Hvem spillede fugleskræmslet i den originale wizard of oz?
Ray Bolger
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)
Ray Bolger var oprindeligt castet som blikmanden, og Buddy Ebsen skulle spille fugleskræmslet. Bolger længtes imidlertid efter at spille fugleskræmslet, som hans barndomsidol Fred Stone havde gjort det på scenen i 1902; Stone havde med netop denne forestilling inspireret ham til at blive vaudevillian i første omgang. Bolger, der nu var utilfreds med sin rolle som blikmanden (han skulle efter sigende have hævdet: "Jeg er ikke en blikmand, jeg er flydende"), overbeviste producenten Mervyn LeRoy om at give ham den rolle, han så gerne ville have, på ny. Ebsen gjorde ikke indsigelse; efter at have gennemgået de grundlæggende principper for fugleskræmslets karakteristiske gang med Bolger (som professionel danser var Ebsen blevet castet, fordi studiet var overbevist om, at han ville være i stand til at replikere Stones berømte "vakkelvorn-gang" som fugleskræmsel), indspillede han alle sine sange, gennemgik alle prøverne som blikmanden og begyndte at filme med resten af castet.
Ray Bolger
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)
Ray Bolger was originally cast as the Tin Man and Buddy Ebsen was to play the Scarecrow. Bolger, however, longed to play the Scarecrow, as his childhood idol Fred Stone had done on stage in 1902; with that very performance, Stone had inspired him to become a vaudevillian in the first place. Now unhappy with his role as the Tin Man (reportedly claiming, "I'm not a tin performer; I'm fluid"), Bolger convinced producer Mervyn LeRoy to recast him in the part he so desired. Ebsen did not object; after going over the basics of the Scarecrow's distinctive gait with Bolger (as a professional dancer, Ebsen had been cast because the studio was confident he would be up to the task of replicating the famous "wobbly-walk" of Stone's Scarecrow), he recorded all of his songs, went through all the rehearsals as the Tin Man and began filming with the rest of the cast.
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)