Storyline
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. Dorothy learns from Aunt Em that fat, cruel Uncle Henry is not her uncle, and gives her a note due on her eighteenth birthday, which reveals she is actually Princess Dorothea of Oz, and is supposed to marry Prince Kynd. She, Uncle Henry , and two farmhands are swept to Oz by a tornado. Snowball, a black farmhand soon joins them after a lightning bolt chases him into the sky. They land in Oz, where the farmhands try to avoid capture. Semon becomes a scarecrow, Hardy briefly disguises himself as a Tin Woodman, and Snowball is given a Lion suit by the Wizard, which he uses to scare the Pumperdink guards.Cast
- Dorothy Dwan as Dorothy, an 18-year-old girl from Kansas who is later revealed to be Princess Dorothea of Oz (possibly derived from Princess Ozma).
- Larry Semon as a farmhand who later disguises himself as the Scarecrow. He is hopelessly in love with Dorothy but is too shy to tell her his feelings.
- Oliver Hardy as another farmhand who becomes the Tin Man and is later made the Knight of the Garter by Kruel. Towards the end he almost becomes a villain.
- Spencer Bell as Snowball, who later becomes the Cowardly Lion. In the credits he is listed as G. Howe Black.
- Charles Murray as the Wizard, who cannot do real magic as he claims to but only magic tricks.
- Bryant Washburn as Prince Kynd, who marries Dorothy. He is based on King Kynd from the original books.
- Josef Swickard as Prime Minister Kruel an evil dictator of Oz. He is based on King Krewl from The Scarecrow of Oz.
- Mary Carr as Aunt Em.
- Frank Alexander as Uncle Henry, who travels to Oz with Dorothy and is made the Prince of Whales.
- Virginia Pearson as Lady Vishuss, Kruel's advisor.
- Otto Lederer as Ambassador Wikked, Kruel's henchman. His name is possibly derived from the Winkies who appear in the original books.
- Frederick Ko Vert as the Wizard's glamorous assistant who is in fact a man in drag.
Stills from the movie
I found a YouTube link containing a full version of the movie - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=se2149SPNJk - head on to it if you got some spare time.
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