10 Astonishing Things You Didn't Know About Iconic Movie Scenes

9. The Scarecrow Wields A Revolver In The Haunted Forest Scene - The Wizard Of Oz

Wizard Of Oz Scarecrow Lion
MGM

Even if, for some reason, you actually saw this while watching The Wizard of Oz, chances are that you wrote it off as a mere trick of the eyes. But go back and give yourself some credit - the scarecrow really is holding a revolver in one scene during The Wizard of Oz.

It's an easy thing to miss though, and for three pretty big reasons.

Firstly, why in the name of all that is logical would the Scarecrow, an inhabitant of the magical land of Oz, be wielding a loaded gun? Secondly, it's not really all that easy to spot, unless you're looking for it. Thirdly, it's near-impossible to see on TV versions.

But it's there, as Dorothy and the gang make their way through the haunted forest, which makes Scarecrow's definitive crippling fear of the Wicked Witch so illogical.

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