
Chased off by the antics of Hank the Mule, Dorothy ends up in her cornfield, where she realizes her family's Scarecrow is alive. She helps him down and he takes a tumble on the turnstyle. A cyclone soon arrives and leaves Dorothy, Scarecrow, Toto and Hank spinning around on a haystack, with Imogene the Cow flying soon after. Soon after their arrival, the Wizard of Oz issues a public decree that he is a humbug, to make sure no one ever finds out. Glinda pops up out of the back... (Full plot summary below)
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Chased off by the antics of Hank the Mule, Dorothy ends up in her cornfield, where she realizes her family's Scarecrow is alive. She helps him down and he takes a tumble on the turnstyle. A cyclone soon arrives and leaves Dorothy, Scarecrow, Toto and Hank spinning around on a haystack, with Imogene the Cow flying soon after. Soon after their arrival, the Wizard of Oz issues a public decree that he is a humbug, to make sure no one ever finds out. Glinda pops up out of the background and transforms Toto into a man in a bulldog suit to serve as a better protector for Dorothy. Then they encounter the Tin Woodman, the Cowardly Lion, and Eureka. Nevertheless, she is captured by Momba, the Wicked Witch of the West (suggesting Baum thought the other witches were Mombe, Mombo, and Mombu, in keeping with the council in _Queen Zixi of Ix_) and her flying lizards and soldiers. Dorothy defeats Momba, and they arrive at the Emerald City just in time for the Wizard's going away party.
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| User ReviewAndreas OLots of fun to be had with this 1910, silent version, of the L.Frank Baum story including some wonderful sets and great costumes, especially the cowardly lion. It's just 13 minutes long, but an entertaining watch, whilst being of great interest in film history. |
| User ReviewDena SNicely done for a silent film made in 1910. The lion was cute and it was more of a theatre production than anything else. |
| User ReviewJacob MThis 1910 adaptation of the Frank L. Baum book, The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz is quite impressive for the time. If I had not seen the film, or read the book, I would have been lost completely. The scenes of rejoicing are far long, but the dancing is sort of cute. |
| User ReviewSteve GBased on the stage show (evidenced by Imogene the Cow), this is quite a nice little adaptation - the cinematographic trickery is well done & doesn't overwhelm the story. It's a shame we'll probably never know for certain who the cast was but it must have been a delight to be involved. |
| User ReviewAj VBased on the stage show (evidenced by Imogene the Cow), this is quite a nice little adaptation - the cinematographic trickery is well done & doesn't overwhelm the story. It's a shame we'll probably never know for certain who the cast was but it must have been a delight to be involved. |
| User ReviewBill TThis is mere elements of a film and novel. If you can piece this all together and make coherent sense out of it, well, good on you. Otherwise. just good for the curiousity factor. |
| User ReviewMartin TNot a huge fan of silent films...This is based more on the stage play and is bizarre. Dorothy meets the Scarecrow before the tornado, is sucked to Oz with a donkey and cow, Toto gets transformed into a giant bulldog, and fights Momba to rescue the Wizard. Worth checking out if you want to see the evolution of the story on film. |