8 Things We're Sure We've Seen In Films (But Actually Haven't)

8. Munchkin Suicide - The Wizard Of Oz

What better place to start than one of the original urban movie myths - The Wizard Of Oz's infamous hanging munchkin, the result of an actor killing himself on the set of the film in full view of the rolling cameras.

At around the halfway mark in the film, Dorothy and The Scarecrow meet the Tin Woodsman, who desires a heart, and accompanies Dorothy to The Emerald City to have his wish granted by the titular Wizard. As the trio break out in song and dance, a figure can be seen, seemingly hanging from a tree - undoubtedly a munchkin actor who has hanged himself.

That take was then used in the final edit and screened in cinemas to an adoring crowd. But of course, it wasn't. Because no such thing exists. Anyone with two working eyes can see that it is clearly a large bird (most likely a crane) in the background.

The original theory stems from a now-defunct YouTube channel, claiming to have footage from an old VHS copy of the film showing the corpse in full. However, many other older VHS copies have since been brought forward and show no such thing.

Considering that the production of The Wizard Of Oz has enough tragedy and darkness attributed to it (such as 2 actresses being set on fire and the original Tin Woodsman actor being poisoned by his makeup), it seems reductive and pointless to spin yet another urban legend out of the affair.