The Patchwork Girl of Oz
"Powder of life in Oz"
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About this film
Ojo and Unc Nunkie journey to the Emerald City, meet Dr. Pipt, and help create Scraps the Patchwork Girl in L. Frank Baum's 1914 Oz film produced by his Oz Film Manufacturing Company.
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About the production
Release date1914-01-01
Box officePoor commercial performance, contributing to the financial collapse of The Oz Film Manufacturing Company
ProductionThe Oz Film Manufacturing Company
Filmed inLos Angeles, California, Santa Monica Beach (for Oz beach scenes)
The production faced significant challenges in
Historical background
The Patchwork Girl of Oz was among Baum's attempt to control screen adaptations of his books; the venture failed commercially and ended his production company.
What critics said
Oz fans value it as a rare surviving Baum-produced feature; critics note stiff staging compared with later MGM musical.
Where to watch
- Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/PatchworkOZ
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The%20Patchwork%20Girl%20of%20Oz%20(1914).webm