Robert Shirley (sound engineer)
Robert William Shirley (October 15, 1904 – October 22, 1981) was an American sound engineer.
He is notable for his work on the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz" and the 1952 film "Singin' in the Rain".
J. Farrell MacDonald
John Farrell MacDonald( June 6, 1875 – August 2, 1952) was an American character actor and director.
He played supporting roles and occasional leads.
He appeared in over 325 films over a 41- year career from 1911 to 1951, and directed forty- four silent films from 1912 to 1917.
MacDonald was the principal director of L. Frank Baum's Oz Film Manufacturing Company, and he can frequently be seen in the films of Frank Capra, Preston Sturges and, especially, John Ford.
Prema Katha
Prema Katha (English: "Love Story") is a 1999 Telugu romantic tragedy film written by Vara Prasad Varma and directed by Ram Gopal Varma.
It is the debut film of both Sumanth and Antara Mali.
The film opened to positive reviews by critics and it had an average run at the box office and a highly praised soundtrack including the song "Devudu karunistadani".
The film bagged four state Nandi Awards.
The film was dubbed in Tamil as "Kadhal Vanile".
J. Charles Haydon
James Charles Haydon (March 27, 1875 – October 15, 1943) was an American film director, actor and screenwriter of the silent film era.
He directed twelve films between 1914 and 1920.
He also appeared in five films between 1912 and 1914.
He played the Wizard in "His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz".
He was born in Frederick, Maryland and died in Baltimore, Maryland.
Prema Katha Chitram 2
Prema Katha Chitra 2 is a 2019 Telugu horror comedy film written and directed by Hari Kishan and produced by R. Sudarshan Reddy.
The film stars Sumanth Ashwin and Nandita Swetha in the lead roles.
It is a sequel to the 2013 film Prema Katha Chitram directed by J Prabhakar Reddy and Maruthi Dasari.
The movie was released on 6 April 2019.
The Hindi dubbing rights for the film sold for 1.5 Crore.
His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz
His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz is a 1914 American silent fantasy adventure film directed by J. Farrell MacDonald and written and produced by L. Frank Baum.
It stars Violet MacMillan, Frank Moore, Vivian Reed, Todd Wright, Pierre Couderc, Raymond Russell, and Fred Woodward.
The film had a troubled distribution history; it opened on October 14, 1914, to little success, though it was received as well above average fare by critics of the time.
Early in 1915, it was reissued under the title The New Wizard of Oz and was slightly more successful.
The film is loosely based on Baum's book "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", but in the screenplay Baum introduced many new characters and a large new story that later became the basis for the 1915 book "The Scarecrow of Oz".
Similar to "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", the Scarecrow's origin is revealed, although his life is now attributed to "the Spirit of the Corn", who appears as a conventional Hollywood depiction of a Native American.
The Tin Woodman is found rusted stiff and oiled, but he is already Emperor of the Winkies.
Dorothy is a slave to Mombi (Wells) who looks like W.W. Denslow's depiction of the Wicked Witch of the West.
The Cowardly Lion is encountered only briefly, and battles The Lonesome Zoop, a character who appears in all three films.
All of the animal roles are attributed to Fred Woodward, though too many appear in the same shot at once for him to have played them all.
Apocalypse Oz
Apocalypse Oz is a 2006 short film.
It is based on the novels "Heart of Darkness" (1899) by Joseph Conrad and "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900) by L. Frank Baum.
The script is a hybrid of the two classic films "Apocalypse Now" and "The Wizard of Oz", and uses only dialogue from these films.
Lion of Oz
Lion of Oz is a 2000 animated film set before the 1900 children's novel" The Wonderful Wizard of Oz".
It tells the story of how the Cowardly Lion, formerly part of the Omaha Circus, came to be in Oz and how he stopped the Wicked Witch of the East from getting the Flower of Oz.
It is based upon the 1995 book" Lion of Oz and the Badge of Courage" by Roger S. Baum( great- grandson of L. Frank Baum, the original author of the Oz books).
Ram Gopal Varma
Ram Gopal Varma is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Telugu cinema, Bollywood, and television.
Varma directed films across multiple genres, including parallel cinema and docudrama noted for their gritty realism, technical finesse, and craft.
Regarded as one of the pioneers of new age Indian cinema, Varma garnered the National Film Award for scripting the political crime drama," Shool"( 1999).
In 2004, he was featured in the BBC World series" Bollywood Bosses".
In 2006, Grady Hendrix of Film Comment, published by the Film Society of Lincoln Center cited Varma as" Bombay ’s Most Successful Maverick" for his works on experimental films.
Varma is known for presenting the Indian Political Trilogy, and the Indian Gangster Trilogy; film critic Rajeev Masand had labeled the series as one of the" most influential movies of Hindi cinema.
The first installment of the trilogy," Satya", was also listed in CNN- IBN's 100 greatest Indian films of all time.
Varma's recent avant- garde works include hits such as the dramatized re-enactment of" Rayalaseema factionism" in" Rakta Charitra"( 2010), the" 2008 Mumbai attacks" in" The Attacks of 26/11"( 2013), the" Operation Cocoon" in" Killing Veerappan"( 2016), and the" Vijayawada riots" in" Vangaveeti"( 2016).
Starting his career as a civil engineer, he made an entry into Telugu cinema with the path- breaking crime thriller," Siva"( 1989) screened at the 13th International Film Festival of India, and has garnered Varma, the state Nandi Awards for Best direction, Best first film of a director, and the Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu.
Subsequently, the film was included in CNN- IBN's list of 100 greatest Indian films of all time.
Varma's next movie" Kshana Kshanam"( 1991) was screened at the Ann Arbor Film Festival.
The sleeper hit won him another Nandi Award for Best Direction, and the Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer.
The 1993 political drama," Gaayam" received six state Nandi Awards.
In 1999, he directed" Prema Katha" for which he received his third Nandi Award for Best Director.
Night of the Scarecrow
Night of the Scarecrow is a 1995 American horror film directed by Jeff Burr.

Question: Are both directors of films His Majesty, The Scarecrow Of Oz and Prema Katha from the same country?
Answer: no