A scene from The Wizard of Oz 1939
Gateman

[Reaching the gate into the Emerald City, Dorothy and her friends ring the bell. A Gateman appears through a porthole.]

Who rang that bell?!

All four

We did!

Gateman

Can't you read?!

Scarecrow

Read what?

Gateman

The notice!

All four

What notice?

Gateman

It's on the door, as plain as the nose on my face! It's a [Realizes there is no notice] Oh-- Oh... [Hangs a notice on the door, then disappears]

All Four

[Reading the notice]

"Bell out of order. Please knock." [Dorothy knocks on the knocker, and the Gateman reemerges]

Gateman

Well, that's more like it! Now, state your business.

All four

We want to see the Wizard.

Gateman

[Nearly falls out of his porthole from shock]

The Wizard?! But nobody can see the Great Oz! Nobody's ever seen the Great Oz! Even I've never seen him!

Dorothy

Well, then — how do you know there is one?

Gateman

Because he, uh... You're wasting my time!

Dorothy

Oh please, please sir. I've got to see the Wizard. The Good Witch of the North sent me.

Gateman

Prove it.

Scarecrow

She's wearing the ruby slippers she gave her.

Gateman

Oh, so she is. Well, bust my buttons! Why didn't you say that in the first place? That's a horse of a different color! Come on in!

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