Judy Garland as the blonde Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz

Here is all of the known film footage of Judy Garland as the blonde Dorothy in one short video. First up is some short footage of Judy on MGM’s backlot on her way to look at something. What that is, is unknown. We then have a quick three shots in color, repeated at a slower speed so you can see them better. Finally, there is the narrated footage from the 1938 MGM short "Another Romance of Celluloid: Electricity" which showed the amount of electricity it took to light MGM’s film sets. Included in the short is this quick look at Judy being readied for a take on the original Cornfield set.

All of the film footage that was shot during the “Thorpe Era” has been lost. It’s assumed MGM destroyed the footage after the decision was made to revamp everything and start over. If any footage did survive, it probably perished in that famous vault fire in 1965.

October 13, 1938, was the first day of filming on "The Wizard of Oz."

Scenes shot on this day were with Judy and Ray Bolger in the cornfield ("If I Only Had A Brain") under the direction of the film's original director, Richard Thorpe.  Judy also posed for some costume and makeup test photos.

The entire sequence would be re-shot after Thorpe was fired and the costumes and makeup for most of the principles (specifically Judy's look as Dorothy), and even the style of the bricks on the Yellow Brick Road, was changed.  Most of the changes were made by interim director George Cukor before Victor Fleming took over to direct the bulk of the film over the next several months.

Check out The Judy Room's Extensive Spotlight on "The Wizard of Oz" at https://www.thejudyroom.com/filmography/th...