Ruby slippers for the price of rubies

REEL NEWS: Hollywood seems to be flogging every precious icon lying beneath its bed.

REEL NEWS:Hollywood seems to be flogging every precious icon lying beneath its bed.

Judy Garland's slippers from The Wizard of Ozare the latest items to go under the auctioneer's hammer. The shoes are one of four pairs used in the film, but these are, apparently, the ones Judy actually wore when clicking her heels and declaring that "there's no place like home." Don't get too excited – the vendors expect the slippers to go for around $3 million.

Donald Clarke

Donald Clarke

Donald Clarke, a contributor to The Irish Times, is Chief Film Correspondent and a regular columnist