The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914)

Director:

J. Farrell MacDonald

Writers:

L. Frank Baum (novel)
L. Frank Baum (screenplay)

Release Date:

28 September 1914 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Comedy

Tagline:

It's a whirlwind of laughter, pathos and illusion

Plot:

Ojo and Unc Nunkie are out of food, so they decide to journey to the Emerald City where they will never starve...

Plot Keywords:

Journey | Oz | Turned To Stone | Sequel | Rag Doll

Cast

Violet MacMillan	...	Ojo, a Munchkin Boy
Frank Moore	...	Unc Nunkie, Ojo's Guardian
Raymond Russell	...	Dr. Pipt, the Crooked Magician
Leontine Dranet	...	Margolotte, his wife, who makes the Patchwork Girl (as Haras Dranet)
Bobbie Gould	...	Jesseva, his daughter, betrothed to Danx
Marie Wayne	...	Jinjur, a Maid in the Emerald City
Richard Rosson	...	Danx, a Noble Munchkin (as Dick Rosson)
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
Bert Glennon	...	The Scarecrow (as Herbert Glennon)
Hal Roach	...	The Cowardly Lion / Tottenhot (as Al Roach)
Dave Anderson	...	The Hungry Tiger (as Andy Anderson)
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)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jacqueline Lovell	...	Narrator of 1996 Version (voice)
Charles Ruggles	...	Undetermined Role (unconfirmed)
Juanita Hansen	...	Bell Ringer (uncredited)
Blanch Lang	...	(unconfirmed) (uncredited)
Harold Lloyd	...	Tottenhot (uncredited)
Vivian Reed	...	Ozma head logo (uncredited)
Queenie Rosson	...	(unconfirmed) (uncredited)

Directed by
J. Farrell MacDonald

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
L. Frank Baum		novel
L. Frank Baum		screenplay

Produced by
L. Frank Baum	....	producer
Thomas A. Edison	....	producer
Louis F. Gottschalk	....	producer
Harry Marston Haldeman	....	executive producer
Clarence R. Rundel	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Philip Carli		(1994)
Marc Glassman		(1996)
Louis F. Gottschalk
Steffan Presley		(1996)
Rosa Rio		(1986)

Cinematography by
James A. Crosby

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Harold Ostrom	....	assistant director

Visual Effects by
James A. Crosby	....	optical effects

Other crew
Will H. White	....	assistant technical manager

Production Companies

• Oz Film Manufacturing Company, The (as The Oz Film Company)

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1914) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Home Entertainment (1995) (USA) (VHS)
• Grapevine Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Image Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• LS Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Timeless Video (1995) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment Finland Oy (2009) (Finland) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

"Ragged Girl of Oz" - USA (reissue title)
"The Raggedy Girl" - USA (reissue title)

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Silent

Certification:

Finland:K-7 (2009)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Oz Film Manufacturing Company, The

Trivia:

Film debut of Charles Ruggles'.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Return to Oz (1985)

Interesting Little Film

As a child, The Patchwork Girl of Oz was my favorite Oz book. This silent film version is a charming look at how Oz was envisioned by it's creator--L. Frank Baum produced the film. The story however does stray from the book and some of the scenes are a bit disjointed. Motion pictures were in their infancy in 1914--most films were stagebound dramas, so to see a fantasy film from this period is unique.

The Patchwork Girl or "Scraps" is played by French acrobat Pierre Couderc. The part where Scraps catches the eye of the Scarecrow is very amusing. Also, the Yoop character is a forerunner to the Winged Monkeys who terrorized Judy Garland 25 years later.

In the video version I saw, the pivotal scene where Scraps is brought to life and tips over the Liquid of Petrification, is missing or destroyed--but the rest of the film is intact however.