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Larry Semon, Oliver Hardy: Alone Either One Is Hilarious; Together They Are a Riot morePlot:
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 synopsisUser Comments:
An educational excursion into the first film version of "The Wizard of Oz". moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | 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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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
81 min (20.7 fps) | USA:72 min (2005 alternate version)Country:
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Black and White (Sepiatone)Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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USA:TV-G (TV rating)Fun Stuff
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First broadcast on television in a three-part serial on 8, 9, and 10 June 1931, by W2XCD, an early broadcaster owned by the DeForest Radio Company and based in Passaic, New Jersey. moreGoofs:
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. moreFAQ
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The film, which was originally silent, was ruined by a narrator who couldn't even read the part. The music sounded like a cross between "Parrotsville" (island music) and porno (all the obscene popping sounds). However, for a dollar (which is what I paid for it), it was great to get to see the original film version. I just wish it had remained "silent" (with the original musical score, which may have been lost). I saw it the same evening the 1939 version was shown on network television and of course, there was very little resemblance. It was good to see Oliver Hardy in an early starring role (I assume it was an early one). The film is definitely a product of it's time, with the black man being the whipping boy and Dorothy playing a demure female.