The Wizard of Oz
Starring: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger
Director: Victor Fleming, King Vidor
Writer: Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, Edgar Allan Woolf
Producer: Arthur Freed
Young Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes.
Upcoming Showings
Trivia
- 11th most-attended film in Stanford Theatre history
- First played here September 3, 1939 (original run)
- Buddy Ebsen was cast first as Scarecrow, then Tin Man
- Oscars for “Over the Rainbow” and the original score
Filming Locations
- All on MGM stages, Culver City (now Sony Pictures)
- Munchkinland: Stage 27 · Emerald City: Stage 15
- Kansas & the poppy field: Stage 29
Previous Showings
105 Showings • 30 Festivals
54,310 tickets sold
Original Billings: 2 runs (September 3, 1939 - November 28, 1952)
Original Run: September 3, 1939 (Sunday - Tuesday)
All runs on record (31):
- September 3, 1939 (Sunday - Tuesday)Judy Garland, Frank Morgan
- November 28, 1952 (Friday - Saturday)
- December 8, 1989 · 0 tickets
- December 25, 1989 · 806 tickets
- December 25 - 29, 1990 · 3,001 ticketsw/ The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
- December 25 - 26, 1991 · 838 tickets
- December 20 - 25, 1992 · 1,820 ticketsw/ March of the Wooden Soldiers (Babes in Toyland)
- July 2 - 4, 1994 · 2,488 ticketsw/ Lassie Come Home
- December 21 - 23, 1994 · 592 ticketsw/ The Shop Around the Corner
- December 21 - 23, 1995 · 760 ticketsw/ The Shop Around the Corner
- August 17 - 20, 1996 · 3,239 ticketsw/ Meet Me in St. Louis
- August 21 - 24, 1999 · 2,166 ticketssummer99w/ Miracle on 34th Street
- December 28 - 30, 1999 · 1,153 ticketsw/ Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Top Hat, The Philadelphia Story, The Shop Around the Corner, The Band Wagon, The Reluctant Debutante, My Fair Lady, Roman Holiday, Sabrina
- April 29 - 30, 2001 · 2,157 ticketsWinter 2001w/ Judy Garland, Everybody Sing
- July 4 - 8, 2003 · 4,612 ticketsSummer 2003w/ The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T, The Philadelphia Story
- January 23 - 25, 2004 · 745 ticketsw/ Rocketship X-M
- July 14 - 17, 2006 · 4,959 ticketsSummer 2006w/ The Adventures of Robin Hood
- December 19 - 23, 2008 · 2,933 ticketsHumphrey Bogart Also, Holiday Favoritesw/ The Shop Around the Corner
- December 8 - 10, 2009 · 858 tickets20th Anniversary Festivalw/ Meet Me in St. Louis
- December 21 - 23, 2010 · 2,099 ticketsFall 2010 Featuring film noir every Thursday and Fridayw/ The Shop Around the Corner
- December 21 - 23, 2011 · 1,895 ticketsFall 2011w/ The Shop Around the Corner
- June 27 - July 6, 2014 · 4,123 ticketsw/ Singin' in the Rain
- December 21 - 23, 2015 · 1,497 ticketsFox Studios through 1935 Including Silent Sundays every Sunday afternoon at 2 PMw/ The Shop Around the Corner
- December 19 - 23, 2016 · 1,681 ticketsAstaire and Rogers plus The Marx Brothersw/ The Shop Around the Corner
- December 18 - 23, 2017 · 1,343 ticketsw/ The Shop Around the Corner
- December 21 - 22, 2019 · 1,509 tickets80 Years Ago in This Theatre: The Films of 1939w/ The Shop Around the Corner
- August 6 - 7, 2022 · 1,382 ticketsSummer 2022w/ Meet Me in St. Louis
- December 21 - 23, 2023 · 2,250 ticketsHoliday Favorites plus Deanna Durbinw/ The Shop Around the Corner
- November 22 - December 1, 2024 · 3,404 ticketsDecember 2024
- September 13 - 14, 2025 · 0 ticketsSummer 2025w/ The Adventures of Robin Hood
- October 29 - November 8, 2026 · 0 ticketsw/ Mary Poppins