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The Magic Cloak

The Magic Cloak

1914Short⏱️ 38m
ShortAdventureFamilyFantasy
5.2
IMDB Rating
375 votes

Fairies weave a magic cloak that grants one wish. They give it to an unhappy girl who has just lost her father and been forced to move into town with her brother, who becomes king, and her donkey, who becomes a hero.

Director
J. Farrell MacDonald
Writers
N/A
Stars
Mildred Harris, Violet MacMillan, Fred Woodward
Release Date
September 28, 1914
Language
None, English
Country
United States
💬 11
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Mildred Harris
Mildred Harris
as Princess Margaret 'Fluff' of Noland
Violet MacMillan
Violet MacMillan
as King Timothy 'Bud' of Noland
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Fred Woodward
as Nickodemus
Vivian Reed
Vivian Reed
as Quavo
Pierre Couderc
Pierre Couderc
Juanita Hansen
Juanita Hansen
as Queen Zixi of Ix
Jacqueline Lovell
Jacqueline Lovell
as Narrator of 1996 Version
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Frank Moore
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Bernadine Zuber
Dave Anderson
Dave Anderson
as The Hungry Tiger

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Oz Film Manufacturing Company Studios - Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
The Oz Film Manufacturing Company

🏷️ Keywords

robbercloakwishqueenmagic

🎯 Categories

AdventureFamilyFantasyShort

⭐ Featured Review

Early Versions
by Michael_Elliott2008-03-13

"Magic Cloak of Oz, The (1914) *** (out of 4) The fairies of Oz create a magic cloak, which will give one wish to the person who wears it. Once again the production design is very good here with wonderful and magical sets. The story is quite touching and I'm sure kids would love this version just as much as adults. The highlight of the film is the scene where a horse (played by a human in an outfit) is scratching his butt up against a tree and tries to teach a monkey how to do it. Wizard of Oz, The (1910) *** (out of 4) Nice if strange version of the classic tale. The production v..."

💡 Did You Know?

The L. Frank Baum source novel, "Queen Zixi of Ix or The Story of the Magic Cloak", was first published as a magazine serial in 1904 and 1905.

📖 Synopsis

Fairies weave a magic cloak that grants one wish. They give it to an unhappy girl who has just lost her father and been forced to move into town with her brother, who becomes king, and her donkey, who becomes a hero.