Whether you have a Netflix subscription or not ... you can follow your computer (not the yellow brick road) to a free viewing of The Wizard of Oz on October 3. The Associated Press reports the free showings will be available throughout the U.S. for 24 hours beginning at 9 a.m. Eastern on Oct. 3.

It's all in part of the film's 70th anniversary. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is celebrating the occasion by selling a special edition of the movie on Blu-ray and DVD beginning Sept. 29.

Netflix is hoping to draw more people to streaming movies on the Internet.

Netflix's 10.6 million subscribers will be able to watch The Wizard of Oz in high-definition during the free promotion if they have a flat-panel TV and one of the many gadgets compatible with the company's streaming service. Customers just have to remember to add the movie to their queues.

Non-subscribers should be able to watch the movie for free on their computers by going to http://www.netflix.com/wizardofoz.

Netflix is also staging a free concert in New York's Central Park on Sept. 29, headlined by Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson, performing songs from film. After the concert, the movie will be shown on an inflatable screen in Central Park.