Dorothy invites each of them to accompany her. On her way, Dorothy meets and befriends the Scarecrow, who wants a brain, the Tin Woodman, who desires a heart, and the Cowardly Lion, who is in need of courage. Glinda tells Dorothy to follow the yellow brick road to the Emerald City, where the Wizard of Oz might be able to help her get back home. The Wicked Witch of the West swears revenge on Dorothy for her sister's death. The Wicked Witch of the West, arrives to claim her sister's ruby slippers, but Glinda transports them onto Dorothy's feet first. Glinda the Good Witch of the North and the Munchkins welcome her as their heroine, as the house has landed on and killed the Wicked Witch of the East, leaving only her stocking feet exposed. The farmhouse crashes in Munchkinland in the Land of Oz, where the film changes to Technicolor. Inside the storm outside the window, she awakens and sees an elderly lady in a chair, several farm animals, two men rowing a boat, and Miss Gulch (still pedaling her bicycle), who transforms into a cackling witch flying on a broomstick. The house is picked up and sent spinning in the air by the twister. A wind-blown window sash hits her in the head, knocking her out.
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Unable to get into her family's storm cellar, she seeks safety in her bedroom. She races home just as a powerful tornado strikes. They meet Professor Marvel, a phony but kindly fortune teller, who realizes Dorothy has run away and tricks her via his crystal ball into believing that Aunt Em is ill so that she must return home. She takes him away, but he escapes and returns to Dorothy, who then decides to run away from home, fearing that Gulch will return. Miss Gulch arrives with permission from the sheriff to have Toto destroyed. However, Dorothy's family and the farmhands are all too busy to pay attention to her. Dorothy's dog gets in trouble with a mean neighbor, Miss Almira Gulch, when Toto bites her. Dorothy Gale lives with her dog Toto on the farm of her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry. The film begins in Kansas, depicted in a sepia tone. 12.1 Differences between source material and adaptation.3.3.4 King Vidor's finishing work as director.3.3.3 Victor Fleming, the main director.