Witch’s Magic
Back when they filmed Bewitched in the 60’s, it was long before CGI. Thus, they had to be innovative when it came to the ‘magic’ on set. The crew stagehands helped make those moments of magic possible. Often times, Elizabeth Montgomery stood with her hands out until the director screamed ‘Cut,’ Then, stagehands would do their magic and there you have it!
Witch’s Magic
Lessons in Tolerance That Didn’t Age Well
Back to that special episode, “Sisters at Heart.” Maybe you don’t recall, but during the episode we see Samantha put a spell on a bigoted client of Darrin. Due to this spell, the man sees everyone, including himself, as black. However, the actors had to put on blackface to accomplish this. Nowadays, that would not go over so well. Today it wouldn’t be politically correct, but at the time, they didn’t realize there was anything wrong with that.
Lessons In Tolerance That Didn’t Age Well