Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Adapted to film in 1914 through baums oz film manufacturing company. The oz film manufacturing company would have continued and the series would have gone in a completely different direction. Almost exclusively shot with a single stationary camera and simple though wellmade special effects, such as double exposure or stopmotion. The patchwork girl of oz 1914 and you call yourself a. Affectionately dedicated to my young friend sumner hamilton britton of chicago. Leontine dranet margolotte, his wife, who makes the patchwork girl bobbie gould jesseva, his daughter, betrothed to danx marie wayne a maid in the emerald city jinjur.
Print exists in the library of congress film archive american film institutemurray glass collection 35mm positive. Margolotte, his wife, who makes the patchwork girlbobbie gould. The patchwork girl of oz is in many ways typical of films from the period before the birth of a nation 1915. Frank baums oz book series, which he was obliged to return to after a three year break due to his bankruptcy.
Farrell macdonald, an american actor, and director before directing the patchwork girl of oz, j. The patchwork girl of oz 1914 the 1st oz feature film l. Patchwork girl of oz is one of a handful of extant productions from author l. The patchwork girl of oz is the seventh novel in the oz series. Along the way, they meet mewel, a waif and stray mule who leads them to dr. Its an entertaining thought but as it is, the patchwork girl of oz and its ofmc successors will probably remain in the annals of a used video stores budget bin, only occasional dusted off to be enjoyed by a curious. More by this author you must have been to visit the wise donkey, said scraps, laughing so merrily that the crowd smiled with her, in sympathy. The patchwork girl of oz wikisource, the free online library. Frank baums shortlived oz film manufacturing company. The film was rereleased in the usa as the ragged girl of oz in 1919. The story begins with a visit by a young munchkin lad, ojo the unlucky, who with his unc nunkie. Shes taller than a young boy, and her body is plump and rounded because it is stuffed with cotton. Harperperennialclassics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and.
A patchwork doll comes to life, and dorothy, the tin woodman, and a host of new characters have enchanting adventures in the land of oz. Free wallpapers download of the patchwork girl of oz movie, hero, heroine, etc is available in our gallery section. The magical practices and potions of the land of oz is the thread running through the patchwork girl. The actor playing the patchwork girl is pierre couderc or the marvelous couderc. The patchwork girl of oz is not about the patchwork girl of oz, but rather is the story of a little munchkin boy and his motley assortment of followers journeying across the land of oz in search of items that will create a magic capable of saving the boys beloved uncle. The patchwork girl of oz 1914 the patchwork girl of oz. As a child, the patchwork girl of oz was my favorite oz book. The story however does stray from the book and some of the scenes are a bit disjointed. In 1914, baum adapted the book to film through his oz film manufacturing company. This 34 film dvd collection, still contains the bestlooking home video edition of the patchwork girl of oz. The patchwork girl of oz 1914 is a silent film made by l.
The patchwork girl of oz, unlike its selig polyscope predecessors, was a featurelength production running over eighty minutesat least at the time of its first release. While there are a number of modest special effects, the movie relies largely on dancing or rather cavorting, slapstick, and costuming. Through the kindness of dorothy gale of kansas, afterward princess dorothy of. The joking horners it was not long before they left the passage and came to a great cave, so high that it must have reached nearly to the top of the mountain within which it lay. The patchwork girl of oz and you call yourself a scientist. The patchwork girl of oz oz series book 7 kindle edition. The patchwork girl of oz, unlike its selig polyscope predecessors, was a featurelength production running over eighty minutes at least at the time of its first release. The fivereel film was the first produced by baums company. However, one of those motley followers is the patchwork girl and she absolutely steals the show. Frank baum list of contents best known authors and titles are available on the free online library. Characters include the woozy, ojo the unlucky, unc nunkie, dr.
