Most of us have heard them. We may even have believed them. Legends have a way of replacing the truth over time. However, many of the film urban legends we’ve all heard of are dead wrong. Here are five well-known film legends that are just not true.
Myth # 1: A Munchkin’s suicide was caught on film in The Wizard of Oz.
One of the longest standing and persistent rumors from tinsel town is the notorious Munchkin suicide story. For decades, many have insisted that one of the Munchkin actors committed suicide during the filming of the Wizard of Oz and his death was caught on camera, unnoticed by the director, editors and everyone else, and still remains there to be seen today.
The origin of this myth comes from the scene where Dorothy and the Scarecrow first meet the Tin Woodsman. After the Tin Man sings “If I only had a heart,...
Myth # 1: A Munchkin’s suicide was caught on film in The Wizard of Oz.
One of the longest standing and persistent rumors from tinsel town is the notorious Munchkin suicide story. For decades, many have insisted that one of the Munchkin actors committed suicide during the filming of the Wizard of Oz and his death was caught on camera, unnoticed by the director, editors and everyone else, and still remains there to be seen today.
The origin of this myth comes from the scene where Dorothy and the Scarecrow first meet the Tin Woodsman. After the Tin Man sings “If I only had a heart,...
- 5/30/2014
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Rob Young)
- Cinelinx
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