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. Warner home video, unknown catalog number, unknown upc number, unknown isbn number. Frank baums classic fairy tale a toymaker larry semon tells a bizarre story about how the land of oz was ruled by prince kynd bryant washburn but he was. The wizard of oz is perhaps the most iconic example of early color cinematography. In the 1925 silent, wizard of oz, directorcomedian larry semon offers a substantial reworking of l. The movie is based on the childrens book the wonderful wizard of oz by l. They follow the yellow brick road toward the emerald city to meet the wizard, and en route they meet a scarecrow ray bolger that needs a brain, a tin man jack haley missing a heart, and a cowardly lion bert lahr who wants courage. In 1999, the film had a theatrical rerelease in australia, in honor of the 60th anniversary. Wizard of oz is a 1925 film, directed by larry semon in collaboration with frank joslyn baum and featuring a young oliver hardy.
Wizard of oz 2011 film online, gratis subtitrat in romana. It was first rereleased in 1949, and then in 1955, and then for many seasons, it was featured regularly on network tv as a prime time event its first two showings were on cbs. The difference is that while wine must remain unopened to increase in value, the film positively. Were off to see the wizard the wonderful wizard of oz the merry old land of oz. Baum, the wizard of oz is a dazzling motion picture achievement, featuring unforgettable songs including oscarwinner over the rainbow, scenery, and costumes. However, when dorothy arrives, the wizard there and her admirer scarecrow helps her get her throne back while the uncle helps the bad guy stay in power. It wouldnt be too much of an exaggeration to call it one of the most derided flicks of all timesemons 1925 feature the wizard of oz.
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. A toymaker tells a bizarre story about how the land of oz was ruled by prince kynd, but he was overthrown by prime minister kruel. An alphabetized version of the entire film, titles too. Oliver hardy is on hand and eventually gets to be the tin man er, sort of. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects quality scale. When a tornado rips through kansas, dorothy judy garland and her dog, toto, are whisked away in their house to the magical land of oz. Having been on a bit of a larry semon kick lately, the time feels right to investigate one of the most infamous comedies ever made. Lets peek behind the curtain at the wizard of oz to learn littleknown facts about the actors like judy garland. Apr 03, 20 i left off foreign language versions of which there are many, video games and tv series although i kept miniseries and madefortv movies, and film releases of live shows like the wizard of oz in concert and the wizard of oz on ice. The film was a pet project of the comedians, who should have been talked out of it.
The wizard of oz 1939 is everybodys cherished favorite, perennial fantasy film musical from mgm during its golden years. This story is totally different than the famous colored wizard of oz that most of us are familiar with, which is dorothy ended up in oz and the story starts there where she wants to go home to kansas. 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. 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. 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. I also stopped counting straightup adaptations of the first oz novel after we reached the judy garland. Frank baum than the later, and more famous, 1939 film version does. The wizard of oz simple english wikipedia, the free. The wizard of oz 2 the elements, and the final film critique of the wizard of oz sometimes we find an entertaining movie that really has a lasting effect on us. Victor fleming, george cook uncredited in this film, charming is based on popular l.
Thus, semons ideas did not come entirely from a bubble. Larry semon is at his unfunniest as a leading man, writer, gag man and director in this misguided final silent era adaptation of l. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. The wizard of oz is the 1939 musical film by metrogoldwynmayer, directed by victor fleming and starring judy garland, ray bolger, jack haley, bert lahr, margaret hamilton, and frank morgan. Its going on sixtytwo years since it was first released and yet, it is timeless. Aint it cool has been sent some early concept art from the film, which appears to coincide with the current info on the film. Frank baums classic story, silent film legend larry semon is hilarious as. 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. One particular movie that had this effect on me was one of the best classic fantasy movies of all time entitled, the wizard of oz.
This concept is our contribution to the 1939 wizard of oz film as made famous by the beloved judy garland and the 1985, disney film, return to oz staring the young and talented fairuza balk. Oliver hardy is on hand and eventually gets to be the tin man. The wonderful wizard of oz 1910 adaptations of the wizard of oz were among some of the first films ever made. This version is not the famous 1939 version starring judy garland. Frank baums classic childrens novel, the wizard of oz. The wizard of oz is the cinematic equivalent of highend wine, in that it gets better with age. 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. Earlier oz films, such as the wonderful wizard of oz from 1910 and the patchwork girl of oz from 1914 probably inspired certain elements of. Franka bauma, za koji je semon napisao scenario zajedno sa baumovim sinom l. Vimeo is an amazing video service for original creative work, but its also a company with real human employees. During a dramatic tornado her wish comes true as she and her dog toto are carried off into the sky. However, this movie is quite amazing for its period as the special effects were quite good for the early days of movie making.
