Visible crew/equipment: When Dorothy is in the Witch's castle, as the Wicked Witch goes to get the hourglass, the camera's shadow can be seen moving on Dorothy's shoulder. (01:17:55)
zenee
31st Jan 2025
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
1st Mar 2011
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Other mistake: Toto is listed in the end credits as being played by Toto, when she was actually played by a dog named Terry. A few years after the film was released, Terry's owner/trainer, Carl Spitz, changed the dog's name to Toto due to the popularity of the film, but the credit is wrong for the time.
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Suggested correction: It was probably done on purpose to promote him as Toto, not as Terry, even though the dog was well known both before and after this movie for appearing in many movies. Her most famous movie before Oz was Bright Eyes with Shirley Temple.
16th Jul 2003
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Revealing mistake: When the doorman initially refuses to let Dorothy and friends into the Emerald City, they protest, saying the Good Witch of the North sent her; they show him the ruby slippers as proof. As the camera pans down to the slippers, look at the yellow brick road Dorothy is standing on - it is flat and looks as though it was simply painted.
3rd Dec 2002
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Revealing mistake: When the Wicked Witch throws the ball of fire at the Scarecrow, you see the Tin Man get down on his knees and take off his hat to put out the fire. If you look really closely, you can see several hairs on the Tin Man's head.
8th May 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Visible crew/equipment: When Dorothy walks out of her house in Munchkinland, shadows cast by the trees can be seen on the painted hills right behind them. (00:20:20)
9th Jul 2004
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Character mistake: When Dorothy and the others enter the Haunted forest, the sign reads "Witches Castle One Mile." "Witches" is plural. To be grammatically correct, it should have said "Witch's Castle," if one witch, or "Witches' Castle" if more than one.
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Suggested correction: Not necessarily. There was a time when apostrophes were not consistently used to indicate possession, and even today, usage varies. In earlier periods, the apostrophe was used more sparingly, and there was less standardisation in its application. Today, apostrophes aren't used on street names (e.g. Queens Road) and many pub names (e.g. The Bulls Head), etc.
27th Aug 2001
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Revealing mistake: As Dorothy is about to walk into the cyclorama (backdrop) as she leaves Munchkinland, Munchkins are blurred, including a Munchkin soldier on the very far right, who becomes transparent with the matted-in flowers. (00:33:40)
1st Mar 2011
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Revealing mistake: When Toto reveals the Wizard by pulling the curtain aside, he doesn't use his mouth; the curtain is tied to the dog. Dorothy can even be seen later removing the rope.