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Movie poster: The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays (1908)
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The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays

1908 · 120 min Adventure Fantasy
1.2 / 10 · TMDB

L. Frank Baum would appear in a white suit and present his live actors, slide shows and films as a live travelogue presentation of his popular fantasies. Highlights include Dorothy being swept to Oz in various ways, such as with back-projection tornadoes and storms in a chicken coop. Lack of financial backing forced the show to fold after appearing in only two cities, despite being a critical and commercial success. This film is lost.

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Year 1908
Country United States of America
Genre Adventure, Fantasy
Director Otis Turner
Runtime 120 min.
Rating TMDB: 1.2/10 (2 votes)

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Baum constructs an early immersive multimedia experience, relying on his literary universe and blending live performance, slides, and pioneering film effects like rear-projection. It was a theatrical event as much as a cinematic one.

What lingers after learning of this lost artifact is a sense of wonder at the bold, experimental spirit of early storytellers and a poignant reminder of how much history has vanished. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Otis Turner

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