Great Classics on Video

Three classics tales (The Wizard of Oz, Pinocchio, Jack and the Beanstalk) are retold in condensed adaptations.

Cast

Angela Marie Ingber

as Narrator / Dorothy

Stephen Cornine

as Wizard / Tin Man / Scarecrow

Reviews

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