Most film historians agree that about 124–125 adult little people were hired to play the Munchkins in the 1939 movie “The Wizard of Oz.”
Number of little people
- Studio records and later research report that MGM signed roughly 124 little people specifically to portray the Munchkins.
- Some sources round this to “about 125,” but all cluster in the 124–125 range for the number of adult little people.
Extra child performers
- In addition to the little people, the production also used around 10–12 average-height children as background Munchkins to fill out the crowd scenes.
- These children are counted separately, so the commonly cited figure of 124–125 refers just to the adult little people, not the total number of Munchkin performers.
