Ruby slippers One of the pairs used in The Wizard of Oz (1939), on display at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History Plot element from The Wizard of Oz Publisher Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer First appearance The Wizard of Oz (1939) Created by Gilbert Adrian (costume design) Genre Fantasy fiction In - story information Type Magical slippers Function Able to send Dorothy Gale back home to Kansas after clicking the heels three times
how many times does dorothy have to clink her ruby slippers together to get home
three