The Wizard of Oz (1925 film)
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Post Baum’s death in 1919, the Oz books continued to live on and be reprinted, finding its first adaptation sans Baum’s influence in the 1925 silent film production The Wizard of Oz directed by Larry Semon, including Oliver Hardy of Laurel and Hardy slapstick comedy fame as the Tin Man! Although it is barely faithful to Baum’s original text and includes problematic racial tropes, it marks a transition from literary Oz to cinematic Oz being the fantasy land’s next no place like home in the pop culture landscape. The film also introduces the concept of the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Cowardly Lion as farmhands first in Kansas before being characters in Oz, another plot element made iconic in the 1939 MGM film!
The Wizard of Oz: play in three acts (1928)
Dramatized by Elizabeth Fuller Goodspeed (later Chapman)
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Marking the beginning of amateur Oz productions in 1928, the MGM Wicked Witch herself Margaret Hamilton performed in the Junior League version of The Wizard of Oz before her legendary portrayal in the film in 1939! The Junior League version is also the first adaptation to include Dorothy’s silver shoes and was the first to even describe them as "slippers!" Inspired by Baum's literary text including verbatim dialogue exchanges, the script aimed for simplicity so it could be easily adapted for school and community productions at a low cost. Like the MGM film to come a decade later, it also streamlined Dorothy's journey, omitting her adventure to both Winkie and Quadling countries included in the original children's novel.