Re: Oz
Don't remember a weapon in the book either.
Actually I hated that movie. I was the eldest sib, it always came on around some holiday. Back then we had BW TV , rabbit ears , 3 stations. So the first time or two was fine. Then I had other sibs " oh the kids have to watch it" - I'd head out the door to play " you HAVE to watch it with them" HUH? Then they 'colorized ' it - okay what is the big deal seeing a 'colorized' version on a BW TV? Then we got a color TV, ' Oz is on again and we have color now"....gimmee a break.
Rawhide was a better show, Bonanza in color was neat. Some stuff should never be colorized, and kids should not be forced to watch umpteen times a movie. I also hate "Sound of Music".
Later on I read some of Baum's works. As usual the book is better than the Movie. And folks wonder I have yet to replace my TV that finally broke.