The tale is a variation ofThe Wizard of Oz (1939)for in this story, three young children assist a space creature to return to his home.When they approached their coordinates position of 40 degrees North, and 73 degrees West, Luthor inserted one crystal inside the Kryptonite cylinder before it was placed in a Russian missile launcher and rocketed into the ocean.It was adapted (by Zoe Akins, Frances Marion, and James Hilton) from Alexandre Dumas Fils' (the Younger) 1852 novel/play (La Dame aux Camelias) of the doomed romance of a tubercular courtesan/demimonde of ill repute in 19th century Paris." When Egbert sees the bartender from the Black Pussy Cat Cafe hurry by, and when the professional director begins to sober up, he quickly leaves the set to go to his favorite destination - and tells his main star to "study that script.