The Magic Cloak of Oz
The Magic Cloak of Oz is a 1914 film directed by J. Farrell MacDonald. It was written by L. Frank Baum and produced by Baum and composer Louis F. Gottschalk. The film is an adaptation of Baum's novel, Queen Zixi of Ix.
Production
The Magic Cloak of Oz had severe distribution problems, owing to the box office failure of The Patchwork Girl of Oz. Advertisements claimed that the film would be released September 28, 1914, by Paramount Pictures, but this apparently never occurred, though it was apparently released in its entirety in 1917. It was eventually reduced from a five-reel film to two two-reel films known as The Magic Cloak and The Witch Queen. The current prints are assembled from these two films, and so the film is incomplete. All of its titles are missing, and The Magic Cloak title card, which is not in The Oz Film Manufacturing Company style, is used without any additional credits. Its only allusion to Oz is a title card's claim that the fairies of Burzee are "fairies of Oz".
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elves are scurrying in the barn loft
tick tock hee haw hay is rustling
good old fairy dust and plum bowed parcels
white fawn fairy wands and shortbread castles
Chorus:
feel the magic of
rust turning to gold
penny candy silver snow
feel the magic of
frost upon the leaves
every memory you keep inside
when the north winds sing ture
you'll remember how the woodsman tricked you
time is treasured by the wise
you're still spinning but the sayings now ring true
is there life after the end of youth?
from here i won't let go
see whats left, rock & roll
everywhere you turn