"There's no place like home, there's no place like home, there's no place like home." Famous line, from Judy Garland in MGM's 1939 hit, "The Wizard of Oz." The tale of a young woman, Dorothy (Judy Garland) who wants to run away, to find a place where there is no trouble. In a sudden, Kansas tornado, Dorothy, her dog Toto, and her house get swept off the ground and lands in Munchkinland on the wicked witch of the east. Here, she meets the munchkins and Glinda, the good witch of the North. They are all pleased that her house landed on the witch, saving them from her wrath. Of course, what would a movie be without a villain, suddenly, the wicked witch of the west appears and is not to pleased to see her sister's powerful ruby slippers on Dorothy's feet. At this point, all Dorothy wants to do is go home. The munchkins and Glinda point her in the direction of OZ, where the wizard can help her. She waves goodbye and begins her journey down the yellow-brick-road.
Dangers all over, Dorothy must steer clear of the wicked witch of the west.
With the help of the Scarecrow, the Tin-man, and the Lion, her three companions who want to go with her so that they may ask the wizard for a brain (Scarecrow), and heart (tin-man) and courage (lion) she is able to escape the witch several times. The final escape from the witch ends in the witch's death as Dorothy tosses a bucket of water at her "melting her."
The Wizard awards her with a ride home in his air-balloon. Of course, the balloon accidently takes off without her and she is stuck in OZ, when all she wants is to go home to Auntie Em and Uncle Henry. Glinda, comes to her rescue. She helps send Dorothy home with three
clicks of her heels and the famous line, "There's no place like home." Dorothy wakes up with her family sitting around her bed, OZ was only a dream, she was home all along.
This movie has long been a family favorite. It is a movie that everyone knows, and nearly everyone has grown up with. It is about family, about friends and about believing in yourself.
In conclusion, Dorothy realized that she always had the ability to go home, she had to believe in herself and her heart.
5 out of 5 stars.
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Speaking of Judy Garland, this week over at The Judy Garland Experience they are featuring not one, but two performances from Judy's September 1965 run at the Greek Theater. The first night is a head on concert where Judy triumph's magnificently! The second night is a more casual affair as Judy is joined onstage by Johnny Mathis, Martha Raye, and Mickey Rooney. Nobody is feeling any pain at this particular performance.
There are also tons of other new files posted including stops Judy made at the Dick Haymes and Bing Crosby radio programs as well other Judy rarities.
The non Judy files posted are A recording of Angela Lansbury's tour de force performance as Mildred in Of Human Bondage, Frank Sinatra in an ultra rare concert performance from Atlantic City, and highlights from an unreleased 1954 Doris Day soundtrack.
If you are not familiar with The Judy Garland Experience on Yahoo please come by and check it out. along with the constantly changing files, we also have one of the largest rare Judy photo collections on the web! Our membership includes fans of all levels, Garland family members and assosiates, authors of Garland biographies, people who have made films about Judy, other celebrities, historians, and more!
The only one missing is you!
Here is the link, I am sure once you visit you will never want to leave:
http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/thejudygarlandexperience
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