Dorothy, heir to the oz throne, must take it back from the wicked prime minister kruel with the help of three farmhands. Semonova verzija je poznata po tome sto joj su radnja, pa i likovi, u znacajnoj mjeri razliciti od knjizevnog. The wizard of oz, an american silent film directed by larry semon. Baums classic tale, dorothy gale and three farmhands are swept into the magical land of oz, where one farmhand disguises himself as a scarecrow, another as a tin woodsman and the third as a cowardly lion in order to avoid capture. Oliver hardy, frank alexander, spencer bell, frederick ko vert, william hauber, otto lederer, charles murray, larry semon, josef swickard, and bryant washburn in the wizard of oz 1925. Included is the restored version of the 1925 silent film with comedian oliver hardy in the role of the tin. A nd the tin woodsman became the knight of the garterso in the future no metal could touch him. Predstavlja adaptaciju romana the wonderful wizard of oz l. The wizard of oz 1925 with oliver hardy internet archive. Ruth plumly thompson took over as a royal historian of oz in 1921 with the royal book of oz originally authorship was. The wizard of oz is a 1925 american silent fantasyadventure comedy film directed by larry semon, who also performs in the lead role as a kansas farmhand and later in the story disguised as the scarecrow. This article is within the scope of wikiproject oz, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the oz series and the wonderful wizard of oz on wikipedia.
This film is so big and influential that not only movies but books, song lyrics, and even ordinary everyday conversation are 90% oz references. Hes got a good number of short subjects that are pretty successfully funny and turner classic movies brings them out a couple times a year. The wizard of oz 1925 cast and crew young dorothy dorothy dwan, a farm girl from kansas, discovers that shes actually princess dorothea, the royal heir to a faraway kingdom called oz. Wizard of oz is a 1925 american silent film directed by larry semon, who also appears in a lead rolethat of a farmhand disguised as a scarecrow. Frank baums classic fairy tale is still not very good. Terrible version of the wizard of oz, thats filmed as a heavyhanded slapstick comedy. The wonderful wizard of oz, a 1900 american novel by l. Frank baum s 1900 novel the wonderful wizard of oz, costars dorothy dwan. They have the papers, and the girl is queen dorothy. The wizard of oz 1939 75th anniv 1080p bluray x265 hevc 10b. Alex segelnick as the cowardly lion in the wizard of oz the wizard of oz. Did you know there was a 1925 silent version of the wizard. This production, which is the only completed 1920s adaptation of l.
Download this game from microsoft store for windows 10 mobile, windows phone 8. Professor marvelthe wizard of ozthe gatekeeperthe carriage driverthe guard. Howe black spencer bell, charles murray, josef swickard, otto lederer. Baum proceeded to write 14 oz books, the first of which, the wonderful wizard of oz, was published in 1900. Pdf free download the wonderful wizard of oz books of wonder l. Heres an early fulllength version of the wizardofoz, costarring oliver hardy prior to his association with stan laurel. The wonderful wizard of oz 1910 adaptations of the wizard of oz were among some of the first films ever made. If downloading is available, you can download the video to two locations. Hardy would go on to pair with stan laurel and become half of the worlds most beloved comic team. Try your luck with glinda the good witch and her magic wheel or use dorothys ruby slippers shoes, munchkin lollipops, and the tin mans axe to complete puzzles and make your way towards the land of oz. Released june th, 1925, the wizard of oz stars larry semon, dorothy dwan, bryant washburn, virginia pearson the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 10 min, and received a score of out of 100. With dorothy dwan, charles murray, oliver hardy, mary carr.
Our most not in kansas anymore release since avatar. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. Illustrated with eight color plates and numerous other plates in black and white, endpapers show scenes from the wizard of. The story is completely bizarre and instead of a sense of wonder we are given slapstick and utter silliness.
The wizard of oz collection manufactured on demand, silent. Frank baums classic 1900 fairy tale the wonderful wizard of oz and a precursor to the more commonly known 1939 mgmvictor fleming adaptation of the wizard of oz about the innocent kansas farm girl dorothy dorothy dwan and her adventures over the rainbow with a scarecrow, tin man and. In this early silent version of the classic story, dorothy journeys from kansas to the magical land of oz, where she meets new fantastical friends. Although slightly more entertaining than its reputation, this silent slapstick version of l. Frank baums timeless childrens tale about a kansas girls journey over the rainbow, the wizard of oz opened at graumans chinese theater on august 15, 1939. The wizard of oz 1939 byvictor fleming the wizard of oz. His majesty, the scarecrow of oz departs so radically from the wizard of oz that baum used it as the starting point for his 1915 novel the scarecrow of oz. Suddenly, a powerful tornado whisks dorothy, her uncle henry frank alexander and three farmhands to the magical kingdom. Dorothy, heir to the oz throne, must take it back from the wicked prime minister kruel with the. Baum, the wizard of oz is a dazzling motion picture achievement, featuring unforgettable songs including oscarwinner over the rainbow, scenery, and costumes. The wizard of oz 1925 film wikisource, the free online.
Today, i think when people see those magical photos from the film with larry as the scarecrow and oliver hardy as the tin man there is an illusion that the film is charming which disappoint many when actually seeing it. Yes, after years of riffing blockbusters packed with dialogue cliches, we finally went to the source, the motherlode, the true original, the wizard of oz. Theres also a collection of five renditions of oz spanning the years 1910 to 1933. This enables you to watch the video without an internet connection. The cloak isto be given to the unhappiest child in the land, fluff. Frank baum wizard of oz character, from the baum novel series.
The patchwork girl of oz is a reasonably faithful adaptation of the original story, while the magic cloak of oz is essentially the film version of baums 1905 book queen zixi of ix. In the 1925 silent, wizard of oz, directorcomedian larry semon offers a substantial reworking of l. One singlesided, duallayered, region 0 ntsc dvd disc, 1. Franka bauma, za koji je semon napisao scenario zajedno sa baumovim sinom l. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects quality scale. Wizard of oz 1925 you must prevent them from entering oz. The wizard of oz is a 1925 american silent film directed by larry semon, who also appears in a lead rolethat. D orothy and happiness reign in the kingdom of oz while prime minister kruel still moves his pawns in an effort to checkmate. The wizard of oz is a 1925 american silent film directed by larry semon, who also appears in a lead rolethat of a farmhand disguised as a scarecrow. The result was the 1925 version of the wizard of oz which focuses on comedy rather than fantasy. Frank baum than the later, and more famous, 1939 film version does. The wizard of oz 1925 stream and watch online moviefone. I remember seeing the 1925 wizard of oz when i was a kid.