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On 30 October 2021, it was proposed that this article be moved to The Wizard of Oz. The result of the discussion was not moved.

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Below information was tagged for needing sources long-term. Feel free to reinsert with appropriate references. DonIago (talk) 14:52, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

Richard Thorpe as director

====Richard Thorpe as director==== This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (October 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Principal photography for The Wizard of Oz started on October 13, 1938, on the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio lot in Culver City, California, with Richard Thorpe as director, replacing original director Norman Taurog, who filmed a few early Technicolor tests and was then reassigned. Thorpe initially shot about two weeks of footage, nine days in total, involving Dorothy's first encounter with the Scarecrow, and a number of sequences in the Wicked Witch's castle, such as Dorothy's rescue, which, though unreleased, includes the only footage of Buddy Ebsen's Tin Man.

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Requested move 21 August 2023

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The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) → The Wizard of Oz (film) – This is the most widely known film out of all the films. We can and should add a hatnote that will point them to the disambiguation page linking the other lesser known movies. Interstellarity (talk) 23:55, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

• Strong Support - Even if we ignore the fact that this is a clear WP:PRIMARYTOPIC, the proposed title already redirects to the current title. Genuinely a bit WP:ASTONISHed by this. estar8806 (talk) ★ 01:28, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

It should be noted that "the proposed title already redirects to the current title" only as of a couple of hours ago. This nomination was posted at 23:55, 21 August 2023 and the redirect was moved two minutes later at 23:57. —Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 03:46, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

• Support per WP:INCDAB. Even though the The Wizard of Oz (film) redirect gets fewer than 1 hit per day, almost all of those few surely expect to land on the famous film. - Station1 (talk) 01:47, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
• I'd have to say Oppose on this one, as while the 1939 film might appear to be the obvious primary topic, there are two other films that get non-negligible hits, so it will simply be confusing for readers to move this page to an incomplete disambiguation and make it difficult for them to find any other film. It's understandable that this film has many fans but that shouldn't come at the cost of damaging navigation. The proposed title also does not redirect to the current title, that was modified by nom prior to this move request when it really should not have been until consensus was reached. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 10:34, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
• Strong support per INCDAB. All other films of the same title aren't in the same league. Clarityfiend (talk) 11:50, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose - this addition of ambiguity adds nothing to the readers' or editors' experience. -- Netoholic @ 13:57, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose - Not an improvement, in my view. Let's keep it the way it is now. Jusdafax (talk) 15:26, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

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