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His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz | 
 enlarge | Director: J. Farrell Macdonald
Actors: Violet Macmillan, Frank Moore, Pierre Couderc, Fred Woodward, Raymond Russell
Studio: Alpha Home Entertainment
Category: Movie
Buy New: $9.99
Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 6978
Genre: Adventure
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 56 Minutes
Theatrical Release Date: December 31, 1969
Release Date: October 17, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Synopsis:
A wicked king has taken over the Emerald City, and wants his daughter, Princess Gloria to marry the horrid courtier Googly-Goo, though she loves Pon, the Gardener's Boy. The camera follows two farmers placing a Scarecrow upon a pole in a cornfield. Pon rescues a Kansas girl named Dorothy from the evil witch Mombi, whom Princess Gloria has been taken to by King Krewl to freeze her heart so she will no longer love Pon. An Indian princess has a ceremony to bring the Scarecrow to life. Pon rescues the cold-hearted princess and they flee for help, discovering the Scarecrow, who promptly falls in love with the princess, and Button-Bright, a lost boy from America. They come to the castle of the Tin Emperor, Nick Chopper, and after oiling him, he falls in love with Gloria. After a bit of a chase aided by the Sawhorse and the Wizard, Mombi turns Pon into a Kangaroo, and a slough of Fred Woodward's animals battle it out. |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 From Hollywoods Golden Age Of Films February 19, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Wizard Of Oz Original Author Lyman Frank Baum Made A Living On The Books And On The Films...Which The Films Did Not Make It Because Men And Women Would Get Away From The Kids Or They Thought It Would Be To Rapid Because Films Had Moved In Quick Motions The Film Also Back Those Times Would Flash....Pierre Couderc Was Also The Patchwork Girl In The Patchwork Girl Of Oz...Charlie Chapplin Married To The Woman Who Plays Button Bright Who Is Mildred Harris Those Two Had A Child Mildred And Charles Had A Child That Only Lasted Three Days Before It Died The Film Is Great Anyway Frank Moore Pierre Couderc Violet Macmillian And Mildred Harris Should Be Known As The Real Charectors Because L.Frank Baum Appointed Them As The Charectors
L.F.B. September 16, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Well Its A Good Video But The Tin Woodmans Costume Did'nt
Fit Like Oliver Hardy's Costume In The Wizard Of Oz 1925
THE Film Is A Subject Of Scenario Which Starts As King Kruel
Wants His Niece To Wed A Strange Weird Looking Man But His Niece Gloria Likes "PON" A Gardeners Boy They Get Caught By Kruel So He Takes Her To Mombi Who Captured Dorothy When Her
House Landed By A Twister ANY WAY Mombi Turns Gloria's Heart
Into An Ice Heart Then She Is Payed By Kruel Dorothy And Pon Watched All This In The Window Then Mombi Summons Her Band
Of Witches Then Gloria Is Now Untied And Mombi Is After Dorothy
Who Escaped Then Mombi Beats Up "HANK"The Mule LATER Indians
Turn Pon And His Dads Scarecrow Into A Living One Which Is Descovered By Pon And Dorothy Then They Walk After Helping The
Straw Man They Find Button Bright Who Is Played By Charlie Chaplins Wife Mildred After While Button Scarecrow Dorothy And
Pon And Gloria Sit Near A River Bank Dorothy Eats But The Poor
Scarecrow Cant Eat Later They Are Chased By Mombi The Scarecrow
Talks While Mombi Yells At Gloria And The Straw Man Gets Hit With Her Broom And His Straw Is Plucked Out Pon And Dorothy
Put His Straw In Again Then The They See The Tin Castle Of The Tin Man Or(the Emerald Castle)They Oil The Woodman And They
All Hide In The Castle Mombi Yells At Tin Woodman But He Cuts
Her Head Off With A Cheap Effect A Bag Over Her Real Face She
Puts A Head On Then In A Backstage Moment She Takes The Bag Off
Then Later They Sit On A Raft And The Scarecrow Like In The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz Book Gets Stuck On A Pole And Falls
In The Lake Twice Then Also Like The First Book A Bird Lifts
Him up Back To The Friends Then They Find The Lion Who Finished
Battling A Winged Monkey Then They Find The Wizard Of Oz
Who Helps Them By Trapping Mombi In A Can Of Preserved Witch
