Oz Filmography 1900-1919

Compiled by Scott Hutchins

1908

The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays [Fantasy Travelogue]

Michael Radio Color

The Radio Play Company of America/(?) The Selig Polyscope Company

Released September 24 (Grand Rapids Premiere)

D: Francis Boggs, Otis Turner; W: Otis Turner, L. Frank Baum, From L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900), The Marvelous Land of Oz (1904), John Dough and the Cherub (1906), Ozma of Oz (1907); P: L. Frank Baum; M: Nathaniel D. Mann, Sets: E. Pollack.

S: L. Frank Baum (The Royal Historian of Oz [live]), Romola Remus (Dorothy), Frank Burns (Scarecrow), Joseph Schrode (Cowardly Lion), Maude Harrington (Ozma), Will Morrison (Tip).

Otis Turner's John Dough and the Cherub segments: Joseph Schrode (John Dough), Grace Elder (Chick the Cherub), Frank Burns (Para Bruin, the Rubber Bear).

1910

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz [Fantasy Short]

BW, 1000 ft. (1 reel) Released March 24 [26].

The Selig Polyscope Company

D (alleged): Otis Turner; W: L. Frank Baum, Otis Turner, from L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900); P: William Nicholas Selig.

S (alleged) : Bebe Daniels (Dorothy), Hobart Bosworth, Eugenie Besserer, Robert Leonard, Winnifred Greenwood, Lillian Leighton, Olive Cox.

1910

Dorothy and the Scarecrow in Oz aka Dorothy und Vogelscheche in Oz [Fantasy Short]

BW, 1000 ft. (1 reel) Released April 19.

The Selig Polyscope Company

W: L. Frank Baum, from his novels The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) and The Marvelous Land of Oz (1904); P: William Nicholas Selig.

1910

The Land of Oz [Fantasy Short]

BW, 1000 ft. (1 reel) Released May 19.

The Selig Polyscope Company

W: L. Frank Baum, from his novel The Marvelous Land of Oz (1904); P: William Nicolas Selig.

1910

John Dough and the Cherub [Fantasy Short]

BW, 1000 ft. (1 reel) Released December 19.

The Selig Polyscope Company

W: L. Frank Baum, based on his 1906 novel; P: William Nicholas Selig.

1914

The Patchwork Girl of Oz aka L. Frank Baum's Whimsical Fairy Tale The Patchwork Girl of Oz aka Ragged Girl of Oz (1918) aka The Raggedy Girl (1919) aka De Aventuen van Ojo in Wonderland (Dutch title) [Fantasy/Comedy]

BW, 5 reels, Released August 6 (L.A. Athletic Club premiere), September 28 (general).

The Oz Film Manufacturing Company/Paramount Pictures

D: J. [Joseph] Farrell MacDonald; W: L. Frank Baum, based on his novel; P: L. Frank Baum, Louis F. Gottschalk; EP: Clarence Rundel, Harry F. Haldeman; M: (for live accompaniment) Louis F. Gottschalk; C: James A. Crosby; Assistant Director: Harold Ostrom; Assistant Technical Manager: Will H. White; Optical Effects: James A. Crosby; Ozma head logo: Vivian Reed.

S: Violet Macmillan (Ojo, a Munchkin Boy), Frank Moore (Unc Nunkie, Ojo's Guardian), Raymond Russell (Dr. Pipt, the Crooked Magician), Leontine Dranet (Margolotte, his wife, who makes the Patchwork Girl), Bobbie Gould (Jesseva, his daughter, betrothed to Danx), Marie Wayne (Jinjur, a Maid in the Emerald City), Dick Rosson (Danx, a Noble Munchkin), Frank Bristol (The Soldier with the Green Whiskers [Omby Amby]), Ben Deeley (Rozyn, the Village Fiddler), Fred Woodward (The Woozy, a Quaintness), Todd Wright (The Wizard of Oz), Herbert Glennon (The Scarecrow), Al Roach [Hal Roach] (The Cowardly Lion; Tottenhot), Andy Anderson (The Hungry Tiger), Fred Woodward (The Zoop, a Mystery), Fred Woodward (Mewel, who is Everybody's Friend), Jessie May Walsh (Ozma of Oz, the Ruler of the Emerald City), William Cook (The Royal Chamberlain), Lon Musgrave (The Tin Woodman), The Marvelous Couderc [Pierre Couderc] (Scraps, the Patchwork Girl), Juanita Hansen (Bell Ringer), Harold Lloyd (Tottenhot), 78 others (Munchkins, Royal Guards, Tottenhots, Horners, Hoppers, Soldiers, Courtiers, Thorne Guards, and Train Bearers), (The Braided Man).

