
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 now follows two farmers placing a Scarecrow upon a pole in a cornfield. Meanwhile, Pon rescues a Kansas girl named Dorothy from the evil witch Mombi, to whom Princess Gloria has been taken by King Krewl to freeze her heart so she will no longer love Pon. An Indian princess conducts a ceremony to b... (Full plot summary below)
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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 now follows two farmers placing a Scarecrow upon a pole in a cornfield. Meanwhile, Pon rescues a Kansas girl named Dorothy from the evil witch Mombi, to whom Princess Gloria has been taken by King Krewl to freeze her heart so she will no longer love Pon. An Indian princess conducts a ceremony to bring the Scarecrow to life. Pon rescues the cold-hearted princess and they flee in search of help, discovering the Scarecrow (who promptly falls in love with the princess) and Button-Bright, a lost boy from America. They come to the castle of the Tin Emperor, Nick Chopper, and after oiling him, he falls in love with Gloria. After a bit of a chase aided by the Sawhorse and the Wizard, Mombi turns Pon into a Kangaroo, and a slew of Fred Woodward's animals battle it out.
Leave your thoughts about His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz.
| User ReviewEliot Cthe films produced by the oz film company are brilliant hands down and the best, most creative film representations of oz to date |
| User ReviewAstrotrainAn interesting silent movie (with theater organ music) based on the OZ books. Mombi and Dorthy as well as the OZ cast are in here battling the wicked Mobi and Evil King. |
| User ReviewMartin TOne of several Oz films directed by J. Farrell MacDonald and produced by Baum himself. It's no surprise then that it feels so close to the madcap spirit of the books. I haven't read any Baum stories in ages, but I recalled many of the elements here. But the film suffers from odd pacing and lengthy diversions (perhaps the results of a too-literal translation from page to screen). Some imaginative and clever effects, though. |
| User ReviewLafe FThis one was again written and produced by Baum. It was supposedly released a month later and ran longer in length than The Magic Cloak. The more developed story makes it an improvement over The Magic Cloak. The evil dictator King Krewl appears though he is not a character from the books. The special effects are pretty awesome considering it is so early in the history of narrative films. Children and parents must have been amazed. |
| User ReviewDavid FVery primative, and like most of movies from this era, badly shot. Includes the scariest scarecrow ever. |