The Wizard Of Oz Page #5

LAP DISSOLVE TO:

MS -- Dorothy's and Toto's footprints in dirt road -- CAMERA PANS up

showing them walking down road to b.g. -- Dorothy carrying suitcase and

basket --

LAP DISSOLVE TO:

LS -- Dorothy and Toto walking to right across bridge --

MLS -- Dorothy and Toto on bridge -- Dorothy looks down to f.g. -- Toto

runs forward down path -- exits f.g. --

MLS -- Camp -- lettering on wagon -- CAMERA TRUCKS forward on wagon --

PROFESSOR:

MARVEL:

ACCLAIMED BY:

The CROWNED HEADS of EUROPE

Let Him In His

Read Your PAST - PRESENT and FUTURE Crystal

Also Juggling and Sleight of Hand

Dorothy enters in f.g. -- reads sign -- reacts to Professor humming o.s. --

MLS -- Professor steps down out of wagon -- sees Dorothy -- speaks to her

as he crosses to fire at left -- Dorothy comes forward --

PROFESSOR:

Well, well, well -- house guests, huh? And

who might you be? No, no -- now don't tell

me.

MCS -- Professor sits by fire -- Dorothy comes forward -- they speak --

PROFESSOR:

Let's see -- you're -- you're travelling in

disguise. No, that's not right. I -- you're

-- you're going on a visit. No, I'm wrong.

That's...You're -- running away.

DOROTHY:

How did you guess?

PROFESSOR:

Professor Marvel never guesses -- he knows!

Now, why are you running away?

DOROTHY:

Why --

PROFESSOR:

No, no -- now don't tell me. They -- they

don't understand you at home. They don't

appreciate you. You want to see other lands

-- big cities -- big mountains -- big

oceans --

DOROTHY:

Why, it's just like you could read what was

inside of me.

MLS -- Professor and Dorothy by fire -- Professor roasting wiener on

stick --

PROFESSOR:

Yes --

DOROTHY:

Please, Professor, why can't we go along

with you?

CS -- Toto enters -- bites wiener off stick --

PROFESSOR o.s.

Well, we -- uh --

DOROTHY o.s.

Oh, Toto, that's not....

MCS -- Professor and Dorothy -- Dorothy scolds Toto o.s.

DOROTHY:

...polite! We haven't been asked yet.

MLS -- Professor and Dorothy -- Toto in front of them eating wiener --

Professor laughs and speaks -- puts another wiener on stick --

PROFESSOR:

He's perfectly welcome. As one dog to

another, huh? Here now -- let's see where

were we?

MCS -- Professor and Dorothy speak -- Professor puts stick down at left --

PROFESSOR:

Oh, yes - you - you wanted to go home, huh?

DOROTHY:

Oh, no, I wanted to go along with you.

PROFESSOR:

Oh --

DOROTHY:

Nobody cares about me at home. They wouldn't

even miss me.

PROFESSOR:

Aw, come, come, come --

DOROTHY:

No, they won't - honestly.

PROFESSOR:

Oh --

DOROTHY:

Auntie Em was even going to let them kill

Toto yesterday for biting Miss Gulch. Oh,

please, Professor, why can't we go with you

and see all the Crowned Heads of Europe?

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