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Margaret Hamilton

posted 13 years ago by HarlowMGM
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"The Wicked Witch of the West" from THE WIZARD OF OZ has one of her most sizable roles in MY LITTLE CHICKADEE. She's a lot of fun as the selfrighteous old bat out to run Mae West out of town.

[–] mark.waltz 12 years ago

And wearing Miss Gulch's outfit to boot! All she's missing is the bicycle, the basket & the music!

[–] JackBluegrass 11 years ago

...and Toto, too....

"Stupid!?! I never called you stupid! To call you stupid would be an insult to stupid people!"

[–] slokes 8 years ago

Hamilton's the only screen icon in this minor misfire who seems concerned with using her presence in the film to further what there is in the way of a plot. She's actually refreshing to watch switching from disapproving scold to wide-eyed flirt. I found her more appealing (and younger-looking) than West!

[–] BugisStreetAnnie (1294) 6 years ago

I didn't understand how she was traveling with Flowerbell, then ratted her out at being with the masked bandit and saying she was a jezebel, as if she was appalled, but at the same time she left with Flowerbell on the train out of town. I must've missed the part where it was stated what her relation was to Flowerbell.