The last third of the movie desperately needed more singing. I can understand cutting the Jitterbug - it would have slowed things down when there was a major fight sequence to get through - but this would have rounded out the whole picture so perfectly.
@nobodysperfect06
4 жыл бұрын
At the same time, it also sucks and very unfortunate, Hollywood and the film industry, just didn't have the foresight back then, about saving and preserving films, along with edited film content or deleted scenes. At the same time it's hard to blame them, they saw no future commercial, since this was long before TV became common in households, and long before home video and home media existed. VHS and Betamax were decades away.
@m.syauqiabdurahman2798
4 жыл бұрын
@@nobodysperfect06 also the wizard of oz 1939 used nitrate which is so fragile that it easily destroyed
@nobodysperfect06
4 жыл бұрын
@@m.syauqiabdurahman2798 I believe they stopped using nitrate film in the industry after World War II ended right?
@m.syauqiabdurahman2798
4 жыл бұрын
@@nobodysperfect06 But WW2 Ended In 1945 , And Wizard Of Oz Released In 1939 And Began Shooting Like In 1930s .
@nobodysperfect06
4 жыл бұрын
@@m.syauqiabdurahman2798 yeah I'm just trying to remember or be absolutely sure when they stopped using nitrate film.
@joec7217
3 жыл бұрын
The chills my young self would've had if this was actually in the movie. This actually feels like a celebration
@ShawnPickettPauley
2 жыл бұрын
I know. this second "Ding dong, the Witch🧙♀️ is dead💀" happy😊 song🎵 is about celebrating🥳 the Evil💀 Witch🧙♀️ of the West🧭⬅️'s death💀
@blakenapier3125
2 жыл бұрын
Someone should find a Time Machine to travel in The Past so they can have a 2ed Sequel after The Wizard Of Oz being called known as The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz than The 3rd The Land Of Oz followed by The Magical Land Of Oz including being titled known as already The Wonderful Land Of Oz The Magical Wizard Of Oz The World Of Oz & The Wonderful World Of Oz with these Same Actors & Actresses including those who originally was going to Play The Characters also have a TV Series taking place after The 8th Film Show can be named The Magical World Of Oz with how many even Number Seasons and even Number Episodes also Characters from The Novel to appear in The Films & TV Show not in this Present nor Recasting but The Past don't forget for 8 Wizard Of Oz Movie Films in The Past Sequel & Prequel no 2ed Timelines either
@MaskedMan66
2 жыл бұрын
@@blakenapier3125 Sorry, what?
@blakenapier3125
2 жыл бұрын
@@MaskedMan66 I'm talking about them Playing 8 Times & again for a TV Show
@jornmellegers5852
Жыл бұрын
Why would you be scared that they are singing: ding dong the witch is dead? When the wicked witch of the east died they also celebrated it by singing this exact same song and then your not scared?
@bluewhaleking6227
3 жыл бұрын
Maybe, instead of continuing to remake old classics that really do not need to be remade, maybe someone will remake this scene. It would be a far better use of resources, to recreate this amazing scene that should never have been cut in the first place.
@jamesallen327
4 жыл бұрын
Pity, that this song was deleted. More of Oz would have been seen. Maybe some more lost scenes will surface in time. (One could only hope.)
@nobodysperfect06
4 жыл бұрын
It would be a huge miracle if some of the lost deleted scenes from the Wizard of Oz were discovered, but unfortunately it's more than unlikely, it was the standard or tradition at the time in Hollywood, to destroy or discard deleted scenes, and let's say if they did save those deleted scenes in the film vaults, since the film is like 80 years old, and that used nitrate film at the time, nitrate film decomposes or disintegrates over time.
@m.syauqiabdurahman2798
4 жыл бұрын
@@nobodysperfect06 atleast the audio still survive .
@nobodysperfect06
4 жыл бұрын
@@m.syauqiabdurahman2798 yes that does ease some of the pain of the footage of this scene being lost or destroyed, same thing with the Jitterbug
@m.syauqiabdurahman2798
4 жыл бұрын
@@nobodysperfect06 so we can imagine what the scene look like thru the audio . The only time it was shown was during the test screening .
@m.syauqiabdurahman2798
4 жыл бұрын
@@nobodysperfect06 don't forget over the rainbow reprise , and the film still also survived.
