What is the rumor about someone hanging themselves in the Wizard of Oz?”
This is just another example of why you really have to see this movie on the big screen to fully appreciate it. Ever since THE WIZARD OF OZ was released on video there have been rumors of a hanging visible in the background of the Tin Woodsman sequence. In the scenes leading up to the “hanging,” Dorothy and the Scarecrow meet the Tin Man while picking apples off the talking apple trees. After they get him well-oiled, the three encounter the Wicked Witch of the West who tries to set the Scarecrow on fire. (The Tin Man puts him out with his hat.) After the Witch leaves, the three head down the yellow brick road on their way to the Emerald City. If you look closely as they are skipping down the road away from the camera, among the trees deep in the background to the left of the road, something moves in the shadows. This is the supposed “hanging” and I’ll admit that when you see the film on television and someone suggests to you that a munchkin or crew member is hanging themselves, the mov
