The Dreamer of Oz (TV 1990)The film is the biography of Frank Baum, the children's book author and creator of the fantasy world Oz. Director:Jack Bender |
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| John Ritter | ... | ||
| Annette O'Toole | ... | ||
| Rue McClanahan | ... |
Matilda Electa Joslyn Gage
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| Charles Haid | ... |
Al Badham /
Cowardly Lion
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| David Schramm | ... |
W.W. Denslow
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| Nancy Lenehan | ... |
Harriet Alvena Baum Neal
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Courtney Barilla | ... |
Dorothy Leslie Gage /
Dorothy Gale
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| Nancy Morgan | ... |
Helen Leslie Gage Gage
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| Pat Skipper | ... |
Charlie H. Gage
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| Ed Gale | ... |
Ned Brown /
Farmer
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| Trevor Eyster | ... |
Frank Joslyn Baum (5-9 years)
(as Tim Eyster)
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Joshua Boyd | ... |
Frank Joslyn Baum (3 years)
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Roger Steffens | ... |
Salesman
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| John Cameron Mitchell | ... |
Albert the Reporter
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Frank Hamilton | ... |
Sullivan
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The film is the biography of Frank Baum, the children's book author and creator of the fantasy world Oz.
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10 December 1990 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story See more »Company Credits
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From the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz
Music by Harold Arlen and Herbert Stothart
Arranged by Herbert Stothart
Orchestrated by Murray Cutter
Played offscreen in final scene by the M-G-M Studio Orchestra
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John Ritter (L. Frank Baum) and Jason Ritter (Harry Neal Baum) are father and son in real-life. Nancy Morgan (Helen Gage) is John Ritter's wife, and Jason Ritter's mother. See more »Goofs
In the film, Baum is shown as an extra in Hamlet when the theater burns down. In reality, Baum had played Hamlet on numerous occasions, and the play being performed the night of the fire was an original work by Baum titled Matches - all known copies of the script and other Baum originals were destroyed in that fire. Baum was performing in another theater the night of the fire, but he owned the one that burned. See more »Soundtracks
"Main Title"From the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz
Music by Harold Arlen and Herbert Stothart
Arranged by Herbert Stothart
Orchestrated by Murray Cutter
Played offscreen in final scene by the M-G-M Studio Orchestra
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This has to be the best movie I have ever seen. John Ritter was/is wonderful. The writing was excellent, too. If I could get a copy of this movie I would give it a special place in my home. When you watch this movie you will sure to be moved as I was. I loved to see how L. Frank Baum came to write 'The Wizard of Oz'. It is not easy to imagine just how an author comes to compose a story. As many times as I have seen the film, The Wizard of Oz, and that is dozens of times, I never once thought to myself, "I wonder where Mr. Baum got his inspiration... you will be pleasantly surprised when you find out. I am very surprised and a bit dismayed that this film has not made it to the re-run stage. What a shame!