Wizard of Oz (1925)
Fantasy | April 1925
Cast:
Larry Semon, Dorothy Dawn, Mary Carr [ More ]Director:
Larry SemonWriters:
L. Frank Baum, Jr., Leon Lee , Larry SemonCinematographers:
Leonard Smith, Frank Good, H. F. KoenekampEditor:
Sam ZimbalistProduction Designer:
Robert StevensProduction Company:
Chadwick Pictures Corp.For information on other films based on the Oz stories of L. Frank Baum, see the entry for the 1939 M-G-M production of The Wizard of Oz, directed by Victor Fleming and starring Judy Garland and Ray Bolger. ...
For information on other films based on the Oz stories of L. Frank Baum, see the entry for the 1939 M-G-M production of The Wizard of Oz, directed by Victor Fleming and starring Judy Garland and Ray Bolger.
Nearing her 18th birthday, Dorothy learns from her Aunt Em that she is a foundling, left on the doorstep as an infant. The aunt then produces a letter, found with the baby, that is to be opened when she becomes 18. Before they can read the letter, a cyclone descends and sweeps Dorothy, her uncle, and two hired men into the Kingdom of Oz. Dorothy's letter proves that she is the Queen of the Realm, and Prince Kynd and his followers duly hail her as such. Prime Minister Kruel asks the wizard to put a spell on Dorothy's followers, but the wizard, who has no real magical powers, is unable to do so. The two hired men obligingly disguise themselves, changing into a scarecrow and a tin woodsman. They are put in jail but manage to escape, only to encounter a lion in his den. The men climb a high tower, and the scarecrow seizes a ladder hanging from an airplane. The ladder breaks, and the scarecrow tumbles. ... The whole adventure turns out to have been a child's ...
Nearing her 18th birthday, Dorothy learns from her Aunt Em that she is a foundling, left on the doorstep as an infant. The aunt then produces a letter, found with the baby, that is to be opened when she becomes 18. Before they can read the letter, a cyclone descends and sweeps Dorothy, her uncle, and two hired men into the Kingdom of Oz. Dorothy's letter proves that she is the Queen of the Realm, and Prince Kynd and his followers duly hail her as such. Prime Minister Kruel asks the wizard to put a spell on Dorothy's followers, but the wizard, who has no real magical powers, is unable to do so. The two hired men obligingly disguise themselves, changing into a scarecrow and a tin woodsman. They are put in jail but manage to escape, only to encounter a lion in his den. The men climb a high tower, and the scarecrow seizes a ladder hanging from an airplane. The ladder breaks, and the scarecrow tumbles. ... The whole adventure turns out to have been a child's dream.
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