Richards Favorite Videos

Ray Bolger in “Stage Door Canteen” 1943

from The Harvey Girls, 1946

Clips on the casting back stories from a documentary made in the mid 90s on the MGM classic film ‘The Wizard Of Oz (1939)

Margret Hamilton as the Wicked Witch:

Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale:

Ray Bolger as The Scarecrow. Bolger had originally been cast as The Tin Man, but faught and won his dream role he played in the movie.

The story of why Buddy Ebsen lost the role of the Tin Man:

Bert Lahr as the Cowardly Lion

Frank Morgan as the Wizard:

Ray Bolger performing his famous dance in “The Great Ziegfeld” in 1936. Already a fan of Bolger from Babes in Toyland and of course the Wizard of Oz, I saw this in the mid 90′s and was triplely impressed. Totally wanted to be him…

From Disney’s Babes in Toyland (1961): Barnaby sceme’s with his newly hired henchman on how to marry that fine piece Mary so he can snag her inheritance she unknowingly will receive upon marriage.

We enjoy committing mayhem for a monetary gain
and we specialize in crimes which are completely inhumane.
Now we’re on our way steal some sheep and drown the boy at sea.
And then directly we’ll collect a very handsome fee and we won’t be happy till we get it.
In some lagoon a body soon will splash.
We’re eager to proceed, to do this evil deed, just as long as we are paid in cash.

I loved this sequence and probably disturbed my family at how much.