---
name: "William Hamilton"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/william-hamilton"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "11 November 1893"
died: "3 August 1942"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 81
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-20T00:36:51.677856+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# William Hamilton

Editor. Born 11 November 1893 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 3 August 1942.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 11 November 1893, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Died:** 3 August 1942
- **Active:** 1934–1941
- **Also known as:** Wm. Hamilton
- **Frequently works with:** [Ginger Rogers](https://film.one/person/ginger-rogers.md), [Pandro S. Berman](https://film.one/person/pandro-s-berman.md), [Edward Everett Horton](https://film.one/person/edward-everett-horton.md), [Erik Rhodes](https://film.one/person/erik-rhodes.md), [Fred Astaire](https://film.one/person/fred-astaire.md), [Mark Sandrich](https://film.one/person/mark-sandrich.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 84 (3), 1940s 72 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 81 to 79 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Romance 3, Drama 1, Music 1, Mystery 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $11m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hamilton_(film_editor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8010758, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0358213/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/30179

## Biography

William Hamilton was an American film editor whose career spanned the silent era through the early 1940s. He worked at studios including First National, MGM and, for many years, RKO Pictures. His credits include *Cimarron* (1931), *Morning Glory* (1933), *The Gay Divorcee* (1934), *Roberta* (1935), *Top Hat* (1935), *Stage Door* (1937), *The Hunchback of Notre Dame* (1939), *Mr. & Mrs. Smith* (1941) and *Suspicion* (1941). He also directed several films, among them *Seven Keys to Baldpate* (1935) and *Call Out the Marines* (1942).

Hamilton was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on 11 November 1893 and died in North Hollywood, California, on 3 August 1942.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, catalog.afi.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Suspicion* (1941), Fi1m 72, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/suspicion.md)
- *Stage Door* (1937), Fi1m 85, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/stage-door.md)
- *Top Hat* (1935), Fi1m 87, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/top-hat.md)
- *The Gay Divorcee* (1934), Fi1m 79, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-gay-divorcee.md)

## Complete filmography (61)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Big Street* (1942), Editor
- *Call Out the Marines* (1942), Director
- *Suspicion* (1941), Editor — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/suspicion.md)
- *Unexpected Uncle* (1941), Editor
- *Mr. & Mrs. Smith* (1941), Editor
- *Primrose Path* (1940), Editor
- *Fifth Avenue Girl* (1939), Editor
- *The Hunchback of Notre Dame* (1939), Editor
- *In Name Only* (1939), Editor
- *The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle* (1939), Editor
- *Carefree* (1938), Editor
- *Having Wonderful Time* (1938), Editor
- *Stage Door* (1937), Editor — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/stage-door.md)
- *Super-Sleuth* (1937), Editor
- *Shall We Dance* (1937), Editor
- *Winterset* (1936), Editor
- *Bunker Bean* (1936), Director
- *Murder on a Bridle Path* (1936), Director
- *Seven Keys to Baldpate* (1935), Director
- *Freckles* (1935), Writer, Director
- *Top Hat* (1935), Editor — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/top-hat.md)
- *Break of Hearts* (1935), Editor
- *Roberta* (1935), Editor
- *The Little Minister* (1934), Editor
- *The Gay Divorcee* (1934), Editor — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/the-gay-divorcee.md)
- *Their Big Moment* (1934), Editor
- *His Greatest Gamble* (1934), Editor
- *The Crime Doctor* (1934), Editor
- *Keep 'Em Rolling* (1934), Editor
- *After Tonight* (1933), Editor
- *Morning Glory* (1933), Editor
- *Before Dawn* (1933), Editor
- *Emergency Call* (1933), Editor
- *Diplomaniacs* (1933), Editor
- *Topaze* (1933), Editor
- *The Conquerors* (1932), Editor
- *Hell's Highway* (1932), Editor
- *Roar of the Dragon* (1932), Editor
- *The Lost Squadron* (1932), Editor
- *Are These Our Children?* (1931), Editor
- *Friends and Lovers* (1931), Editor
- *The Woman Between* (1931), Editor
- *Cimarron* (1931), Editor
- *Dixiana* (1930), Editor
- *Rio Rita* (1929), Editor
- *Street Girl* (1929), Editor
- *The Flying Marine* (1929), Editor
- *The Lone Wolf's Daughter* (1929), Editor
- *The Faker* (1929), Editor
- *Our Dancing Daughters* (1928), Editor
- *Wickedness Preferred* (1928), Editor
- *Captain Salvation* (1927), Editor
- *Annie Laurie* (1927), Editor
- *Just Suppose* (1926), Editor
- *The Beautiful City* (1925), Editor
- *Shore Leave* (1925), Editor
- *Soul-Fire* (1925), Editor
- *Classmates* (1924), Editor
- *The Enchanted Cottage* (1924), Editor
- *The Fighting Blade* (1923), Editor
- *The Bright Shawl* (1923), Editor

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