Dec 29, 2016 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 witch is dead all tracks performed by joel herron his orchestra and chorus. Reviews of silent era films available on bluray disc and dvd. Watch the wizard of oz online stream full movie directv. The wizard of oz is enjoyable for people of all ages. However, this movie is quite amazing for its period as the special effects were quite good for the early. This film contains extremely fast editing, flashes of light, abrupt changes in image. The book and movie are about a little girls adventures in the land called oz. Lit, wizard of oz, silent movie, home, tornado, oz, magic the silent film version of l. The wizard of oz is a 1925 american silent film directed by larry semon, who also appears in a lead rolethat.
It was produced by mgm and released by rko in 1939. Dorothy learns from aunt em that fat, cruel uncle henry is not her uncle, and gives her a note due on her eighteenth birthday, which reveals she is actually princess dorothea of oz, and is supposed to marry prince kynd. Final film critique the wizard of oz running head the. The wizard of oz is a 1939 american fantasy film and directed by victor fleming and others from a script to which noel langley, florence ryerson, edgar allan woolf contributed, based on the 1900 childrens novel the wonderful wizard of oz by l.
Looking at the old coomments on this page i have to respond that the importance is what points this version shares with the original books and the quality. One hour and twentyfive minutes of larry semon slapstick, with any resemblance to the actual wizard of oz being purely accidental. The wizard of oz 1925 silent comedy film oliver hardy. Frank baum stories, dorothy and with his dog, so the mens. Frank baums 1900 novel, made by the selig polyscope company without baums direct input.
Carobnjak iz oza je americki crnobijeli nijemi film snimljen 1925. Frank baum classic found here in which a young girl wishes to run away from her life and ends up in the middle of a foreign land where she meets the most peculiar people. Predstavlja adaptaciju romana the wonderful wizard of oz l. The film had 5 academy award nominations, and garland was awarded a special oscar for her outstanding performance. 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. It is great to look back on a film that was made in the thirties, and compare it to the movies made in this day and age. 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. This original 1925 version of the wizard of oz is slightly different than the mgm version starring judy garland, but it is every bit as entertaining.
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. Privacy policy terms divx is a registered trademark of. In june 1902, an extravagantly mounted stage version opened in. The fifth disc in this collection is this digtial copy of the film. Too wise wives 1921 the torrent 1926 the torture of.
Apr 01, 2014 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. Suddenly, a powerful tornado whisks dorothy, her uncle henry frank alexander and three farmhands to the magical kingdom. This is a film that will just be something that stays around forever. The wonderful wizard of oz 1910 is the earliest surviving film version of l. Not to be confused with the cinematic classic starring judy garland that would follow six years later, this animated short film is one of countless other celluloid adaptations of l. 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. But the film was nonetheless made, released, and has survived, which is ultimately bad news for fans of the baum books. Many of its costumesparticularly the scarecrowswere also imitated in the 1925 film. 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. Although praised for its lavish production values, the film was not the anticipated success at the box office and proved the beginning of the end for semon, a. Even if it werent dwarfed by the later judy garland classic, this wizard of oz would be a sad, pathetic film. Although the 1939 metrogoldwynmayer film is the bestknown dramatization of the wizard of oz, it was not the first production. The technicolor df24 beam splitter camera is what made it possible.
Unlike the more modern wizard of oz, only the scarecrow and the wizard is on the side of dorothy, and there are no witches involved. The wizard of oz 1939 dual audio full movie download torrent. A timeless family musical and one of cinemas much loved productions, the wizard of oz sees young dorothy gale longing to escape blackandwhite drudgery on a kansas farm, for a life somewhere over the rainbow. Dorothy, heir to the oz throne, must take it back from the. Media in category the wizard of oz 1925 film the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. The making of a movie classic 1990 tv special memories. Wizard of oz, the soundtrack details soundtrackcollector. Directorwritercostar larry semon obviously shot for the moon with this expensive. Jun 21, 2010 for the wizard of oz 1939 desktop themes. The wizard of oz 1925 stream and watch online moviefone. The wizard of oz, an american silent film directed by larry semon the wizard of oz 1933 film, a canadian animated short directed by ted eshbaugh the wizard of oz 1939 film, an american mgm film starring judy garland.
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