Google delivers ‘Ruby Slippers’ effect two days before 73rd anniversary Of ‘The Wizard Of Oz’
By GuardianLife
23 August 2019 |
12:14 pm
For a lot of people around the world, the quote "There's no place like home" brings back fond memories of Dorothy and the gang who starred in the American musical fantasy film 'The Wizard of Oz"
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