This two-strip Technicolor record of the 1936 freshman pageant, acted out entirely by women, begins with Dorothy escorting the Wizard to the throne, assisted by Ojo, whereupon he looks in the Magic Picture on the University of Michigan, and the typed students complaining about school. The Wizard decides to bring them all to Oz, transforming them into Oz celebrities: Tippetarius, the Scarecrow, Nick Chopper, Tik-Tok, Old Mombi, Jinjur, Scraps, The Shaggy Man, Betsy Bobbin, and Jack Pumpkinhead.
L. Frank Baum
United States
Is this actually worth your time? If you are a fan of silent-era oddities or historical film artifacts, maybe. If you want a coherent plot or, you know, normal human acting, run for the hills. This is for the kind of person who enjoys digging through dusty archives at 2 AM. Oz University is exactly the kind of mess yo...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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"Is this actually worth your time? If you are a fan of silent-era oddities or historical film artifacts, maybe. If you want a coherent plot or, you know, normal human acting, run for the hills. This is for the kind of person who enjoys digging through dusty archives at 2 AM. Oz University is exactly the kind of mess you’d expect from a 1936 student pageant. It’s got that lovely, slightly off-kilter two-strip Technicolor look that makes everyone’s skin look like they’ve been rubbed down with oran..."
