The road to Oz : the evolution, creation and legacy of a motion picture masterpiece /

"The Road to Oz is a complete retelling of how The Wizard of Oz was influenced and created, and attained its iconic status. The new volume by Jay Scarfone and William Stillman will reflect recent research and much more through newly discovered period interviews, media resources of the era, tran...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Scarfone, Jay (Author), Stillman, William (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, [2019]
Subjects:	Baum, L. Frank > (Lyman Frank), > 1856-1919 > Film adaptations. Baum, L. Frank > (Lyman Frank), > 1856-1919. Wizard of Oz (Motion picture : 1939) Fantasy fiction, American > Film adaptations. Fantasy films > History and criticism. Oz (Imaginary place) Fantasy films. Film adaptations. Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Table of Contents:

Early Oz
A Technicolor dreamland
Role call
Screen adaptation
Looking the part
The directors : take one and take two
The shoot : capturing fantasy on celluloid
Conjuring magic
Public premiere
Laurels of distinction
Postwar reprise
Legend.