The film is a composite adaptation of various oz media. The wonderful wizard of oz 1910 is the earliest surviving film version of l. The wonderful wizard of oz feels like your first voyage, you only have a few personal items and the world is for your eyes a newborn. Many of the costumes and much of the makeup in this film resemble those used in the 1902 broadway musical the wizard of oz. Their house was small, for the lumber to build it had to be carried by wagon many miles. The wonderful wizard of oz 1910 watching movies made before 1915 can be a lot like watching a home video of an elementary school play that your kids not in. Turner the wonderful wizard of oz 1910 internet archive. Aug 27, 2015 momba the witch asserts her power over the wizard of oz. A complete audiobook and ebook collection of all fourteen 14 books by l. Banks of gorgeous flowers the wonderful wizard of oz 21. Turner the wonderful wizard of oz 1910 by movies rme. The wonderful wizard of oz the end setting the story takes place around the 1900s and the story takes place in kansas, the land of oz, munchkin city, and emerald city.
The wonderful wizard of oz published in 1900, 39 years earlier, the slippers were not red, but silver. Frank baums 1900 novel of the same name, but based more on the 1902 stage play adaptation. Yet what makes this film so interesting is how it differs from its more famous counterparts. Nearly thirty years before victor fleming took movie lovers over the rainbow in the wizard of oz, filmmaker otis turner adapted l. Frank baum and illustrator william wallace denslow. The wonderful wizard of oz 1910 directed by otis turner. I will give my crown to anybody that releases me from the power of momba the witch so i can go back to omaha. The wizard of oz 1910 will be added to our collection, 1,150 free movies online. Frank baum confided his hopes for them in a lengthy letter to his brother harry.
Trapped in an unknown land, dorothy must find a way back home and subsequently embarks on an adventure and. The lyrics are by james patrick doyle and joe cascone, the music is by doyle and the book is by cascone who also directed. As baum says in the introduction it aspires to being a modernized fairy tale, in which the wonderment and joy are retained and the heartaches and nightmares are left out. Frank baums 1900 novel, made by the selig polyscope company. Hill, 1900, first edition 2nd issue binding with plain unserified type in red lettering as opposed to green, some wear to corner tips and spine extremities, some soiling to spine and covers, light silverfish damage to spine and rear cover, inner hinges strengthened, else a good or better collectible copy. None of the songs in this show, however, were used in the wizard of oz 1939. The complete wizard of oz series, available as free ebooks and.
Dorothy bebe daniels befriends the animated scarecrow prior to her departure via cyclone, and is accompanied on the voyage not only by the. The settings of the book impact the story because the settings create different types of moods and thoughts. A little way off was a small brook, rushing and sparkling along between green banks, and murmuring in a voice very grateful to a little girl. Short film directed by otis turner, selig polyscope co. In short, the film looks very much of its time and has the flavor of a filmed play. The story starts in kansas, with a girl called dorothy, that is taken away by a cyclone to the land of oz, a land that feels familiar because its magic is feed by the popular folklore from the u. May 31, 2011 note that relevant formatting guidelines may have already been established. 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.
But if you want to go all the way back to the very first oz film ever, look no further than the subject of todays recap. Frank baum stories, dorothy and her dog toto are caught in a tornados path and somehow end up in the land of oz. At the time the book was written america still had all. Frank baums the wonderful wizard of oz runs a mere minutes, but packs its single reel of film with an astounding array of characters and memorable moments from the beloved fantasy tale. Ogg multiplexed audiovideo file, theoravorbis, length min 14 s, 400. The wonderful wizard of oz 1910 turner classic movies. It has since seen several reprints, most often under the title the wizard of oz, which is the title of the popular 1902 broadway musical adaptation as well as the iconic 1939 liveaction film. The wonderful wizard of oz 1910 03241910 us adventure, fantasy m user score.
Watch the earliest surviving filmed version of the wizard of oz 1910. Frank baums original story for the screen, teaming young. An early version of the classic, based more on the 1902. Nov 26, 2016 the earliest surviving filmed version of the wizard of oz 1910 for more background read. The earliest surviving filmed version of the wizard of oz 1910 for more background read. The displayed page concerns the publication of the wonderful wizard of oz. See more ideas about wizard of oz, silent film and land of oz. Then there is the other book, the best thing i ever have written, they tell me, the wonderful wizard of oz. Find the wonderful wizard of oz 1910the wonderful wizard of oz 1910 is the earliest surviving film version of l. An early version of the classic, based more on the 1902 stage musical than on the original novel.
The story chronicles the adventures of a girl named dorothy gale in the land of oz. The wonderful wizard of oz 1910 and you call yourself. It was created to fulfill a contractual obligation associated with baums personal bankruptcy caused by the fairylogue and radioplays, from which it was once thought. Download books offline, listen to several books continuously, choose stories for your. In the first cut of the movie, the slippers were silver but were changed to red to be more colorful. Dropped into the midst of trouble when her farmhouse crushes a tyrannical sorceress, dorothy incurs the wrath of the wicked witch of the west. The cyclone had set the house down very gentlyfor a cyclonein the midst of a country of marvelous beauty.
Frank baum 18561919 one of the greatest american novels and a popular culture sensation, the wonderful wizard of oz depicts the adventures of the young dorothy gale, who is swept away from her colorless farm home in kansas by a cyclone, and winds up in the magical land of oz. There were four walls, a floor and a roof, which made one room. Still, the main characters dorothy, the scarecrow, the tin woodman, and the lion embody traditional american values. In other languages this page was last edited on 31 may 2011, at 23. Frank baums 1900 novel, made by the selig polyscope company without baums direct input. This is the complete wizard of oz collection of the 14 original stories written by l.
