The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays

The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays was an early attempt to bring L. Frank Baum's Oz books to the motion picture screen. It was a mixture of live actors, hand-tinted magic lantern slides, and film. Baum himself would appear as if he were giving a lecture, while he interacted with the characters (both on stage and on screen). Due to financial problems--the show cost more to make than sold-out houses could bring it--the show folded after two months of p... more

Initial release date:

  • Sep 24, 1908

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 2 h

Film

Directed by

Francis Boggs

Francis W. Boggs (March 1870 – October 27, 1911) was a stage actor and pioneer silent film director. He was one of the first to direct a film in Hollywood. He was born in Santa Rosa, California to George W. Boggs and Alabama McMeans. While in his teens he began acting with the Alcazar stock company...

Tagline:

  • America's Teller of Fairy Tales, L. FRANK BAUM And His Wonderful ACTING PICTURES of THE LAND OF OZ and John Douah and the Cherub: Two Fairy Extravaganzas of rare beauty, presented in magnificent colors and with marvelous effects

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  • 2 h

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Adaptation

Adapted From

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a children's novel written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W.W. Denslow. It was originally published by the George M. Hill Company in Chicago on May 17, 1900, and has since been reprinted countless times, most often under the name The Wizard of Oz, which is the...
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