@jamesmoyner7499
2 жыл бұрын
So I read the original Screenplay with all of the scenes that ended up deleted and would have been like and one of them is after the Witch is destroyed and the Winkies praise Dorothy she says "Aren't you angry?" Lead Winkie "No we're very happy. Now she can no longer hit us with her broom."
@rstein926
4 жыл бұрын
In my opinion Ding Dong The Witch is dead song at the start of the film should had been reserved for the Witch of the West.
@alexanderpytko5394
3 жыл бұрын
This was one scene that I think should not have been deleted from the movie. They felt the song in Munchkin Land should be the only version. But as Glinda said, the Witch of the West was worse than the one from the East. With that in mind, I'd say the West Witch being dead does call for a big celebration. I mean, we never see the East Witch in the movie but we see the West Witch and you grow to hate her so celebrating she's dead gives you satisfaction. Unfortunately, except for that very small segment shown at 1:39, the actual motion picture footage of this magnificent scene no longer exists. Even by some chance if it did, the film would deteriorated beyond use.
@nobodysperfect06
3 жыл бұрын
Sadly yes, if by some chance the entire footage of this still existed somewhere, it is very unlikely to be in any usable condition, due to nitrate film sadly having an expiration date. I don't think there's anyone alive today who has seen the entire scene before it became lost, I think it was only shown to the public a very few times right? I've heard it's speculated that it was destroyed in the MGM vault fire of the 1960s, the same vault fire that claimed London after Midnight with Lon Chaney
@majkus
2 жыл бұрын
I hadn't seen that last still with the chorus flanking the heroes' entrance to the corridor before. Perfect. This number would have been _so_ much better than the abrupt transition to the Wizard's throne room (and the comparatively joyless eucatastrophe when the Witch is killed), which bothered me even as a little kid. One of my time-travel impossible daydreams is to go to 1904 and video the Broadway 'Wizard of Oz' musical (topical jokes and songs and ethnic stereotypes notwithstanding). The other one is to steal a copy of this scene off the literal cutting-room floor in 1939.
@hebneh
4 жыл бұрын
It's amazing to discover what material was cut from familiar movies, particularly when you read how much time and expense it took to film them. The only remaining footage from this triumphant return to the Emerald City is a split-second bit that was used in the preview.
@initiatorhater0688
4 жыл бұрын
the scarecrow dance is the only deleted scene from the final cut of the movie to have survived in full, remain completely intact.
@ShawnPickettPauley
2 жыл бұрын
I like this video📹. It's about celebrating🎊 the Evil💀 Witch🧙♀️ of the West⬅️🧭's death💀
@ShawnPickettPauley
2 жыл бұрын
@@initiatorhater0688 It's Fun🥳 to sing🤩 🎶
@blakenapier3125
2 жыл бұрын
Does anybody agree that this & later can be well known Classic Wizard Of Oz Movie Series in The Past
@joecascone2189
4 жыл бұрын
A good attempt at a reconstruction using footage from elsewhere in the film. This could be expanded upon with less use of stills and more use of footage of "Merry Old Land of Oz" and the Changing of the Guard, as well as re-using that few precious surviving seconds of the actual number from the trailers. But this was refreshing to see, for sure.
@m.syauqiabdurahman2798
4 жыл бұрын
They need to make The Wizard Of Oz (Test Screening Ver) With The Lost Footage Was Reconstructed With Film Still .
@blakenapier3125
2 жыл бұрын
How about a Sequel
@lesleyfrolloandhooklover6615
3 жыл бұрын
This blends perfectly with the finished film even though it didn’t make it into the final film it’s self.
@independentpuppy7520
3 жыл бұрын
It would be great to see it in it's true origional form but doubt that will ever happen. Most of the deleted footage was destroyed or in such bad shape so couldn't be replaced back in the film.
@superjackster0165
Ай бұрын
It's believed that most of the deleted footage was destroyed in the fire that happened in one of the MGM vaults back in 1967. Though, this has never been officially confirmed
@MaskedMan66
3 жыл бұрын
Mitchell Lewis, who played the Winkie Captain, was also cast as a High Priest who oversaw the celebration in the Emerald City. He was dressed in an elaborate robe that apparently weighed a hundred pounds! But he was tall and strong enough to handle it.
@bluewhaleking6227
3 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure you can see him behind the tuba at 1:40
@MaskedMan66
3 жыл бұрын
@@bluewhaleking6227 Yup, that's him!
