The Patchwork Girl of Oz-1914- Violet MacMillan-One of the best ”Land of Oz” ever made-Full movie

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“The Patchwork Girl of Oz”, 1914, is a silent film made by L. Frank Baum's The Oz Film Manufacturing Company. It was based on the book The Patchwork Girl of Oz, a children's novel, the seventh set in the Land of Oz. Characters include the Woozy, Ojo "the Unlucky", Unc Nunkie, Dr. Pipt, Scraps (the patchwork girl), and others. The book was first published on July 1, 1913, with illustrations by John R. Neill. In 1914, Baum adapted the book to film through his "Oz Film Manufacturing Company." In the previous Oz book, The Emerald City of Oz, magic was used to isolate Oz from all outside worlds. Baum did this to end the Oz series, but was forced to restart the series with this book due to financial hardships. In the prologue, he explains how he managed to get another story about Oz, even though it is isolated from all other worlds. He explains that a child suggested he make contact with Oz with wireless telegraphy. Glinda, using her book that records everything that happens, is able to know that someone is using a telegraph to contact Oz, so she erects a telegraph tower and has the Shaggy Man, who knows how to make a telegraph reply, tell the story contained in this book to Baum. The book was dedicated to Sumner Hamilton Britton, the young son of one of its publishers, Sumner Charles Britton of Reilly & Britton. The film was written and produced by L. Frank Baum and directed by J. Farrell MacDonald. It makes almost no use of the dialog from the book in the intertitles. While there are a number of modest special effects, the movie relies largely on dancing (or rather cavorting), slapstick, and costuming. The Patchwork Girl uses acrobatics regularly with good effect. Dr. Pipt's daughter is added for love interest, as well as an additional plot thread: her boyfriend is turned into a small statue which women find irresistible. The plot omits the Glass Cat, the Shaggy Man, the Yoop, and the phonograph, but also adds Mewel, a donkey, and "The Lonesome Zoop", both slapstick animals. Notable cast members, one uncredited, were future producer/director Hal Roach and comedian Harold Lloyd. The two of them, after meeting on this film, would go on to work together for several years. Baum cast acrobat Pierre Couderc in the title role because he was unable to find a woman with the level of acrobatic training to do the role, due to social restrictions. Violet MacMillan - Ojo, a Munchkin Boy Frank Moore - Unc Nunkie, Ojo's Guardian Raymond Russell (actor)- 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) Fred Woodward - The Woozy, a Quaintness / The Zoop, A Mystery / Mewel, who is Everybody's Friend Todd Wright - The Wizard of Oz Herbert Glennon - The Scarecrow Al Roach - The Cowardly Lion / Tottenhot Andy Anderson - The Hungry Tiger Jessie May Walsh - Ozma of Oz, the Ruler of the Emerald City William Cook - The Royal Chamberlain Ben Deeley - Rozyn, the Village Fiddler Lon Musgrave - The Tin Woodman Pierre Couderc - Scraps, the Patchwork Girl (as The Marvelous Couderc) Ressources: Wikipedia.org, imdb.com Soundtrack, special effects and dubbing: Cinemateca The soundtrack is a derivative work of Fresh Air, Relaxing Piano Music, Organic Meditations One, Whips of Whorls by Kevin MacLeod (http://www.incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/ ), licensed under CC BY 3.0 licence, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/. No changes were made to the original music.