_His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz_ (1914) was the basis for _The Scarecrow of Oz_ (the film came first; the novel in 1915). This is available in several ok videos taken from the Em Gee print. The DVD is based on the American Home entertainment Version, with its infamously inappropriate music and narration by hardcore/softcore porn/T&A SF horror star Jacqueline Lovell. Hungry Tiger Press is working on an improved version (the film is cropped, since it uses space for image that is now reserved for the soundtrack) but they have no idea when they will have it ready. The set includes _The Wonderful Wizard of Oz_ (1910), a bizarre amalgam of elements of the stage show with elements not only from the first book (there was no witch melting in the stage show, for example, but there is in the 1910 film) and elements from the sequels (Hank the Mule, Eureka, the Hungry Tiger, a magic turnstyle (coincidence or influence, not derivation)), plus its own oddities like flying lizards. Scott > Date sent: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 22:15:16 EDT > Send reply to: Film and TV Studies Discussion List <[log in to unmask]> > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [SCREEN-L] The Wizard of Oz > To: [log in to unmask] > In a message dated 8/16/2004 10:17:55 PM Central Daylight Time, > [log in to unmask] writes: > << > releasing a 3-disc set of DVDs called "More Treasures from American Film > Archives", which will include a 1910 film called "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", > described as the earliest surviving film version. > >> > > Is this the movie that was based on the book _The Scarecrow of Oz_, > or is it the one that was based on the stage show? > > Evelyn Duncan > [log in to unmask] > > ---- > For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: > http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html > ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]