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Otis TurnerThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910)

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910) is the earliest surviving film version of L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel, made by the Selig Polyscope Company without Baum's direct input. It was created to fulfill a contractual obligation associated with Baum's personal bankruptcy caused by The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays, from which it was once thought to have been derived. It was partly based on the 1902 stage musical, though much of the film deals with the Wicked Witch of the West, who does not appear in the musical.


This movie is part of the collection: Feature Films

Director: Otis Turner
Producer: William Selig
Production Company: Selig Polyscope Company
Audio/Visual: Silent, Black and White
Keywords: Wizard of Oz ; 1910 ; L Frank Baum ; Silent
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Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: Onimusha - - August 30, 2008
Subject: Excellent early Oz
It may be a little fuzzy around the edges but I thought it was excellent. I will be watching it again soon.

Reviewer: Classic_TV_and_Radio_Fan - - August 27, 2008
Subject: Primitive but Charming
Ok, so nobody will mistake this for being a "silent classic", and it seems unlikely that anyone would call it the best version of the story, but this is still a fairly entertaining and charming silent short, produced in 1910. The special effects are good for the time, although just 10 years later they would be vastly out of date. Still, it's worth seeing, and at 13 or so minutes, it moves along quite quickly.

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Directed by
Otis Turner

Writers
L. Frank Baum
Otis Turner

Cast
Bebe Daniels...Dorothy Gale
Hobart Bosworth...Wizard of Oz and King
Eugenie Besserer...Aunt Em
Robert Z. Leonard...Scarecrow
Winifred Greenwood...Momba
Lillian Leighton...Union Enforcer
Olive Cox...Glinda the Good
Alvin Wyckoff
Marcia Moore

Produced by
William Nicholas Selig