@nobodysperfect06
3 жыл бұрын
He's the one with the deep voice who started the singing right? This is a voice comparison I just noticed lately, his deep voice, sounds like Thurl Ravenscroft, the guy who sang the Mr. Grinch song, as well as the voice of Tony the Tiger, and the Haunted Mansion song for the ride ride at Disneyland, Disneyworld.
@MaskedMan66
3 жыл бұрын
@@nobodysperfect06 It wasn't Lewis's own voice, but it was to be the voice of the Captain. It was a studio singer whose voice had been altered to sound deep and monstrous, like the other Winkies when they were doing the "Oh-Ee-Yah! Eo-Ah!" chant. Ravenscroft was active at the time, mainly as a member of a singing group called the Mellomen, but his first job in Hollywood was with the Mellomen, singing for Disney's "Pinocchio" in 1940.
@nobodysperfect06
3 жыл бұрын
@@MaskedMan66 oh I see, but do you agree that both voices sound very similar or very identical?
@TheGreekPianist
Жыл бұрын
I would’ve loved seeing a reprise of “The Wicked Witch is Dead” at the end! A song for both the Wicked Witch of the East and an even more epic reprise for the West, the worst one
@rabbithole9555
2 жыл бұрын
They should of left this in.
@rabbithole9555
2 жыл бұрын
Have you been to any wizard of oz place, festival, event anything like that? Familiar with int. Wizard of oz club. Online now I think, but use to be by mail. In Kansas there is a place called Dorothy's House and full size house replica and land of oz mgm warehouse walk thru, pretty cool.
@blakenapier3125
2 жыл бұрын
How about having a Sequel after this in The Past The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz than 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th & 8th Sequels of this Classic Movie
@PaulMcElveen
8 ай бұрын
Excellent! This excellent Hail! Hail! the Witch Is Dead song and dance number should never have been deleted! The excellent song and dance number The Jitterbug should never have been deleted either!
@PaulMcElveen
5 ай бұрын
It would have been wise to use the entire original soundtrack recording without any editing! Excellent Reconstruction Job!
@PaulMcElveen
5 ай бұрын
Happy Easter 2024! Happy Saint Patrick's Day 2024! Happy Spring 2024!
@PaulMcElveen
3 ай бұрын
Outstanding Video!
@PaulMcElveen
5 ай бұрын
Wonderful and Excellent Video!
@michaelbruns449
Жыл бұрын
For anyone to think or say they deleted so many scenes from the wizard of oz to reduce running time is ridiculous, considering how mgm were also making the nearly four hour gone with the wind around the same time.
@ChuckD79
10 ай бұрын
GWtW was the rare exception...it was intended as an epic (and even then, about a half-hour's worth of material was deleted prior to its release), but most films in those days typically ran about 90 minutes or slightly more. Also, even after Oz was edited down to its final 101-minute running time, some critics still found it a bit lengthy!
@joshygoldiem_j2799
2 жыл бұрын
Time constraints? This definitely would've added to the film, so glad though this has survived!
@joshygoldiem_j2799
2 жыл бұрын
Maybe with the advancements of today we could actually animate the lost footage so that it seems so life-like, just an idea though
@blakenapier3125
2 жыл бұрын
Sequel and Prequel for The Wizard Of Oz The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz The Land Of Oz The Magical Land Of Oz The Wonderful Land Of Oz The Magical Wizard Of Oz The World Of Oz & The Wonderful World Of Oz with these Same Cast including those who originally audition for The Role followed by from Novels including a TV Show
@kylenaversen
10 ай бұрын
I remember watching this deleted scene where they all sang this song, and if you pay attention to one of the photos of Dorothy and her friends returning to Emerald City, the actor who plays the Cowardly Lion, Bert Lahr's left hand was out of his costume sleeve and he was holding a cigarette while during production.
@sammywestenberger9303
7 ай бұрын
Dorothy: Here’s Your Broom 🧹
@Nikodymus
Жыл бұрын
Ohhh I would have loved to see that in the Final Cut!
@blakenapier3125
2 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't been nice if they had a Female Munchkin with Feminine Voice who's deep & big like that Male Munchkin where a Male Character is there including Dorothy Gale Toto Scarecrow Glienda Tin Woodsman Cowardly Lion & Wizard also
@Fafabear8
11 ай бұрын
1:06 my favorite part
@peterbozzo2701
4 жыл бұрын
Hillary?
@joec7217
3 жыл бұрын
She ain't dead yet, but when she does, this will be the first song I'll play
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