the wizard of oz - Are there any references about the magical red/silver shoes in Oz the Great and Powerful?

In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the Wicked Witch of the East is killed when the Dorothy's house falls on her. Dorothy then get the silver shoes (or red Ruby slippers of the classic film) that the Wicked Witch had been wearing when she was killed.

In Oz the Great and Powerful, we learn about the origin of the Wicked Witch of the West and East. But, in this movie :

Evanora, presumably the Wicked Witch of the East, is defeated when the emerald necklace, from which she apparently get some of her powers, was destroyed. There is no mention of any magical shoes, at least none that I were aware of.

Did I miss something, or the back story of those shoes remain unexplained. Is there a reason behind this omission?

Answer

The movie storyline of "Oz the Great and Powerful" takes place in 1905, according to Wikipedia's article on this movie. This is supposed to be 20 years before Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz, according to the movie's timeline, so it is a different story altogether.

Now, the book was written in 1900, and the most known movie version was made in 1939. However, there was a movie made in 1925, in which Dorothy eventually becomes a princess - The Wizard of Oz (1925). I'm guessing that Disney is rebooting off the 1925 movie with this prequel starting 20 years before Dorothy gets to Oz.

As to the Wicked Witch of the East, I'm assuming she is defeated, not deceased. Perhaps she has not yet obtained the shoes.

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