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His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz

  • 19141914
  • K-7K-7
  • 59m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
490
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
104,328
1,238
His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz (1914)
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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 now foll... Read allA 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 now follows two farmers placing a Scarecrow upon a pole in a cornfield. Meanwhile, Pon rescues a K... Read allA 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 now follows two farmers placing a Scarecrow upon a pole in a cornfield. Meanwhile, Pon rescues a Kansas girl named Dorothy from the evil witch Mombi, to whom Princess Gloria has been taken... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
490
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
104,328
1,238
  • Director
    • J. Farrell MacDonald
  • Writer
    • L. Frank Baum(novels "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" and "The Scarecrow of Oz")
  • Stars
    • Violet MacMillan
    • Frank Moore
    • Pierre Couderc
Top credits
  • Director
    • J. Farrell MacDonald
  • Writer
    • L. Frank Baum(novels "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" and "The Scarecrow of Oz")
  • Stars
    • Violet MacMillan
    • Frank Moore
    • Pierre Couderc
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    • 12User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz (1914)
    His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz (1914)
    His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz (1914)
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    His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz (1914)

    Top cast

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    Violet MacMillan
    Violet MacMillan
    • Dorothy Gale
    Frank Moore
    • The Scarecrow
    Pierre Couderc
    Pierre Couderc
    • The Tin Woodman
    Fred Woodward
    • The Cowardly Lion…
    Raymond Russell
    • King Krewl
    Arthur Smollet
    • Googly-Goo
    J. Charles Haydon
    • The Wizard of Oz
    • (as J. Charles Hayden)
    Todd Wright
    • Pon
    Vivian Reed
    Vivian Reed
    • Princess Gloria
    Mai Wells
    • Old Mombi
    • (as Mae Wells)
    Mildred Harris
    Mildred Harris
    • Button-Bright
    Louise Emmons
    Louise Emmons
    Jacqueline Lovell
    Jacqueline Lovell
    • Narrator of 1996 Version
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • J. Farrell MacDonald
    • Writer
      • L. Frank Baum(novels "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" and "The Scarecrow of Oz") (screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Violet MacMillan, who played "little girl" Dorothy, was 29 at the time of filming. This was her first "non-britches" film role, as she had played boys in The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914) and The Magic Cloak (1914).
    • Goofs
      The Scarecrow's hat falls off and floats downstream when he is hanging over the creek. He is wearing it again in the next scene, at the Tin Woodman's castle. How did he get it back?
    • Alternate versions
      Re-issued in 1920 in a re-cut version shown with a companion stage musical.
    • Connections
      Featured in Wiz on Down the Road (1978)

    User reviews12

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    5/10
    Old Mombi Steals the Show
    When his daughter Princess Gloria refuses to marry the courtier Googly-Goo he selected for her because she's in love with the Gardener's Boy Pon, wicked King Krewl takes the Princess to the evil witch Mombi in hopes the witch can cast a spell and destroy his daughter's love for Pon, a boy he considers beneath her station. Well, the Wicked Witch does eventually succeed in freezing the Princess's heart to all potential suitors. In the meantime, the Gardener's Boy Pon having followed the King's trail to Mombi's hut meets and befriends Dorothy (Violet MacMillan), a little Kansas girl taken prisoner by Mombi, helping her escape. Eventually the two, in their continued effort to escape and elude the Wicked Witch, meet up with the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodsman and eventually the Wizard of Oz. Together they try and devise a plan to deal with the Wicked Witch and remove King Krewl from power.

    While it's truly fun to see so many of the most familiar Oz characters participating in a new story, this one feels all over the place it's so lacking in terms of good direction. In fact, this often feels as though they were deciding what was going to happen next as they were doing it. It's way too hard to keep track of all the different characters and there's way too many unnecessary sub-plots. The best and funniest scenes in this one tend to revolve around Old Mombi the Witch (as played by Mai Wells) and her continual pursuit of our heroes. How's she dealt with time and time again proves more and more creative each time around.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 14, 1914 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • His Majesty, the Scarecrow
    • Production company
      • The Oz Film Manufacturing Company
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $23,500 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      59 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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