Fans of "The Wizard of Oz" will be able to see 15 minutes of previously unreleased footage from the classic film when MGM re-releases the video in August. According to Herb Fischer, MGM-UA Home Video veep, the special 50th anniversary commemorative video package will have a new re-recorded sound track, a 24-page booklet on the making of the movie and a special feature with the rare footage at the end.
You'll see Ray Bolger (the Scarecrow) singing "If I Only Had A Brain"; the original Tin Man, Buddy Ebsen--who became allergic to his makeup and was replaced by Jack Haley two weeks into shooting--singing "If I Only Had A Heart" over a montage of stills of him in costume; and Ebsen jitterbugging with Bolger, Judy Garland, Bert Lahr and in a dance sequence.
