1910 Wonderful Wizard Of Oz, The - part 2

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910) is the earliest surviving film version of L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel, made by the Selig Polyscope Company without Baum's direct input. It was created to fulfill a contractual obligation associated with Baum's personal bankruptcy caused by The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays, from which it was once thought to have been derived. It was partly based on the 1902 stage musical, though much of the film deals with the Wicked Witch of the West, who does not appear in the musical.

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Film & Animation

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• historical
• silent
• film
• movie
• moving
• motion
• picture

[platinumpinkice]

thanks for the uploads! :)

[platinumpinkice]

@ziggycat999 it was obviously remastered and shit for better quality.

[ziggycat999]

The quality is very good given this is 100 years old.

[lizziemagic]

Yes, I know that, but even in the original 1900 novel she was known as the Wicked Witch of the West. She still is today. But I've never heard of her being called "Momba". Was that even in the original book?

[Spoothead12]

Yes. Not Elphaba though. The witch wasn't known as Elphaba until the book Wicked came out.....in 1995.

[lizziemagic]

Momba the witch? Is she supposed to be like The Wicked Witch of the West? Elphaba?

[JordieBoPSP]

Wow I had never heard of this. o.o