1910 Films (Study Guide) - Thunderbolt, the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Frankenstein, What the Daisy Said, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Paperback)

This is nonfiction commentary. Chapters: Thunderbolt, the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Frankenstein, What the Daisy Said, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, White Fawn's Devotion, in Old California, List of American Films of 1910, a Flash of Light, Roosevelt in Africa, a Christmas Carol, in the Border States, the Rocky Road, the House With Closed Shutters, the Two Brothers, a Lad From Old Ireland, Ramona, a Romance of the Western Hills, the Unchanging Sea, All on Account of the Milk, the Kid, the Fugitive, Love in Quarantine, Arsene Lupin Contra Sherlock Holmes, the Sanitarium, How Rastus Gets His Turkey, Pride of the Range, Indiscretions of Betty, the Blue Bird, Gentleman Joe, Abraham Lincoln's Clemency, La Revolucion de Mayo. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 78. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: 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. Dorothy Gale is chased into the cornfield by the mule, Hank. She discovers in the field that the family scarecrow is alive. A cyclone appears overhead and takes Dorothy along with the mule, Toto, Imogene the cow, and the Scarecrow to Oz. In Oz, they meet the Tin Woodman, the Cowardly Lion, Eureka the Kitten, Glinda the good witch, and Momba (the Wicked Witch of the West). The wicked witch captures them with her army of flying lizards and soldiers. After defeating Momba, they arrive in the Emerald City fo...http: //booksllc.net/?id=4210812