Although Judy Garland was always the favorite to play Dorothy, there were many other actresses also considered to play her. One story is that MGM made a deal to borrow Shirley Temple from 20th Century-Fox for the role and, in exchange, Clark Gable and Jean Harlow, would be loaned to Fox for L'incendio di Chicago (1938). The deal, however, was voided by Harlow's untimely death. This story is apocryphal, as Harlow died on June 7, 1937, and MGM did not purchase the right's to "Oz" until February 18, 1938. Futhermore, Temple's vocal talents were deemed by producers Mervyn LeRoy and Arthur Freed to be inadequate for the scope of the role. Deanna Durbin, the operatic rival to Garland, was also a consideration, as was Bonita Granville.

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