Then They Go To The Castle The Scarecrow Is Made King After A War Then Mombi Tells The Wizard She'll Unfreas Glorias Heart
He Lets her Out And She Does Then Googly Goo And Kruel Are Put
In The Dungen THE END
 Not what I expected from other reviews... August 3, 2005
Bill Lunglis
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I don't know alot about old movies, especially not silent film, or anything before the 40's, so maybe my opinion is that of a dummy. Most of the shots were very long, repetitive, and boring. It was rare for a scene to have much editing at all, it was mostly a single shot showing frantic action that doesn't tell much of a story at all. The woman who reads the text screens is obnoxious. In my opinion, I'd rather read it myself than have it read to me. I don't like that voice there. As some of the other reviewers have said, some of the effects and costuming worked very well. Very impressive for the time. The direction, action, and pacing/storytelling just didn't seem to work well at all for me. Very slow. I fell asleep several times and had to rewind. If you want a good silent film, check out Steamboat Bill, Jr. Excellent.
the best oz movie ever May 24, 2005
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
this is the best movie ever of oz! it was made by the author himself!it is full of action and adventure and romance. it was alot of fun.not bad for a film made in 1914.
 A Curious, Period Piece from Oz's Original Creator May 1, 2005
John A Lee III (San Antonio, TX)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have been an Oz fan all of my life and usually jump at the opportunity to add something to my Oz collection. So it was that I was glad to find this piece. Watching it, however, was not all I had hoped for.
I was pleasantly surprised to find that it was written and directed by L. Frank Baum, the author of "The Wizard of Oz" as well as the later sequel, "The Scarecrow of Oz". As such, I expected it to be a very faithful adaptation of the book. In this, I was surpised by two things. The first was that the story was much less like the book that I would have expected from the book's author. The second is how good a job was done in a film dating from 1914.
The basic story is that of the book. Princess Gloria has her heart frozen by an evil witch to prevent her from marrying a commoner. The Oz characters come to her rescue. The way this comes about, however, deviates significantly from the book and several characters are changed or are missing alltogether. This was a dissapointment to me but may not be to others.
The state of the art for motion pictures was not all that developed in 1914. With that in mind, this movie does achieve some remarkable things. The "trick" are easy to identify but they do not detract from the progession of the story itself. These special effects include an underwater scene with the scarecrow, the actual freezing of the princess's heart and the decaptitation of the evil witch. They do blend well with the story. There is none of the "how did they do that" feeling but there is a "I'm surpriised they managed that" feeling to replace it.
In appearance, it seems like Oz is located in the American plains of the midwest. This is particularly apparent when the scarecrow is seen in his cornfield with "Indians" dancing around him. So too do the river scenes seem more like a bit of Americana than the fantasy land of Oz. So too do the witches seem to come from Salem as opposed to the fairy land. This is another instance of something that distracted me but may not affect anyone else.
Staple Oz characters making an appearance include Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, the Cowardly Lion, the Wizard, the wooden Sawhorse, Old Mombi, Button Bright (as a girl instead of a boy!) as well as those specific to this story line like Gloria, Pon, King Krewl and Googly Goo. Notably absent are Trot, Captain Bill and Betsy Bobbin. It is possible that Hank the mule makes an appearance but I don't know if that is intentional or a coincidence and the character is not named.
This film is well worth buying for serious Oz fanatics. It does provide a diverting hour of entertainment and follows the basics of the story. So too might it appeal to silent movie fans who like silent movies for their own sake. The Little Rascals short is a nice additional touch as well.
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