Silent film comedian who was as popular as Chaplin or Buster Keaton in the early 1920s and directed The Sawmill, though he is only remembered today for making a terrible adaptation of The Wizard of Oz.
"Larry Semon is only remembered today for making a really terrible adaptation of THE WIZARD OF OZ, but back in the early 1920s he was as popular as Chaplin or Buster Keaton, and this short shows why."