Noel Langley
Writing
Noel Langley was a South African-born (later naturalised American) novelist, playwright, screenwriter and director. He wrote the screenplay which formed the basis for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and is one of the three credited screenwriters for the film. His finished script for the film was revised by Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf, the other credited screenwriters. Langley objected to their changes and lamented the final cut upon first seeing it, but later revised his opinion. He attempted to write a sequel based on The Marvelous Land of Oz using many of the concepts he had added to its predecessor, but this was never released.
Known for
Writing31
movieThe Wizard of Oz on Ice
1996
Original Film Writer, Story
movieThe Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True
1995
Writer, Original Film Writer
tvShirley Temple's Storybook
1958
Writer, Novel
movieThe Vagabond King
1956
Screenplay
movieSvengali
1954
Screenplay
movieKnights of the Round Table
1953
Screenplay
movieOur Girl Friday
1953
Screenplay
movieThe Pickwick Papers
1952
Screenplay
movieThe Prisoner of Zenda
1952
Screenplay
movieIvanhoe
1952
Screenplay
movieScrooge
1951
Adaptation, Screenplay
movieTom Brown's Schooldays
1951
Screenplay
movieTrio
1950
Writer
tvSunday Night Theatre
1950
Theatre Play
movieEdward, My Son
1949
Theatre Play
movieThe Vicious Circle
1948
Adaptation
movieThey Made Me a Fugitive
1947
Screenplay
movieUnexpected Uncle
1941
Screenplay
movieFlorian
1940
Writer
movieThe Wizard of Oz
1939
Screenplay, Adaptation
movieQueer Cargo
1938
Theatre Play
movieMaytime
1937
Writer
movieThe Secret of Stamboul
1936
Dialogue
Directing4
Production2
movieThe Pickwick Papers
1952
Producer
movieThey Made Me a Fugitive
1947
Associate Producer
Crew1
movieBabes in Arms
1939
Additional Writing