The Wizard of Oz (MGM, 1939), "Dorothy Gale's" Screen Used Kansas Home Front Parlor Screen Door. ...

Description

"There's no place like home..."

The Wizard of Oz (MGM, 1939), "Dorothy Gale's" Screen Used Kansas Home Front Parlor Screen Door. Vintage original wood framed decorative screen door visible in the scene when Miss Gulch (Margaret Hamilton) arrives to the home of Uncle Henry (Charley Grapewin) and Auntie Em (Clara Blandick) with the sheriff's order to seize Dorothy Gale's (Judy Garland) dog Toto. This door is from the interior set of Dorothy's home which differs slightly from the screen door of the exterior set seen flying away as the tornado approaches the house. Following its use in The Wizard of Oz, an MGM Studios set carpenter took the door from the set and installed it on his Culver City home where it remained until the early 2000's. The 80.5" x 42" door has been repainted several times over the decades. The white paint exhibits crackling in the finish due to age and exposure to the elements and features red dowel "spurs". Retains vintage hinges with metal handles on both sides and a latch hook on a single side. The door and paint exhibit weathering, with previous holes where a door closer was installed post-production. The screen exhibits several holes and fraying. An extraordinary and elegant surviving piece from Dorothy's Kansas home. Comes with a COA from Heritage Auctions.

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