The Dreamer of Oz (1990)
1h 40m
Running Time
December 10, 1990Release Date
The Dreamer of Oz (1990)
1h 40m
Running Time
December 10, 1990Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
The film is the biography of Frank Baum, the children's book author and creator of the fantasy world Oz.
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Cast & Crew.
John Ritter
L. Frank Baum
Annette O'Toole
Maud Gage Baum
Courtney Barilla
Dorothy Gage / Dorothy Gale
Rue McClanahan
Matilda Joslyn Gage
Charles Haid
Al Badham / Cowardly Lion
David Schramm
W.W. Denslow
Nancy Lenehan
Harriet Baum Neal
Nancy Morgan
Helen
Pat Skipper
Charlie
Ed Gale
Ned / Farmer
Trevor Eyster
Frank Jr.
Joshua Boyd
Young Frank Jr.
Roger Steffens
Salesman
John Cameron Mitchell
Albert
Frank Hamilton
Sullivan
Steven Gilborn
Publisher
Jerry Maren
Mr. Munchkin
Ervin Zavada
Producer
Elizabeth Berrington
Mrs. Munchkin
Terry Wills
Photographer
Lee Holdridge
Composer
Laura Owens
Actress
Thomas Burstyn
Cinematographer
Richard Marion
Stage Manager
Rod Gist
Carpenter
Molly Lopata
CastingDirector
Bill DeLand
Publisher
James Hulsey
ProductionDesigner
David Ellzey
Scarecrow
Derek Loughram
Tin Man
Dale Tarter
Announcer
Christopher Pettiet
Teenage Frank Jr.
Ryan Todd
Robert
Alexis Kirschner
Girl
Jason Ritter
Harry
Robert A. Baum Jr.
Aberdeen Townsperson (uncredited)
Paul Linke
Opie (uncredited)
Jack Bender
Director
David Kirschner
Story
Richard Matheson
Story / Screenplay
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 10, 1990
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 40m
Genres
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Wiki.
The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story is a 1990 American made-for-television biographical film starring John Ritter as Lyman Frank Baum, the author who wrote the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and thirteen other Oz books. Also starring in it were Annette O'Toole as Baum's supportive wife, Maud, and Rue McClanahan as Baum's tough mother-in-law, Matilda Gage.
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