I am assuming this is most likely the first filmed version of Baum's famous story. It is as expected quite different from the more known 1939 version. These early short films seem to be more feeling out the new found territory of cinema rather than truly attempting to make a good (and when it comes to adaptations, faithful) film. 13 minutes just is not enough to tell this story and like the other infant short film literary adapts trying to do so loses all forms of coherency.

in this one we begin with a shot of Dorothy on a farm, then next she is immediately being taken to meet the Scarecrow. This is all before Oz but shortly after her,…

I am assuming this is most likely the first filmed version of Baum's famous story. It is as expected quite different from the more known 1939 version. These early short films seem to be more feeling out the new found territory of cinema rather than truly attempting to make a good (and when it comes to adaptations, faithful) film. 13 minutes just is not enough to tell this story and like the other infant short film literary adapts trying to do so loses all forms of coherency.

in this one we begin with a shot of Dorothy on a farm, then next she is immediately being taken to meet the Scarecrow. This is all before Oz but shortly after her,…

Although the stage show 'Fairylogue and Radio-Plays' was an artistic success, it was a financial failure. L. Frank Baum, the writer of the 'Oz' books was left owing thousands of dollars to his creditors which included the Selig Polyscope Company, (one of those companies sued by Thomas Edison for patent infringement). The Selig Company won the rights to film Baum’s best known work and the 1910 film was the first attempt to adapt the entire story and is yet again another condensed film based on a published work. In this version Dorothy meets the Scarecrow before the storm. She is transported to Oz together with Toto, the Scarecrow and a cow and a donkey. The band then meets up with…