laurel or hardy played the tin man in wizard of oz.
laurel or hardy played the tin man in wizard of oz.
did laurel or hardy play the tin man in wizard of oz?
hardy
in 1921, he appeared in the movie "the lucky dog" produced by broncho billy anderson and starring stan laurel. hardy played the part of a robber trying to hold up stan's character. they did not work together again for several years. in 1924, hardy began working at hal roach studios with the "our gang" films and charley chase. in 1925, he starred as the tin man in the "wizard of oz". also that year he was in the film "yes, yes, nanette!", starring jimmy finlayson and directed by stan laurel. (in later years, finlayson frequently was a supporting actor in the laurel and hardy film series.) he also continued playing supporting roles in films featuring clyde cooke and bobby ray.
oliver hardy
bullet::::- in the classic 1939 film "the wizard of oz", the tin man was played by actor jack haley. originally, ray bolger was cast to play the role of tin man, despite his desire to play the scarecrow. buddy ebsen was, at the time, cast as scarecrow, and was convinced to swap roles with bolger. while this pleased bolger, it led to medical problems for ebsen. the tin man's makeup originally contained aluminum powder which got into ebsen's lungs, bringing him to the edge of death. he was rushed to a hospital and had to give up the role. despite this, and the fact that the tin man's makeup was changed to a safer aluminum paste, ebsen went on to outlive both bolger and haley. haley based his breathy speaking style in the movie on the voice he used for telling his son bedtime stories. his portrayal of the character is by far the most famous. there is no explanation in the film of how the tin man became the tin man. it is subtly implied that he was always made of tin; the only reference to the tinsmith is the tin man's remark "the tinsmith forgot to give me a heart". unlike the costumes of the scarecrow (in the national museum of american history) and cowardly lion (two sets in private hands), that of the tin man "was largely destroyed". haley also portrayed the tin man's kansas counterpart, hickory (one of aunt em and uncle henry's farmworkers). screenwriter noel langley created this character for the film. hickory helps zeke (lion's alter ego) lower a bed into its place on a wagon at the farm. unlike zeke, hickory and hunk (scarecrow's alter ego) lose their hats with uncle henry as they struggle to open the cellar when the tornado approaches the farm. he reunites with dorothy when she awakes from being unconscious. hickory is seen with aunt em, uncle henry, zeke, and hunk as well as professor marvel (the wizard's alter ego).
tin woodman