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His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz

191459 minUnited States
AdventureFantasy

Synopsis

A ruler who wants Princess Gloria to marry an unwelcome courtier employs a witch to freeze her heart. Dorothy helps the princess escape, gathering companions including the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman. Pursuit and transformations complicate the effort to restore both affection and freedom.

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Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs
58:45
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No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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Wikimedia Commons · J. Farrell MacDonald · Public domain

Cast

DirectorsJ. Farrell MacDonald

Behind the scenes

L. Frank Baum wrote and produced this Oz adventure, drawing freely on the world of his books. Its troubled initial distribution led to a reissue under the title The New Wizard of Oz.

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