Sad story about production of Wiz’ of Oz – The original actor lined up to play Tinny here fell really ill due to the lead-based paint the studio used to make him look metal. So they replaced him with this guy without telling him whilst he was recovering from the poisoning in hospital. Naturally, when he got out a while later to find his job gone, he was pissed right off and sue’d or something. Saw it on a “Making of Oz” tv special one year.