up for the Tin Man contained aluminum dust, which  ended up coating Ebsens lungs. One day he was physically unable to  breathe and had to be rushed to hospital. The part was immediately  recast and MGM gave no public reason why Ebsen was being replaced.  The actor considered this the biggest humiliation he ever endured  and a personal affront. When Jack Haley (I) (qv) took over the  part of the Tin Man, he wasnt told why Ebsen had dropped out (and  in the meantime, the Tin Man make