Ray Bolger (1904-1987), US actor, Jack Haley (1897-1979), US actor, Judy Garland (1922-1969), US actress and singer, and Bert Lahr (1895-1967), US actor and comedian, all in costume as they dance along the yellow brick road in a publicity still from the film, 'The Wizard of Oz', 1939. The musical, adapted from the novel by L Frank Baum (1856-1919) and directed by Victor Fleming (1889-1949), starred Bolger as the 'Scarecrow', Haley as the 'Tin Man', Garland as 'Dorthy Gale', and Lahr as the 'Cowardly Lion'. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)

Best-bets for July 5: Visit Hollywood’s finest year

1) “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), 8 p.m. Friday, Turner Classic Movies, and more. First is “Oz,” which on Aug. 25 will turn 80. Then is a 10 p.m. documentary, “1939: Hollywood’s Greatest Year.” That’s no exaggeration: The American Film Institute lists “Oz” as the 10th-best movie ever … but it won only two Oscars, both for music. That year had “Gone With the Wind” (No. 6 with the AFI), plus “Mr. Chips,” “Mr. Smith” (No. 26), “Ninotchka” (6 p.m. today), “Stagecoach,” “Of Mice and Men” and more. Read more…

1) “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), 8 p.m. Friday, Turner Classic Movies, and more. First is “Oz,” which on Aug. 25 will turn 80. Then is a 10 p.m. documentary, “1939: Hollywood’s Greatest Year.” That’s no exaggeration: The American Film Institute lists “Oz” as the 10th-best movie ever … but it won only two Oscars, both for music. That year had “Gone With the Wind” (No. 6 with the AFI), plus “Mr. Chips,” “Mr. Smith” (No. 26), “Ninotchka” (6 p.m. today), “Stagecoach,” “Of Mice and Men” and more.

2) “Hawaii Five-0” and “Magnum P.I.,” 8 and 9 p.m., CBS. Next season, these Hawaiian adventures will be nestled side-by-side on Fridays. For now, alas, “Magnum” is mostly on the shelf; this is its first rerun in three weeks, with no more scheduled for now. Tonight, “Five-0” probes underwater murder in a lab; then Magnum helps Rick’s girlfriend (Jamie-Lynn Sigler), whose poker game was robbed.

3) “Blue Bloods,” 10 p.m., CBS. In a rerun of the season’s opener, Danny goes after the cartel member (Lou Diamond Phillips) he feels is responsible for torching his house. Soon, Danny needs help from his sister, who has just been promoted in the district attorney’s office.

4) Adventure-movie series, all day, cable. TNT has the original “Star Wars” trilogy, at 2:28 (1977), 5:13 (1980) and 8 p.m. (1983). That last one repeats at 11; also, “The Force Awakens” (2015) is at 11:30 a.m. The Paramount Network counters with the “Hunger Games” films at 9 a.m. (2012) and 12:30 (2013), 4 (2014) and 7 p.m. (2015); it then repeats the first one at 10.

5) And more, streaming. A “Swamp Thing episode (www.dcuniverse.com) debuts today, with Swamp Thing eluding sheriff’s deputies and animal trackers, while friends scramble for a cure. Other shows debuted Thursday, a day earlier than usual. “Into the Dark” (Hulu) has a 4th-of-July episode; “Stranger Things” (Netflix) has an entire season.

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