#11: Mistreatment, The Wizard of Oz
This isn’t really much consolation at all, but it’s almost a relief to me to return to the more routine stories of abuse and mistreatment that we’re more used to hearing come out of the sets of our favorite films. I’m not saying it’s good that they happened, but they are definitely among the more “normal” things to happen on movie sets.
What I’m left confused about (aside from the fact there wasn’t more uproar when these facts came to light) is how they concluded that this particular regimen would leave Judy looking younger. She was already a young girl who didn’t need to look any younger. Let’s hope things have gotten a lot better in Hollywood since…