Behind The Scenes Secrets: The Wizard Of Oz

Director Victor Fleming

Victor Fleming was the director behind The Wizard of Oz. He had another extremely popular film he made the same year as The Wizard of Oz – Gone With The Wind. Oddly, the two ended up competing at the box office, and Gone With The Wind initially fared better. Although he made many other films in his life it is these two that he is most remembered for, and they were both released in 1939. Although it has been claimed that Fleming might have been pro-Nazi, there have not been many who support the claim. It would also be rather interesting considering the head of MGM was Louis B. Mayer who was Jewish.