucker Carlson
like
If she laughed a lot she got slapped across the face
Not so; Judy had frequent giggle fits, and usually they just waited for them to pass. But on this one occasion, they were up against the clock.
ozmuseum.com/blogs/news/judy-and-her-dear-cowardly-lion
@@MaskedMan66 She was slapped liar.
@@danielledewitt1 Read the article.
@@MaskedMan66 Why?
@@danielledewitt1 Because it will inform you.