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Aug 2020
51m 25s

The Wizard of Oz

SAD BOOM MEDIA
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Toxic body paint, third degree burns and 80 cigarettes a day, oh my! This Chris & Lizzie cover the 1939 classic, The Wizard of Oz, a film that brought joy to so many and was a nightmare for most of its cast, especially 16-year-old Judy Garland.

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