S (?): Florence Dagmar, Blanch Lang, Queenie Rossom.

Note: Mildred Harris is sometimes credited with the role of Dorothy, although the character does not appear in the film.

V: Video Yesteryear (18 fps, 81 min., music by Rosa Rio); Foothill Video (24 fps, 50 min.); Grapevine Video (62 min., with The Magic Cloak and His Majesty, The Scarecrow of Oz); Timeless Video/Hollywood Select Video (24 fps, 67 min., silent); The Library of Congress & Smithsonian Video/Unapix (20 fps, 65 min; on Origins of the Fantasy Feature, with Sidney Drew's A Florida Enchantment, music by Philip Carli); American Home Entertainment (on L. Frank Baum's Silent Film Collection: Oz; music by Mark Glassman and Steffan Presley, narrated by Jacqueline Lovell).

Alternate title copyrighted by Michael J. Lyons in 1919.

1914

The Magic Cloak of Oz (2 reels released as The Magic Cloak (1920-U.S.) in Britain, with another 2 called The Witch Queen (both 1915)) [Fantasy/Comedy]

BW, 5 reels

The Oz Film Manufacturing Company

D: J. [Joseph] Farrell MacDonald; W: L. Frank Baum, from his novel Queen Zixi of Ix, or The Story of the Magic Cloak (1905); P: L. Frank Baum, Louis F. Gottschalk; EP: Clarence Rundel, Harry F. Haldeman; M (for live accompaniment): Louis F. Gottschalk; C: James A. Crosby; Assistant Director: Harold Ostrom; Assistant Technical Manager: Will H. White; Optical Effects: James A. Crosby; Ozma head logo: Vivian Reed.

S: Mildred Harris (Princess Margaret "Fluff" of Noland), Violet Macmillan (King Timothy "Bud" of Noland), Fred Woodward (Nickodemus), Vivian Reed (Quavo, the Minstrel), Juanita Hansen [Parsons?] (Queen Zixi of Ix).

S (?guessing?)): Raymond Russell (Jikki ["Silly Zixi"]), (Mary), Dick Rosson (Mary's Father), Leontine Dranet (Mary's Mother)), Jessie May Walsh (Lulea), Mai Wells (Aunt Rivette), (Woozy), (Lonesome Zoop), (Elephant), (Kangaroo), (Crow), (Rabbit), Hal Roach (The Cowardly Lion), Andy Anderson (The Hungry Tiger), L. Frank Baum, others (Robbers), (Tallydab), (Tollydob), (Tellydeb), (Tullydub), (Tillydib), (Rolly Rogues).

V: Foothill Video; Grapevine Video (with The Patchwork Girl of Oz and His Majesty, The Scarecrow of Oz); Timeless Video/Hollywood Select Video (as The Magic Cloak, though box reads as above, 24 fps, 38 min., silent); Glenn Video Vistas (24 fps, 28 min., on An Oz Program, silent); American Home Entertainment (on L. Frank Baum's Silent Film Collection: Oz; music by Mark Glassman and Steffan Presley, narrated by Jacqueline Lovell).

The Magic Cloak copyrighted by Michael J. Lyons in 1919.

1914

His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz aka The Wizard of Oz aka The New Wizard of Oz (2/15) [Fantasy/Comedy]

BW, 5 reels; Released October 14.

The Oz Film Manufacturing Company/Alliance

D, W: L. Frank Baum, from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900), later adapted into his novel, The Scarecrow of Oz (1915); P: L. Frank Baum, Louis F. Gottschalk; EP: Clarence Rundel, Harry F. Haldeman; M (for live accompaniment): Louis F. Gottschalk; C: James A. Crosby; Assistant Director: Harold Ostrom; Assistant Technical Manager: Will H. White; Optical Effects: James A. Crosby; Ozma head logo: Vivian Reed.

