Ford Star Jubilee Season 1 Episode 12 The Wizard of Oz 1955
The final Ford Star Jubilee was the first television broadcast of the 1939 MGM film The Wizard of Oz. The show was expanded to two hours and Bert Lahr was engaged to host with assistance from 10 year old Liza Minnelli and Justin G. Schiller, a 13 year old Oz expert. CBS paid MGM for the right to show the film twice at $225,000 each airing. The broadcast was a ratings smash. CBS showed it again December 13, 1959 (Red Skelton and his daughter Valentina hosting) in an earlier time slot and it was an even bigger hit. CBS exercised its options ($200,000 each for four more broadcasts) for further airings in what became a TV tradition. Later hosts included Richard Boone and his son Peter (1960), Dick Van Dyke and his children (1961-62), and Danny Kaye (1964-67).
- Released: 1956-11-03
- Runtime: 90 minutes
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Stars:
- Director: Richard Lewine
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1. The Judy Garland Show 1955-09-24
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2. Together With Music 1955-10-22
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3. The Caine Mutiny Court Martial 1955-11-19
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4. I Hear America Singing 1955-12-17
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5. Blithe Spirit 1956-01-14
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6. The Day Lincoln Was Shot 1956-02-11
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7. High Tor 1956-03-10
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8. Twentieth Century 1956-04-07
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9. This Happy Breed 1956-05-05
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10. A Bell For Adano 1956-06-02
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11. You're The Top 1956-10-06
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12. The Wizard of Oz 1956-11-03