Frank baum and produced by his shortlived oz film manufacturing company, follows ojo violet macmillan and uncle nunkie frank moore on an. Jesseva, his daughter, betrothed to danxmarie wayne. Ojo and unc nunkie are out of food, so they decide to journey to the emerald city where they will never starve. Farrell macdonald had directed samson, released in 1914. The patchwork girl of oz dover childrens classics by l.
Since, he directed his majesty, the scarecrow of oz, released in 1914, the last egyptian 1914. Farrell macdonald with violet macmillan, frank moore, raymond russell, leontine dranet, year. Sadly, this film is one of the many casualties of the silent era, existing today only in a truncated version of around an hour long, these cut prints being found in britain some years after the film had been declared lost altogether. She wears a patchwork skirt, a patchwork apron with pockets, and red leather shoes with pointy toes. The patchwork girl of oz is a 1914 film loosely based off of the l. Supposedly, theres humor in characters jumping around and moving about erratically. This silent film version is a charming look at how oz was envisioned by its creatorl. L frank baums film of his fairy tale the patchwork girl of ozviolet macmillan. L frank baums film of his fairy tale the patchwork girl of oz violet macmillan. Meet a living girl made out of patchwork quilts, a conceited glass cat, and the lovable blockheaded woozy. The patchwork girl of oz is one of the three oz films produced by author l. It was based on the 19 book the patchwork girl of oz. Violet macmillan plays a munchkin boy, but is very obviously a woman.
You really have to look at the patchwork girl of oz. Follow the adventures of a charming band of characters as they join dorothy and the scarecrow to explore the wondrous land of oz. Their bread tree isnt producing food, so ojo insists they venture to the emerald city in search of food. The patchwork girl or scraps is a supporting character in the oz series. Meet a living girl made out of patchwork quilts, a conceited glass cat. Frank baum is a childrens novel, the seventh set in the land of oz. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. The patchwork girl of oz wasnt the first adaptation of his work, that honour going to 1908s the fairylogue and radioplays, an expensive cross between performance and film that must have been something like richard attenborough interacting with himself within jurassic park. Click the logomark to purchase this region 0 ntsc dvd edition from.
Frank baum and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It makes almost no use of the dialog from the book in the intertitles. She was originally made by margolotte, the munchkin wife of dr. Even so, and allowing that the film was intended for children, the patchwork girl of oz too often exhibits the exaggerated yet simplistic style of. Baum dedicated the book to sumner hamilton britton, the young son of his publisher sumner charles britton. The remaining films were finally accepted onto the alliance program. The story begins with a visit by a young munchkin lad, ojo the unlucky, who with his unc nunkie visit a reclusive magician, dr. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the patchwork girl of oz oz series book 7. The wonderful wizard of oz and its thirteen sequels have enchanted audiences since their publication in the early twentieth century. The patchwork girl of oz was accepted onto the paramount distribution program, but when the picture fared poorly, paramount refused to take on the additional productions.
The patchwork girl joins and tey set out for the real adventure. The patchwork girl of oz 1914 classic horror film board. The patchwork girl of oz oz series book 7 kindle edition by baum, l. Frank baums the oz film manufacturing company and based upon his book, the patchwork girl of oz. In the first cult movies book, danny peary opens his entry on the wizard of oz the last movie discussed in the book with an account of seeing the patchwork girl in a theater full of bored children yawning and asking their parents to go home. The patchwork girl is a lifesize living doll made from various pieces of patchwork quilts.
The story begins with a young boy named ojo and unc nunkie. The patchwork girl of oz 1914 silver in a haystack. The oz film manufacturing company was an independent film studio from 1914 to 1915. After a doll made out of a patchwork quilt is brought to life by a magician, she must find a way to break a spell t. The patchwork quilt had been made by her grandmother, and never used as it wasnt. Unfortunately, this dvd boxset has long been outofprint. Wikipedia says he was a french acrobat, actor, screenwriter and producer and that he also appeared in his majesty the scarecrow of oz. The book was first published on july 1, 19, with illustrations by john r.
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