#Button caps wizard of oz movie#

#Button caps wizard of oz movie#

Which means that until 1968, when our family bought a color TV set, I saw The Wizard of Oz in entirely black and white.(Just in case you missed it, the beginning of the film is in sepia tones, and changes to color when Dorothy arrives in Oz.) The thing that struck me the most when watching the movie in the theatre that night, was just how vibrant the color in this film is… Seeing the opening in the original sepia tones.īeing a child of the 1960’s (well, actually I was born in 1958), I grew up with black and white television. I was giddy with excitement as the credits to the movie began to roll. The answer to this TCM trivia question is “B”.

Settling into our seats that evening, the previews began, complete with fun The Wizard of Oz trivia questions.

Turner Classic Movie’s Wizard of Oz announcement I quickly bought tickets for the January 14th, evening showing,even bribing (with a promise of movie popcorn and drink) my 20-year old son to go along with me. Seeing this ageless movie in an actual movie setting, and upon a big screen, had been on my wish-list for a long time. It was with excitement that I received Turner Classic Movie’s invitation to attend a showing of The Wizard of Oz on the large screen. Unlike today, where one can watch most any movie with the slip of a dvd into the player, or the click of a computer button, back then if you missed the yearly showing, it was an entire year for a chance to see it again.ĭick Van Dyke, with the help of his three oldest children, introduced the 1961 telecast of “The Wizard of Oz”. Its annual showing was the high water mark of the kid television world in the 1960’s. The Wizard of Oz! I love it! This 1939 movie classic has been a favorite of mine since childhood. Here I am, very excited to see The Wizard of Oz on the big screen! We’re Off to See the Wizard (of Oz movie)…