157K views · 6.5K reactions | Released over a decade before the well-loved classic, the silent THE WIZARD OF OZ ('25) differs vastly from the Technicolor version. Despite having author L. Frank Baum's son as one of the writers, the film loosely follows the acclaimed novel's narrative. Learn more about the film tomorrow night on #SilentSundayNights with TCM host Jacqueline Stewart's introduction from the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM | Facebook

Frank Oznowicz—known to many as legendary performer and film director Frank Oz—comes from parents who were puppeteers. His path to performing, puppetry, and using humor as a tool for social commentary and entertainment was paved by his parents, Isidore (Mike) and Frances Oznowicz, who created and performed marionettes as a hobby in Belgium with a mixture of politics and satire. When Mike and Frances escaped Belgium in the 1930s just before the Nazis invaded, they left their marionettes in their