Cast
/
Margaret Hamilton

Margaret Hamilton

19 films on Best Blurays1 in 4K9 in HD7 in SD2 with no official release

Margaret Hamilton photo

Margaret Hamilton (December 9, 1902 – May 16, 1985) was an American film actress known for her portrayal of the Wicked Witch of the West in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. A former schoolteacher, she worked as a character actor in films for seven years before she was offered the role that defined her public image. In later years, Hamilton made frequent cameo appearances on television sitcoms and commercials. She also gained recognition for her work as an advocate of causes designed to benefit children and animals, and retained a lifelong commitment to public education.

Biography from Wikipedia via TMDB

Leading role · Director: Sid Smith

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

S'more Entertainment DVD

Supporting role · Director: Edward H. Griffith

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

Supporting role · Director: Preston Sturges

Video format: SD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

SD Streaming

Video Notes:

The SD Streaming is provided by Universal while the origin and quality of Mill Creek and various other DVD are unknown

Supporting role · Director: Busby Berkeley

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive DVD

Supporting role · Director: Victor Fleming

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

2D: Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray

3D: Warner Bros 3D Blu-ray or Apple Vision Pro

Best Audio:

1989 MGM LaserDisc

Audio Notes:

(caveat: "there's" in first "there's no place like home" utterance in final Kansas scene truncated)

Supporting role · Director: Worthington Miner

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

No recommendation yet. Suggest one

Supporting role · Director: Frank Capra

Supporting role · Director: Fritz Lang

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Imprint Blu-ray

Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Imprint Blu-ray not only has the best encoding, but also has the "correct" aspect ratio compared to ClassicFlix which is horizontally stretched or Eagle Pictures which is squished see DVDBeaver caps

Supporting role · Director: Jack Conway

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Supporting role · Director: Robert Stevenson

Best English-Friendly & Video:

US AlphaVideo or Film Detective or Mill Creek DVD

Supporting role · Director: Robert Altman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Supporting role · Director: William A. Wellman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

2018 Kino Lorber Remastered Blu-ray

Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

New 2k scan with very different color http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film3/blu-ray_reviews55/nothing_sacred_blu-ray.htm  but overall much better compared to the older Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Additional Info:

MoMA has just scanned from the original separations, and it's the only version of this classic with accurate Technicolor. This new restoration is now streaming on Criterion Channel

Supporting role · Director: Michael Curtiz

Video format: DVD

Best Video:

R1 WB Archives MOD DVD-R

Supporting role · Director: Frank Capra

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Paramount DVD

Supporting role · Director: William Wyler

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

HD Streaming

Small role · Director: Preston Sturges

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Small role · Director: Frank Capra

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Streaming 1080p

Small role · Director: Rowland V. Lee

Video format: Only Unofficial Sources

Sources: moma.org (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Unofficial DVD, likely from TCM Streaming

Additional Info:

MoMA has 4K restoration

Small role · Director: William A. Wellman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray suffers from the Quicktime Gamma Bug see caps

Best Audio:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray from blah-ray:

Audio Notes:

Both the Plaion and Arrow audio tracks sound like they received little/any high- or low- frequency attenuation, but the audio on the new Kino Lorber restoration is much more detailed. It's likely that it was transferred from different (superior) analogue elements. It sounds excellent.

Missing a Margaret Hamilton film? Suggest it