S: Violet Macmillan (Dorothy, a Kansas girl who is wandering in the Land of Oz), Frank Moore (The Scarecrow), Pierre Couderc (The Tin Woodman), Fred Woodward (The Cowardly Lion, the Kangaroo, the Crow, the Cow, and the Mule), Raymond Russell (King Krewl), Arthur Smollet (Googly-Goo, a wealthy courtier), J. Charles Hayden (The Wizard of Oz), Todd Wright (Pon, the Gardener's Boy), Vivian Reed (Princess Gloria, niece to King Krewl), Mai Wells (Old Mombi), Mildred Harris (Button-Bright, who is lost and doesn't care), (Lonesome Zoop), (Three Witches), (The Spirit of the Corn).

V: Foothill Video; Grapevine Video (with The Patchwork Girl of Oz and The Magic Cloak); Timeless Video/Hollywood Select Video (24 fps, 59 min., silent); Glenn Video Vistas (24 fps, 38 min., on An Oz Program, silent); American Home Entertainment (on L. Frank Baum's Silent Film Collection: Oz; music by Mark Glassman and Steffan Presley, narrated by Jacqueline Lovell).

1914

The Last Egyptian [Fantasy Adventure]

BW, 5 reels, Released December 7.

The Oz Film Manufacturing Company/Alliance

D, W: L. Frank Baum, based on his anonymous novel; P: L. Frank Baum, Louis F. Gottschalk; EP: Clarence Rundel, Harry F. Haldeman; M (for live accompaniment): Louis F. Gottschalk; C: James A. Crosby; Assistant Director: Harold Ostrom; Assistant Technical Manager: Will H. White; Ozma head logo: Vivian Reed.

S: J. [Joseph] Farrell MacDonald (Kara, the Last Egyptian), Howard Davies (Winston Bey), Jefferson Osborne (Viscount Consinor), Frank Moore (Lord Roane), J. Charles Hayden (Tadros, the Dragoman), Fred Woodward (Sebbet, the Embalmer), Pierre Couderc (Sheik Antur), Vivian Reed (Aneth Consinor), Jane Urban (Nepthys), Mai Wells (Princess Hatatcha), Ora Buckley (Mrs. Everingham), Mrs. Emmons (Tilga, Keeper of the Harem).

1915

The Country Circus [Fantasy Short (Violet's Dreams)]

BW, 1 reel, Released September 10.

The Oz Film Manufacturing Company/Victor

W: L. Frank Baum

S: Violet Macmillan (Claribel), Fred Woodward (Circus Animals).

1915

The Magic Bon Bons [Fantasy Short (Violet's Dreams)]

BW, 1 reel, Released October 22.

The Oz Film Manufacturing Company/Victor

W: L. Frank Baum, from "The Magic Bonbons" from American Fairy Tales.

S: Violet Macmillan (Claribel).

1915

The Gray Nun of Belgium [War Drama]

BW, 5 reels, Released April 26, 1916.

Dramatic Feature Films (Formerly OFMC)/Alliance

D: Francis Powers; W: L. Frank Baum; P: Frank J. Baum; Assistant Director: Nat G. Deverich.

S: Cathrine Countiss, Betty Pierce (Mother Superior), David Proctor.

V: The Nostalgia Merchant (?)

1915

Pies and Poetry [Comedy Short]

BW, 1 reel

Dramatic Feature Films (formerly OFMC)

W: L. Frank Baum

S: Betty Pierce.

1916

The Uplifters/Paramount Pictures

S: Dr. Edgerton Carter, Carl de V. Hundt, L. Frank Baum (The Gambler).

1917

Like Babes in the Woods aka Babes in the Woods [Fantasy]

BW, 2 reels, Released August 6. Academy Ratio

The Oz Film Manufacturing Company/Victor/Universal/Fox Film Corporation

D: Chester M. Franklin, Sidney A. Franklin; W: Karl R. Coolidge (From the final two parts of "Violet's Dreams" and outtakes of The Magic Cloak of Oz, films by L. Frank Baum); P: George Cochrane.

S: Violet Macmillan (Violet), Gordon Griffin (Billie), Fred Woodward (Hank the Mule), Jack Nelson (Fortune Teller), Francis Carpenter, Virginia Lee Corbin (Grethel), "Baby" Carmen De Rue, Violet Radcliffe (The Robber Prince).

V: Nostalgia Family Video; Discount Video Tapes.

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