Larry Semon
a farmhand / the Scarecrow
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Synopsis
A toy-maker's story opens onto an Oz ruled by scheming officials while its people await a missing princess. Political intrigue and slapstick reshape the journey from an ordinary world into fantasy. The familiar destination hosts a markedly unfamiliar adventure.
Cast
DirectorsLarry Semon
Inspirations
Larry Semon's film departs substantially from L. Frank Baum's novel, adding characters and replacing much of the plot. It is best approached as a separate comic interpretation, not an earlier version of the later MGM musical.
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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
Photograph credit
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- Larry Semon — Albert Witzel · Public domain
- Dorothy Dwan — Unknown author · Public domain
- Oliver Hardy — Harry Warnecke, 1900 - 1984 · CC0
- Curtis McHenry — Larry Semon, Noel M. Smith · Public domain
