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Happy 80th! Catch The Wizard of Oz in these Columbia-area theaters next week

In this 1939 file photo originally released by Warner Bros., from left, Bert Lahr as the Cowardly Lion, Ray Bolger as the Scarecrow, Judy Garland as Dorothy, and Jack Haley as the Tin Woodman, are shown in a scene from “The Wizard of Oz.” The S.C. State Museum opens special activities around the classic this weekend.
In this 1939 file photo originally released by Warner Bros., from left, Bert Lahr as the Cowardly Lion, Ray Bolger as the Scarecrow, Judy Garland as Dorothy, and Jack Haley as the Tin Woodman, are shown in a scene from “The Wizard of Oz.” The S.C. State Museum opens special activities around the classic this weekend. File photo via AP

Wizard of Oz fans rejoice: the favorite classic film is making its way back to theaters to celebrate it’s 80th anniversary.

The film, featuring Dorothy, Toto and their friends, will be playing at various Columbia-area cinemas Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.

The following establishments are showing the film: the Regal Columbiana Grande Stadium 14 and the Regal Sandhill Stadium Cinema 16.

The Wizard of Oz is an adaptation of a book by the same name. The film came out in 1939, and was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

This story was originally published January 24, 2019 at 12:28 PM.

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