What were the colour of the "Ruby" slippers in the original story of the Wizard of Oz?

Answer 1

In the book, they were silver. This was changed to show off the film's sophisticated color technology.

Answer 2

In L. Frank Baum's original story, Dorothy's slippers are silver—not ruby as they are in the 1939 MGM film. In Henry Littlefield's interpretation of The Wizard of Oz as a Populist allegory, the silver slippers play a key role in the political-economic imagery of the story. Where the yellow brick road represents the gold standard, the silver slippers represent the silver standard.(

Answer 3

As a side note, at an 18 day auction of MGM costumes etc, at the studio in 1970, Judy Garland's Ruby Slippers were sold to an anonymous bidder for $15, 000.

Answer 4

you other people don't read enough, i read the book and they were silver, when they made the movie they just changed the color becuse ruby slippers sound better than silver slippers, plus judy garland didn't look good in the silver slippers they made for the movie , which now have been destroyed and the real ruby slippers which judy wore are now locked up in hollywood. never to be seen.

Answer 5

surely, in accordance to my AP GOV e book, there are surely parallels to economic melancholy that Frank L. Baum meant to attack the business problem of the time. The slippers are silver, concerning the idea to make silver in all money to enhance the quantity of forex. They were replaced to ruby red in the play to operate animatronics or something. The yellow brick street supposedly the line to wall street?

Answer 6

Silver

Answer 7

Red

Answer 8

Red

Answer 9

Orignialy, the slippers where not ruby at all, they were sliver slippers.

Answer 10

In the book written by L. Frank Baum they were silver.