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= June 20 =

BW animated Wizard of Oz short
There's a very old, maybe 1930's, black-and-white animated short film based on The Wizard of Oz. I think it's about 5-10 minutes long and focuses on the Cowardly Lion. The exact date and origins of the film are uncertain; there are credits, but the people listed therein apparently never put their names on anything else. Also the animation is rather low-quality even for the presumed date. Been trying to find it, but it's proving difficult to track down because there are so many other Oz films out there. Does anyone have a link to the video, and any information about it? 188.74.64.13 (talk) 11:54, 20 June 2020 (UTC)
 * If you type "The Wizard of Oz" into the search bar, you'll be sent to this page. From your description, I assume you're referring to The Wizard of Oz (1933 film). Our article contains a bit of info about the film and at the bottom you'll find a YouTube link to the cartoon in question. I'm a little surprised it's not on the Internet Archive, but it doesn't appear to be there (though there are several other non-animated early adaptations). Matt Deres (talk) 12:54, 20 June 2020 (UTC)
 * That isn't it. None of the others in Category:Animated films based on The Wizard of Oz seem to be what I'm looking for either. After further searching, I think this is the film I remembered: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ADCizPuW4U 188.74.64.13 (talk) 15:01, 20 June 2020 (UTC)
 * And more on it here, what little is known: https://oz.fandom.com/wiki/The_Magic_of_Oz_%28cartoon%29 188.74.64.13 (talk) 15:07, 20 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Wow, that is weird. I dunno if it's the worst cartoon ever, but it's definitely in the photo. YouTube comments (the total and complete opposite of reliable, of course) suggest that it's from the 1960s, as does this tidbit. I tend to agree with them; there's just something about the feel of it that makes it seem more like cheap 1950s/1960s TV animation. Having the same name as one of the books is going to make finding further information difficult. It never being mentioned until 2010 is kind of suspicious, but Jerry Beck is very well-respected; it would be helpful to hear the provenance of its discovery. Matt Deres (talk) 18:07, 20 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Googling jerry beck oz led me here, but the link near the bottom was a dead end. Fortunately, the Wayback Machine had crawled it here. It's hardly worth the trouble, but at least you can see where the link went. Apart from that, I'm getting nothing. Maybe you could try contacting Beck directly? Matt Deres (talk) 18:15, 20 June 2020 (UTC)