If Ever A Witch There Was

The Secret History Of Hollywood

Adam Roche

Tv & Film, Film History

4.7 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 31 December 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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If ever, oh ever a witch there was, then it was certainly not Margaret Hamilton, despite her image having gone down in history as perhaps the most recognisable and imitated vision of a witch in history... Her performance as The Wicked Witch Of The West in The Wizard Of Oz occupied just 12 minutes of the film's running time. But, if you thought that Dorothy Gale had a tough time escaping the clutches of the Wicked Witch Of The West, then be assured that Margaret Hamilton’s task became all but impossible... To unlock this entire series, as well as every other story in The Secret History Of Hollywood simply go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/attaboysecret ⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.
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0:29.0	Hollywood is yours.
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0:41.8	or follow the link in the show notes of this episode.
0:45.7	Oh, no, no, I want to let you take him. You go away. I'll bite you myself.
0:50.7	Tariffy!
0:51.7	You wicked old witch!
0:53.7	If ever, oh ever a witch there was, then it certainly wasn't Margaret Hamilton.
1:00.0	That is, despite her image having gone down in history as perhaps the most recognizable and imitated vision of witchhood in history.
1:10.0	The story of how Margaret Hamilton came to play the most iconic witch in cinema is a rough ride.
1:17.6	Originally, the role of the Wicked Witch of the West was to be played by the very glamorous Gail Sondergaard,
1:25.6	who many will likely know as the villain in the Spider Woman opposite Basil Rathbone's Sherlock Holmes.
1:32.3	I'm so sorry we have nothing in the house for burns. I so seldom get burned.
1:36.3	Please, I shall go to the chemist. All of why, madam, till we meet again.
1:40.3	Soon I hope.
1:41.3	I say I never burn anyone unintentionally. Neither do I.
1:45.0	He's on to us, Norman.
1:47.0	Does he know that you're onto him?
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