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 Bert Lahr Quotation"After 'The Wizard of Oz' I was typecast as a lion, and there aren't all that many parts for lions." "If you want to be a success in Hollywood, be sure and go to New York." "That was my one big Hollywood hit, but, in a way, it hurt my picture career. After that, I was typecast as a lion, and there just weren't many PARTS for lions." [On his role in _The Wizard of Oz (1939_ , quoted in The New Yorker, 26 January 1963] "Mildred, why aren't my clothes laid out? I've got a seven o'clock call." [last words] Movie Title: The Wizard of Oz (1939) as Cowardly Lion / Zeke: Cowardly Lion : Alright, I'll go in there for Dorothy. Wicked Witch or no Wicked Witch, guards or no guards, I'll tear them apart. I may not come out alive, but I'm going in there. There's only one thing I want you fellows to do. Tin Woodsman , Scarecrow : What's that? Cowardly Lion : Talk me out of it. Cowardly Lion : Courage! What makes a king out of a slave? Courage! What makes the flag on the mast to wave? Courage! What makes the elephant charge his tusk in the misty mist, or the dusky dusk? What makes the muskrat guard his musk? Courage! What makes the sphinx the seventh wonder? Courage! What makes the dawn come up like thunder? Courage! What makes the Hottentot so hot? What puts the "ape" in apricot? What have they got that I ain't got? All: Courage! Cowardly Lion : You can say that again! Huh? Cowardly Lion : I do believe in spooks. I do believe in spooks. I do! I do! I do! I do believe in spooks. I do believe in spooks. I do! I do! I do! I do! Wicked Witch of the West : You'll believe in more than that before I'm finished with you. Cowardly Lion : I- I- I hope my strength holds out. Tin Woodsman : [hanging by Lion's tail] I hope your tail holds out! Dorothy : My Goodness, what a fuss you're making. Well naturally, when you go around picking on things weaker than you are. Why, you're nothing but a great big coward. Cowardly Lion : [crying] You're right, I am a coward! I haven't any courage at all. I even scare myself. [sobs] Cowardly Lion : Look at the circles under my eyes. I haven't slept in weeks. Tin Woodsman : Why don't you try counting sheep? Cowardly Lion : That doesn't do any good. I'm afraid of them. [sobs loud] Scarecrow : Ah, that's too bad. Dorothy : I'm not afraid of her. Zeke : Then next time she squawks, walk right up to her and spit in her eye. That's what I'd do. Tin Woodsman : Go away and leave us alone. Cowardly Lion : Oh, scared huh? Afraid, huh? Ah, how long can you stay fresh in that can? Ha ha ha ha. Cowardly Lion : [singing] I'm afraid there's no denyin' / I'm just a dandy-lion! Cowardly Lion : Come on, get up and fight, you shivering junkyard! [goes over to the Scarecrow] Cowardly Lion : And put your hands up, you lopsided bag of hay! Scarecrow : Now that's getting personal, Lion. Tin Woodsman : Yes. Get up and teach him a lesson. Scarecrow : Well, what's wrong with you teaching him? Tin Woodsman : Well, I hardly know him. Cowardly Lion : [getting a panic attack walking into the Wizard's foyer] Wait a minute, Fellows. I was just thinking. I really don't want to see the Wizard this much. I'd better wait for you outside. Scarecrow : What's the matter? Tin Woodsman : Oh, he's just a scared again. Dorothy : Don't you know the Wizard's going to give you some courage? Cowardly Lion : I'd be too scared to ask him for it. [sobs] Dorothy : Well then, we'll ask him for you. Cowardly Lion : I'd sooner wait outside. Dorothy : Why? Why? Cowardly Lion : Because I'm still scared. [sobs] Scarecrow : Then I'm sure to get a brain. Tin Woodsman : A heart. Dorothy : A home. Cowardly Lion : The nerve! Cowardly Lion : Read what my medal says: "Courage". Ain't it the truth? Ain't it the truth? |
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