His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz (1914)

"The Oz Film Company presents L. Frank Baum's famous comedy"Movie
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His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz
StarringViolet MacMillanFrank MoorePierre Couderc
DirectorsL. Frank BaumJ. Farrell MacDonald
WriterL. Frank Baum
G 59 minOct 14th, 1914Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, FamilyOz Collection (Oz Film Manufacturing Company) PosterPart of Oz Collection (Oz Film Manufacturing Company)
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Plot
A wicked king has taken over the Emerald City, and wants his daughter, Princess Gloria to marry the horrid courtier Googly-Goo, though she loves Pon, the Gardener's Boy. The camera follows two farmers placing a Scarecrow upon a pole in a cornfield. Pon rescues a Kansas girl named Dorothy from the evil witch Mombi, whom Princess Gloria has been taken to by King Krewl to freeze her heart so she will no longer love Pon. An Indian princess has a ceremony to bring the Scarecrow to life. Pon rescues the cold-hearted princess and they flee for help, discovering the Scarecrow, who promptly falls in love with the princess, and Button-Bright, a lost boy from America. They come to the castle of the Tin Emperor, Nick Chopper, and after oiling him, he falls in love with Gloria. After a bit of a chase aided by the Sawhorse and the Wizard, Mombi turns Pon into a Kangaroo, and a slough of Fred Woodward's animals battle it out.

Oz (Oz Film Manufacturing Company) Movies

The company concentrated at first on feature-film adaptations of Baum's fantasies: The Patchwork Girl of Oz - based on The Patchwork Girl of Oz, The Magic Cloak of Oz - based on Queen Zixi of Ix, and His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz - an original story (featuring a mishmash of Oz characters) which later was incorporated into The Scarecrow of Oz.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:October 14th, 1914
Movie Budget:$23
Original Language:English
Production Companies:The Oz Film Manufacturing Company
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