Statutory US Public Domain 1925 Feature

The Wizard of Oz

Name: The Wizard of Oz
Director: Larry Semon
Released: 1925
Duration: 95 min
Cast: William Hauber, Virginia Pearson, Spencer Bell, Otto Lederer, Josef Swickard

Directed by Larry Semon → • Production: Chadwick Pictures Corporation

The Wizard of Oz is a 1925 American silent fantasy-adventure comedy film directed by Larry Semon, who has the lead role of a Kansas farmhand, later disguised as the Scarecrow.

Runtime

95 minutes

Aspect Ratio

944:717

Archival Copies

1 Vault Holding(s)

Classification

Pre-1929 Statutory

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⚖️ Statutory Public Domain Clearance Provenance

First published in 1925 (prior to January 1, 1929). Under United States copyright statute (17 U.S.C. § 304(b)), copyright protection has conclusively expired by operation of law. This motion picture has permanently entered the US Public Domain and is free from copyright restriction.