It turned out that Donna Douglas was a very good actress, and she hung around during the entire performance, the playing of scenes under bandages, and when it came to the time that she was unveiled and she had these words to say, she did them so accurately in the same voice that we didn't redub her.įrom The Twilight Zone Companion by Marc Scott Zicree by Anonymous
So I said "You'll have a few lines, but later Maxine Stuart will dub them in her voice." "She was not yet known to anybody, but she was absolutely beautiful" said Heyes. Although not well known at the time, she soon would be, as Elly May in The Beverley Hillbillies. The other actress cast in the lead "the beauty," was Donna Douglas. The first was Maxine Stuart as the "woman under wraps." Heyes cast her "because of her voice, because her voice did nor suggest a beautiful girl, it suggested a strong, harsh, realistic woman, and therefore the unveiling would be a surprise."
A “horse of a different color,” if you will. One of the oddest things about “Oz” is the fact that for the first two-thirds of the movie, the dramatic action is propelled by the songs and then, after the Cowardly Lion dons his cape and sings “King of the Forest,” the songs cease entirely and we seem to be an entirely different film. Perhaps that’s what happens when you spend too much time whiling away the hours, consulting with the flowers.
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A much different take on the movie emerged in the 1990s when adventurous viewers synched up the movie to Pink Floyd’s 1973 album “Dark Side of the Moon” and seemed to “discover” new aspects to both cultural artifacts. Some theorized that the “Oz” books were an elaborate political parable about the monetary policy of the Progressive Era. Much like “It’s Wonderful Life,” this Technicolor fantasy did not become a classic until the advent of television and as audiences committed it to memory through continual repeats.įew films or stories have been subject to as much scrutiny and interpretation.
Look for surviving cast members and Munchkins to reflect on the making of the movie in the documentary short “Memories of Oz” (9 p.m.). As it has for several years now, TCM celebrates the Fourth with a reairing of the beloved 1939 musical fantasy “The Wizard of Oz” (7 p.m., TCM).Performers include comedian George Lopez, Dick Van Dyke and his quartet, the Vantastix, Renee Fleming, Lionel Richie and Kelly Clarkson. Look for President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama in the audience. The site of one of the nation’s greatest tragedies - the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln - has for years been the venue for a variety show of comedy and song. Ty Burrell, who plays the clueless Dad Phil Dunphy on “Modern Family,” hosts another curious holiday tradition - “America Celebrates July 4th at Ford’s Theatre” (8 p.m., ABC).The retitled network will air a mini-marathon of “Greatest American Hero” on Sunday instead.Īs if already aware of the wailing and gnashing of teeth from “Zone” fans, SyFy has assured us that the “Twilight Zone” marathon will air “later this year.”
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So it’s with a heavy heart that I warn the TV faithful that there will be no “Twilight Zone” marathon on SyFy this Fourth of July weekend. Few holidays have as many traditions as Independence Day.
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