His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz (1914)
1914 · Silent film · 59 min · dir. L. Frank Baum
The Oz Film Company presents L. Frank Baum's famous comedy
- Comedy
- Family
- Fantasy
Synopsis
A wicked king has taken over the Emerald City, and wants his daughter, Princess Gloria to marry the horrid courtier Googly-Goo, though she loves Pon, the Gardener's Boy. The camera follows two farmers placing a Scarecrow upon a pole in a cornfield. Pon rescues a Kansas girl named Dorothy from the evil witch Mombi, whom Princess Gloria has been taken to by King Krewl to freeze her heart so she will no longer love Pon. An Indian princess has a ceremony to bring the Scarecrow to life. Pon rescues…
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- L. Frank Baum
- Writer
- L. Frank Baum
- Studio
- The Oz Film Manufacturing Company
- Released
- 1914-10-14
- Series
- Oz Collection (Oz Film Manufacturing Company)
- Running time
- 59 minutes
Cast & crew
L. Frank Baum Director
Violet MacMillan
Frank Moore
Pierre Couderc
Raymond Russell- Todd Wright
Mildred Harris
Vivian Reed
Mai Wells
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · More info about the Film · GRANAMEDIA · 2011-05-27
Title cards added later erroneously credited Baum as director. Baum's film production company, the Oz Film Manufacturing Company operated from 1914-1915 and released 5 features and 5 shorts.