It is not the first adaptation but it is the oldest known surviving adaptation of the series. This is the earliest surviving wizard of oz film from 1910. Overview of the wonderful wizard of oz, 1910, directed by otis turner, with hobart bosworth, eugenie besserer, robert leonard, at turner classic movies. All of the texts listed above appear in our collections.
Frank baum and illustrator william wallace denslows original creation. The oz books form a book series that begins with the wonderful wizard of oz 1900. There were lovely patches of greensward all about, with stately trees bearing rich and luscious fruits. The wonderful wizard of oz 1910 film wikisource, the. Wishing to keep this secret i have issued this proclamation. The wonderful wizard of oz, released inhold onto your hats, folks. This is the earliest surviving wizard of oz film from 1910 and its all over the place apr 5, 2016 neil patrick when lyman frank baum penned his now immortal story of dorothy and her adventures in the land of oz, he had no way of knowing the effect it would have on the world. It takes elements from the books the wonderful wizard of oz, the. Frank baums timehonored oz novels, country girl dorothy gale gets whisked away by a cyclone to the fantastical land of oz. Watch the earliest surviving filmed version of the wizard of oz.
Dorothy lived in the midst of the great kansas prairies, with uncle henry, who was a farmer, and aunt em, who was the farmers wife. Jul 14, 2012 the wonderful wizard of oz is a 1910 silent fantasy film and the earliest surviving film version of l. The wonderful wizard of oz 1910 dorothy leaves her kansas farm via tornado and ends up in the merry magical land of oz. May 30, 2000 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. At the time the book was written america still had all its gold and silver, and the value of one ounce.
The story starts in kansas, with a girl called dorothy, that is taken away by a cyclone to the land of oz, a land that feels familiar. Frank baums 1900 novel the wonderful wizard of oz, made by the selig polyscope company without baums direct input. The wonderful wizard of oz by olivia longfellow on prezi. 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. Having this thought in mind, the story of the wonderful wizard of oz was written solely to pleasure children of today. The wonderful wizard of oz does feature several elements present in both the novel and the 1939 movie the wizard of oz, including dorothys encounter with the rusted tin woodsman and her final showdown with the witch.
Watch the earliest surviving filmed version of the wizard. The film had two sequels dorothy and the scarecrow in oz and the land of oz that are both lost. Over a three month period in 1910, selig made and released the wonderful wizard of oz, dorothy and the scarecrow in oz and the land of oz, as well as producing john dough and the cherub, based upon more of baums tales, later the same year. The wonderful wizard of oz movie quotes rotten tomatoes. The wonderful wizard of oz 1910 the movie database tmdb. Jul 17, 2017 over a three month period in 1910, selig made and released the wonderful wizard of oz, dorothy and the scarecrow in oz and the land of oz, as well as producing john dough and the cherub, based upon more of baums tales, later the same year. With bebe daniels, hobart bosworth, eugenie besserer, robert z. Great classics, indies, noir, westerns, etc you can also download the complete wizard of oz series, as free ebooks and free. The wonderful wizard of oz is too long to be a parable and not quite didactic enough to be an allegory. Dorothy is desperate to return to her native kansas, and, aided by the good witch of the north, she sets out.
The wonderful wizard of oz 1910 0324 1910 us adventure, fantasy m user score. Frank baum of the adventures in the wonderful land of oz, all wri. The wonderful wizard of oz is a 1910 silent fantasy film and the earliest surviving film version of l. The technicolor oz that greeted judy garland in 1939 seems a far less colorful place than the one in 1910s silent short, the wonderful wizard of oz, above. It has since seen several reprints, most often under the title the wizard of oz, which is the title of the popular 1902 broadway musical.
On the bill as a wizard im humbug and tired of this king business n. Adapted in part from a 1902 stage version, this wizard the earliest to survive on film feels quite close to the spirit of author l. Find the wonderful wizard of oz 1910 the wonderful wizard of oz 1910 is the earliest surviving film version of l. It was created to fulfill a contractual obligation associated with baums personal bankruptcy caused by the fairylogue and radioplays, from which it was once thought to have. Arabic chinese english french german italian russian spanish all languages. The wonderful wizard of oz is a 1910 american silent fantasy film and the earliest surviving film version of l. Arabic chinese english french german italian russian. Frank baum that premiered at the toronto civic light opera company. Frank baums the wonderful wizard of oz free version. No quotes approved yet for the wonderful wizard of oz. The german romantic painter caspar david friedrich was one of the greatest. Apparently, 1914 was a good year for oz, but not so much for austriahungary. Nov 19, 2014 the wonderful wizard of oz does feature several elements present in both the novel and the 1939 movie the wizard of oz, including dorothys encounter with the rusted tin woodsman and her final showdown with the witch. Frank baums the wonderful wizard of oz lies within games, more precisely adventure.
It aspires to being a modernized fairy tale, in which the wonderment and joy are retained and the heartaches and nightmares are left out. The wonderful wizard of oz 1910 film wikisource, the free. The wonderful wizard of oz is a 1910 film based off of land of oz series. The wizard of oz 1 hours and 42 minutes movie in this charming film based on the popular l. Jun 14, 2010 apparently, 1914 was a good year for oz, but not so much for austriahungary. The wonderful wizard of oz by l frank baum, first edition. The wonderful wizard of oz 1910 and you call yourself a. The wonderful wizard of oz makes use of the painted backdrops that were still popular in 1910 and its costumes draw heavily from the illustrations of the original book, as well as the successful stage production. The wonderful wizard of oz is a 2000 musical play based on the 1900 novel of the same title by l. Watch the earliest surviving filmed version of the wizard of. It is now on the press and will be ready soon after may 1st.
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