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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

1910 American silent fantasy film by Otis Turner
Movie short_film Q3794530
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
based off of book by Frank L. Baum · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Summary

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (466 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz authored Otis Turner[3].
  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz's instance of is recorded as short film[4].
  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was directed by Otis Turner[5].
  • Otis Turner wrote the screenplay for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz[6].
  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz's genre is fantasy film[7].
  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz's genre is silent film[8].
  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz's genre is film based on a novel[9].
  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz's based on is recorded as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz[10].
  • A cast member of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was Bebe Daniels[11].
  • A cast member of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was Hobart Bosworth[12].
  • A cast member of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was Robert Z. Leonard[13].
  • A cast member of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was Winifred Greenwood[14].
  • A cast member of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was Eugenie Besserer[15].
  • A cast member of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was Lillian Leighton[16].
  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was produced by William Nicholas Selig[17].
  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz's production company is recorded as Selig Polyscope Company[18].
  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz's director of photography is recorded as Otis Turner[19].
  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz's language of work or name is recorded as English[20].
  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz's color is recorded as black-and-white[21].
  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz's country of origin is recorded as United States[22].
  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was published on January 1, 1910[23].
  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was released on March 24, 1910[24].
  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz's distributed by is recorded as Selig Polyscope Company[25].
  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'}[26].
  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz's after a work by is recorded as L. Frank Baum[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz authored Otis Turner[3]. It was produced by William Nicholas Selig[17]. It was directed by Otis Turner[5]. Otis Turner wrote the screenplay for it[6]. Cast members include Bebe Daniels[11], Hobart Bosworth[12], Robert Z. Leonard[13], Winifred Greenwood[14], Eugenie Besserer[15], and Lillian Leighton[16].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1910[23] and March 24, 1910[24]. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz's language of work or name is recorded as English[20]. Genres include fantasy film[7], silent film[8], and film based on a novel[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz's after a work by is recorded as L. Frank Baum[27].

Why It Matters

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ranks in the top 3% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (466 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Related Entities

L. Frank Baum public domain The Wonderful Wizard of Oz United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Based on → The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
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    Language of work or name → English
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