You will see a complete beskrivelse af the wizard of oz nedenfor. 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. The wizard of oz is a 1939 american musical fantasy film produced by metrogoldwynmayer. 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. 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. Dorothy gale is swept away from a farm in kansas to a magical land of oz in a tornado and embarks on a quest with her new friends to see the wizard who can help her return home to kansas and help her friends as well. Although slightly more entertaining than its reputation, this silent slapstick version of l. Wizard of oz 1925 and you call yourself a scientist. Many of its costumesparticularly the scarecrowswere also imitated in the 1925 film. The wizard of oz is a 1925 american silent fantasy film directed by larry semon.
The wonderful wizard of oz, the marvelous land of oz, ozma of oz, and the emerald city of oz. The wizard of oz 1925 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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 semons version as well. Frank baums classic story, silent film legend larry semon is hilarious as the scarecrow and oliver hardy laurel and hardy is wonderful as the tin woodsman. Wizard of oz 1925 you must prevent them from entering oz. The wizard of oz 1982 film, a japanese anime feature film. The wizard of oz 1925 film wikisource, the free online. Mgms threedisc release of the wizard of oz 1939 includes a complete version of the 1925 film, along with the wonderful wizard of oz 1910.
It was interesting to see how they did the wizard of oz in a way, compared to what i know. In the 1925 silent, wizard of oz, directorcomedian larry semon offers a substantial reworking of l. The brightness controls on the gom and vlc video players help. One singlesided, duallayered, region 0 ntsc dvd disc, 1.
Wizard of oz is a 1925 american silent film directed by larry semon, who also appears in a lead role that of a farmhand disguised as a scarecrow. The wizard of oz 1925 silent comedy film oliver hardy. Not only is it awful, but because the 1939 film of the same name is so popular and good, and dvd and bluray collections have included this 1925 version as an extra, it remains a relatively widelyseen silent picture. For an apples to apples comparison, i decided to feature the 1985 disney film return to oz. This silent version of the wizard of oz has become one of the bonus features frequently included on home releases of the 1939 classic. I wrote a couple apps that made disassembly go very quickly.
For those of you who think this must have taken a lot of time. Sep 01, 2017 the distance of this film from its source can be summed up by the fact that, in a film called wizard of oz, the wizard is merely a throwaway bitcharacter. Mar 24, 2015 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 wizard of oz 1925 dvd by oliver hardy larry semon. Frank baums 1900 childrens fantasy novel the wonderful wizard of oz. Dorothy, heir to the oz throne, must take it back from the wicked prime minister kruel with the help of three farmhands. Frank baums classic fairy tale is still not very good. Directed by victor fleming, george cukor, mervyn leroy.
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. Howe black spencer bell, charles murray, josef swickard, otto lederer, frank alexander, bryant washburn, mary carr. Early fulllength version of the wizardofoz, costarring oliver hardy prior to his association with stan laurel. The other set, a 3disc edition, included these features as well as complete copies of the 1925 silent film versio nof the wizard of oz and a 1933 animated short version. Share the wizard of oz 1925 dvd by oliver hardy larry semon. With judy garland, frank morgan, ray bolger, bert lahr. Ask silent film buffs what the worst picture of the era was and chances are the 1925 the wizard of oz will be mentioned.
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. The wizard of oz 1925 larry semons the wizard of oz achieves by association what other films achieve by quality. See each listing for international shipping options and costs. Even thought it is a silent film, you could follow easily. I also rejected the 20 film oz the great and powerful as it contains entirely too much james franco. Metropolis wizard of oz dvd silent movie double feature. Thus, semons ideas did not come entirely from a bubble. This version is very close to the original story as written. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects quality scale. Wizard of oz is a 1925 film, directed by larry semon in collaboration with frank joslyn baum and featuring a young oliver hardy.
It certainly isnt as good as the more wellknown version. Cast and crew credits for the wizard of oz, 1925, directed by larry semon, with larry semon, bryant washburn, dorothy dwan, at turner classic movies. The wizard of oz 1925 in the 1925 silent, wizard of oz, directorcomedian larry semon offers a substantial reworking of l. 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.
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. They have the papers, and the girl is queen dorothy. What seems to be a complete print is in watchable condition. Media in category the wizard of oz 1925 film the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. The wizard of oz tv series, a 1990 american animated series. Jun 14, 2009 mgms threedisc release of the wizard of oz 1939 includes a complete version of the 1925 film, along with the wonderful wizard of oz 1910. The first was a 1925 silent film, which, puzzlingly, had no magic.
The new wizard of oz 1914, uses elements of baums novel the scarecrow of oz 5. The 1925 wizard of oz was the masterwork of a thenpopular moviemaker and clown named larry semon whose spindly motions and sadsack expressions recall charlie chaplin and buster keaton. You will see a complete beskrivelse af the wizard of oz nedenfor original titel. I thought the movie was wonderful and displayed the actors and actresses talent amazingly. Its a wreck, but the cars very famous, if you know what i mean. The result was the 1925 version of the wizard of oz which focuses on comedy rather than fantasy. The winner is obvious from a mile away and it aint the silent. 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. Frank baum than the later, and more famous, 1939 film. Hardy would go on to pair with stan laurel and become half of the worlds most beloved comic team.
This film contains extremely fast editing, flashes of light, abrupt changes in image and sound. Number of bids and bid amounts may be slightly out of date. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. An alphabetized version of the entire film, titles too.
Frank baum s 1900 novel the wonderful wizard of oz, costars dorothy dwan. The wizard of oz 1939 this is the classic version that everyone knows the fifth attempt at adapting the. Widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time, it is the most commercially successful adaptation of l. Like the 1925 film, it concerns itself with the missing heir to the throne. May 25, 2007 the result was the 1925 version of the wizard of oz which focuses on comedy rather than fantasy. In 1999, the film had a theatrical rerelease in australia, in honor of the 60th anniversary. 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 film directed by larry semon, who also appears in a lead rolethat. Jul 20, 2016 early fulllength version of the wizard of oz, costarring oliver hardy prior to his association with stan laurel. The wizard of oz 1925 full movie streaming film jobindex.
With dorothy dwan, charles murray, oliver hardy, mary carr. Its been restored, rescored and redistributed ahead of better films with less notoriety. The distance of this film from its source can be summed up by the fact that, in a film called wizard of oz, the wizard is merely a throwaway bitcharacter. It can be intriguing due to the familiarizations you have with either the characters from the mgm film, or their counterparts in the l. Ask silentfilm buffs what the worst picture of the era was and chances are the 1925 the wizard of oz will be mentioned. Larry semon financed and directed this movie, and he cast his vivacious starlet wife dorothy dwan as dorothy. Jan 25, 2016 many of its costumesparticularly the scarecrowswere also imitated in the 1925 film. The wizard of oz 1925 letterboxd social film discovery. 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. The wizard of oz 1950 film, a 1950 halfhour television adaptation. Note that this is rare, early film version of the wizard of oz that sticks closer to the original story by l. This production, which is the only completed 1920s adaptation of l.
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