# The silent "Wizard of Oz"--no, not THAT one! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 1, 2005, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silent-wizard-of-oz-no-not-that-one/310734 "2005-07-01T17:59:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2005, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silent-wizard-of-oz-no-not-that-one/310734/21 "2005-07-04T04:53:34Z")
No Harrier JumpJets or explosive tanker trucks. I’ll pass. :rolleyes: (god, hollywood sucks) ---
**Author:** ![deadbeater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7c8e57/32.png) [@deadbeater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deadbeater)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2005, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silent-wizard-of-oz-no-not-that-one/310734/22 "2005-07-04T04:59:45Z")
But…did they colorize it?? ---
**Author:** ![melondeca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@melondeca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melondeca)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2005, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silent-wizard-of-oz-no-not-that-one/310734/23 "2005-07-04T06:08:05Z")
I watched it and it made me think of the Reduced Shakespeare Company only silent and not intentionally funny. And not in color. And with beastiality. Ok, so it wasn’t much like the Reduced Shakespeare Company other than it was short. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2005, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silent-wizard-of-oz-no-not-that-one/310734/24 "2005-07-04T13:04:26Z")
I think the “union” sign was an “adult” throwaway joke about, well, unions, and the Wizard and Dorothy (wasn’t Bebe Daniels cute as a kid?) were just pointing to it to say, “see? funny!” Yes, there was an awful lot of vaudeville animal humping! I think a lot of the humor was intentional: admittedly, you’d have to be familiar with the B’way version to get some of the jokes. I also have a feeling at least a few minutes of footage was gone. I was surprised how similar the Tin Woodsman’s and Scarecrow’s costumes were to the 1939 version! ---
**Author:** ![Margaret\_Drysdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@Margaret\_Drysdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Margaret_Drysdale)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2005, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silent-wizard-of-oz-no-not-that-one/310734/25 "2005-07-05T04:14:22Z")
Evie, was the “Robert Z Leonard” tin woodsman the same Bob Leonard that Mae Murray married? I’m guessing so, but I know you would know … My Tivo chopped it off before the end (I’m feeding you that line, tho it _is_ true.) ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2005, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silent-wizard-of-oz-no-not-that-one/310734/26 "2005-07-05T13:07:38Z")
> [@Margaret Drysdale](#): > > Evie, was the “Robert Z Leonard” tin woodsman the same Bob Leonard that Mae Murray married? I’m guessing so, but I know you would know … Yes—it was the sight of him in that sexy metal suit that got Mae’s heart racing . . . ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2005, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silent-wizard-of-oz-no-not-that-one/310734/27 "2005-07-05T17:04:49Z")
> [@FriarTed](#): > > Please enlighten me about the racism, child & spousal abuse in one of the old WoOz’s. For racism: In the 1920s(?) version starring Larry Semon and Oliver Hardy, there’s a black actor whose title card lists him as “G. Howe Black”. He is first seen in a watermelon patch. There are several “Scaredy Negro” close ups. … Why hasn’t anyone mentioned the transvestite dance number at the begining yet? ---
**Author:** ![Margaret\_Drysdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@Margaret\_Drysdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Margaret_Drysdale)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2005, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silent-wizard-of-oz-no-not-that-one/310734/28 "2005-07-06T03:48:57Z")
> [@Push You Down](#): > > … Why hasn’t anyone mentioned the transvestite dance number at the begining yet? in the beginning of the Bebe Daniels version? I was thinking more along the lines of plushies. But then again, I can’t look at ANYONE in a stuffed animal suit the same way again after being “enlightened” about plushies. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silent-wizard-of-oz-no-not-that-one/310734.md?page=1)