WIZARD OF OZ, THE (1939) Cut scene photo

The Wizard of Oz. [Los Angeles]: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939. Vintage original 8 x 10″ (20 x 25 cm) black-and-white glossy silver gelatin photo. Text blurb and two ink date stamps from Sep 1939 on verso. Near fine.

This superb original photo with Ray Bolger, Judy Garland and Jack Haley is of a rare outtake scene. In the Tin Man forest, the Wicked Witch has just made a beehive of the Tin Man, and he cries as he has just killed a bee. The text on verso describes the scene, which was intact when the publicity photo was issued and, though cut, was used in publications throughout the 1939 release. Only the sound effect for the bees exists.

Photo was used for its run at the Carthay Circle Theatre in Los Angeles. 1939 Loews Inc. printed on front left lower margin. Still coded 1060-77.