His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz

• Director: L. Frank Baum
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• Genre: Fantasy
• Movie Type: Family-Oriented Adventure, Children's Fantasy
• Themes: Wizards and Magicians, Fantasy Lands
• Release Year: 1914
• Country: US
• Run Time: 65 minutes

Plot

The fifth silent film based on the fantastical Oz books by author Frank L. Baum, His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz is the only one directed and produced by Baum himself. Small town Kansas girl Dorothy (Violet MacMillan) gets stuck in the Land of Oz and teams up with Princess Gloria (Vivian Reed), the gardener Pon (Todd Wright), the Scarecrow (Franke Moore), and the Tin Woodsman (Pierre Couderc). King Krewl (Raymond Russell) has hired the old witch Mombi (Mai Wells) to freeze Gloria's heart in order to force her to marry the wealthy Googly-goo (Arthur Smollet). When the Tin Woodsman cuts off Mombi's head, she gets mad and turns Pon into a kangaroo. The group sails down a river until they meet the Cowardly Lion (Fred Woodward) and loads of other creatures. Eventually they meet the Wizard (J. Charles Hayden), who sets things right. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

Cast

Mildred Harris - Button-Bright, an American boy; Mai Wells - Mombi; Vivian Reed - Princess Gloria/Ozma head logo; Pierre Couderc - Tin Woodman; Violet MacMillan - Dorothy; Fred Woodward - Mule/Kangaroo/Cowardly Lion/Crow; Frank Moore - Scarecrow

Credit

L. Frank Baum - Director, Louis F. Gottschalk - Composer (Music Score), L. Frank Baum - Producer

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