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Writers:
L. Frank Baum (novel)
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Tagline:
Larry Semon, Oliver Hardy: Alone Either One Is Hilarious; Together They Are a Riot more
Plot:
A Toymaker tells a bizarre story about how the Land of Oz was ruled by Prince Kynd, but he was overthrown by Prime Minister Kruel... more | add synopsis
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Concept art from Boorman’s Wizard Of Oz
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I'm afraid, rather average. more (32 total)

Cast

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Dorothy Dwan ... Dorothy
Mary Carr ... Aunt Em
Virginia Pearson ... Lady Vishuss
Bryant Washburn ... Prince Kynd
Josef Swickard ... Prime Minister Kruel
Charles Murray ... Wizard of Oz

Oliver Hardy ... Farmhand (as Oliver N. Hardy)
William Hauber ... Undetermined Role
William Dinus ... Undetermined Role
Frank Alexander ... Uncle Henry
Otto Lederer ... Ambassador Wikked
Frederick Ko Vert ... Phantom of the Basket
Larry Semon ... Toymaker / Farmhand
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Ihmemaa Oz (Finland) [fi]
Le sorcier d'Oz (France) [fr]
Tomasín en el reino de Oz (Spain) [es]
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Runtime:
81 min (20.7 fps) | USA:72 min (2005 alternate version)
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Color:
Black and White (Sepiatone)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:TV-G (TV rating) | Australia:G

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Dorothy's note is signed "Pastoria". In the original Oz series, Pastoria was the father of Ozma, the present-day ruler of Oz. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The plane that brings Kruel's emissaries from Oz to Kansas is a triplane in the long shots of it in mid-air, but a biplane when it lands. more
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8 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
I'm afraid, rather average., 28 December 2000
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Author: (rhoughton@iprimus.com.au) from Melbourne Australia

Even in it's day, I think that this movie would have been looked on as rather average. It just isn't a patch on the classic 1939 version. The scarecrow, the tin man and the cowardly lion are not characters, but rather disguises that three of the characters "put on". And there is no witch at all. [Margaret Hamilton, we miss you.] Although the plot is good, the way it's done would confuse younger children, and it somehow just doesn't hold up. It is interesting to see, only for its historic aspect.

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The 3 disk release of the 1939 movie has this as extra kdenbleyker
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