Biography
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 at...
Complete Filmography

These Foolish Things
2006
Novel
The world's on the brink of World War II, but a young actress is caught in a sentimental contest between a playwright and a director.

The Wizard of Oz on Ice
1996
Original Film Writer, Story
An ice-skating television adaptation of the 1939 musical film based on Lyman Frank Baum's 1900 fairy tale novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz".

The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True
1995
Writer, Original Film Writer
This production consists an abbreviated script and highlights most musical numbers from the 1939 film.

Workteams & the Wizard of Oz
1993
Writer
Ken Blanchard describes six keys to successful teamwork, all found in a Hollywood movie classic.

We’re Off to See... The Most Happy Fellows
1990
Story
The Most Happy Fellows, a beloved barbershop quartet, perform a wonderful musical rendition of “The Wizard of Oz” (1939). The show and music was arran...

Snow White and the Three Stooges
1961
Writer
Once upon a time, in the kingdom of Fortunia, a noble king and his lovely young queen lack but one blessing to make their joy complete. The queen give...

The Search for Bridey Murphy
1956
Director, Writer
After being shown what hypnotism can do, a doctor starts to study it in depth. When he experiments on a friend's wife, she regresses into an early lif...

The Vagabond King
1956
Screenplay
Louis XI of France drafts Paris's popular "king" of criminals as Provost Marshal in his fight against usurper Charles of Burgundy and the traitorous n...

Svengali
1954
Director, Screenplay
A man hypnotizes a young woman into being an opera singer.

Knights of the Round Table
1953
Screenplay
In Camelot, kingdom of Arthur and Merlin, Lancelot is well known for his courage and honor. But one day he must quit Camelot and the Queen Guinevere's...

Our Girl Friday
1953
Director, Screenplay
Rich Sadie Patch is marooned on a desert island after an emergency on her cruise-ship. With her are Irish stoker Pat, prickly young Jimmy Carrol, and ...

The Pickwick Papers
1952
Director, Screenplay, Producer
The Pickwick Club sends Mr. Pickwick and a group of friends to travel across England and to report back on the interesting things they find...

The Prisoner of Zenda
1952
Screenplay
A kingdom's ascending heir, marked for assassination, switches identities with a lookalike, who takes his place at the coronation. When the real king ...

Ivanhoe
1952
Screenplay
Sir Walter Scott's classic story of the chivalrous Ivanhoe who joins with Robin of Locksley in the fight against Prince John and for the return of Kin...

Scrooge
1951
Adaptation, Screenplay
Ebenezer Scrooge malcontentedly shuffles through life as a cruel, miserly businessman; until he is visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve who show ...

Tom Brown's Schooldays
1951
Screenplay
When Tom Brown arrives at Rugby boarding school, he’s mercilessly tormented by the school’s evil bully Flashman. With the help of his friend East, plu...

Trio
1950
Writer
W. Somerset Maugham introduces three more of his stories about human foibles.

Adam and Evelyne
1949
Story
A handsome gambler unwittingly becomes guardian of an orphaned, teenaged girl.

Cardboard Cavalier
1949
Writer
Cardboard Cavalier is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Sid Field, Margaret Lockwood and Jerry Desmonde.The film depict...

Edward, My Son
1949
Theatre Play
Following the death of his only son, a ruthless businessman reflects on his life, his unhappy marriage and his questionable parenting skills.

The Vicious Circle
1948
Adaptation
In Hungary, a rich baron discovers that there are extensive oil deposits underneath nearby properties owned by villagers. He manages to convince all t...

They Made Me a Fugitive
1947
Screenplay, Associate Producer
After being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge.

Unexpected Uncle
1941
Screenplay
An elderly gentleman comes to a young woman's aid by pretending to be her uncle. Comedy.

Florian
1940
Writer
Set against the backdrop of WWI Europe, a man and woman of different classes are brought together by their love of Lippizan horses.

Babes in Arms
1939
Additional Writing
Mickey Moran, son of two vaudeville veterans, decides to put up his own vaudeville show with his girlfriend Patsy Barton. But child actress Rosalie wa...

The Wizard of Oz
1939
Screenplay, Adaptation
Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow ...

Queer Cargo
1938
Theatre Play
The Captain of a tramp steamer is forced by his ship's owner to smuggle some priceless pearls, and take them to Singapore.

Maytime
1937
Writer
An aging opera singer looks back on her long life, including her relationships with her vocal teacher and a student.

Secret of Stamboul
1936
Dialogue
A man travels to Istanbul to try and prevent a revolution.