#Wizard of oz cast professional#

John Fricke, Jay Scarfone, William Stillman.Mitchell Lewis and the other Winkie guards at the Wicked Witch's castle spoke their limited dialogue themselves but their singing was dubbed and then slowed down to give it a profound bass effect.Īndriana Caselotti, the voice of Snow White in the Walt Disney animated film, sang one line, 'Wherefore art thou, Romeo?,' in the Tin Woodman's song. The Rhythmettes also contributed to 'Optimistic Voices.' The Debutantes, a female vocal trio, provided voices for the Lullabye League and contributed to the song 'Optimistic Voices.' Rad Robinson was the voice of the Munchkin coroner, portrayed onscreen by Meinhardt Raabe.Ībe Dinovitch provided Munchkin vocals, as well as the voices of the apple trees that confront Dorothy Gale and the Scarecrow. Darby provided the voice of the mayor of Munchkinland, portrayed onscreen by Charley Becker. (Darby was a former member of the quartet.) Pinto Colvig, who for many years was the voice of Disney's Goofy, also contributed to the Munchkins' sound. Members of the quartet the King's Men - John Dodson, Bud Linn, and Rad Robinson - provided the voices for the Lollipop Guild. His own choral group, the Ken Darby Singers, contributed to the Munchkins' sound. Vocal arranger Ken Darby worked closely with supervising sound recorder Douglas Shearer to create the distinctive sound of the Munchkins.

#Wizard of oz cast professional#

The Munchkins' voices, both in singing and spoken dialogue, were all dubbed by professional singers. A partial exception is Billie Burke's Glinda: Burke spoke her dialogue in her distinctive voice, but her singing was dubbed by Lorraine Bridges (who also contributed to the Lullabye League's performance in the Munchkinland sequence). The principals in the cast generally sang and spoke for themselves.

Regarding the vocal cast of the 1939 MGM film The Wizard of Oz.