 All About Eve 1950  N/R, 138 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Gary Merrill, Thelma Ritter, Marilyn Monroe, Hugh Marlowe, Gregory Ratoff, Barbara Bates, Walter Hampden, Randy Stuart, Craig Hill
This Oscar winner for Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (George Sanders), and three other awards tells the story of young actress Eve's (Anne Baxter) attempts to reach stardom without paying her dues by joining a group of famous Broadway types. A candid and humorous look at New York theater is the result. Bette Davis: "Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy ride." The film also received eight other Oscar nominations including two for Best Actress (Bette Davis and Anne Baxter) and two for Supporting Actress (Celeste Holm and Thelma Ritter). The 14 total nominations tied 1997's "Titanic" as the most received by any film.
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As Young as You Feel 1951  N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Harmon Jones
Cast: Monty Woolley, Thelma Ritter, David Wayne, Jean Peters, Constance Bennett, Marilyn Monroe, Russ Tamblyn, Roger Moore, Allyn Joslyn, Albert Dekker
When John Hodges (Monty Woolley) is faced with forced retirement at age 65, he changes company policy by impersonating the president of the firm.
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Birdman of Alcatraz 1962  N/R, 143 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter, Edmond O'Brien, Telly Savalas, Betty Field, Neville Brand, Hugh Marlowe, Graham Denton, James Westerfield, Whit Bissell, Raymond Greenleaf, Lewis Charles, Robert Burton
This story is based on the life of Robert Stroud (Burt Lancaster) who becomes obsessed with birds during his 53 years of imprisonment on Alcatraz. After rescuing a sparrow that flies into his cell, Stroud, despite his third-grade education, becomes a world-renowned ornithologist and gains a new purpose in life while serving his life sentence. Telly Savalas plays the talkative prisoner in the next cell, and Thelma Ritter takes on the role of Stroud's controlling mother. Excellent performances by Lancaster, Savalas, and Ritter earned Academy Award nominations.
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City Across the River 1949   N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Maxwell Shane
Cast: Stephen McNally, Thelma Ritter, Luis Van Rooten, Jeff Corey, Tony Curtis, Richard Jaeckel, Richard Benedict, Mickey Knox, Anabel Shaw, Sharon McManus
Young gang members in Brooklyn get over their heads in trouble when a teacher is murdered during a gang war.
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Daddy Long Legs 1955 N/R, 126 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Jean Negulesco
Cast: Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron, Terry Moore, Thelma Ritter, Fred Clark, Charlotte Austin, Larry Keating, Kathryn Givney, Ann Codee, Steven Geray
French orphan Julie Andre (Leslie Caron) is supported by her secret benefactor, Jervis Pendleton III (Fred Astaire), who pays for her college education in New England. They meet, fall in love, and the Cinderella story lives on.
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The Farmer Takes a Wife 1953 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Henry Levin
Cast: Betty Grable, Dale Robertson, Thelma Ritter, John Carroll, Eddie Foy Jr., Charlotte Austin, Kathleen Crowley, Merry Anders, May Wynn, Gwen Verdon
This musical remake of the 1935 version is OK fare, but it drags too much. It is the story of an Erie Canal worker (Dale Robertson) who falls in love and becomes a farmer.
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For Love or Money 1963 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Gordon
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Mitzi Gaynor, Gig Young, Thelma Ritter, Julie Newmar, William Bendix, Leslie Parrish, Dick Sargent, William Windom, Alvy Moore
Chloe Brasher (Thelma Ritter) wants to see her daughters married. To accomplish her goal, Chloe hires lawyer Deke Gentry (Kirk Douglas) to find the right husbands for her girls.
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A Hole in the Head 1959 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Frank Capra
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson, Eleanor Parker, Carolyn Jones, Thelma Ritter, Keenan Wynn, Eddie Hodges, Joi Lansing, Dub Taylor, James Komack, Benny Rubin, Ruby Dandridge, Connie Sawyer, B.S. Pully, Joyce Nizzari
Ally (Eddie Hodges) is the 10-year-old son of Miami hotel operator Tony Manetta (Frank Sinatra) who struggles to keep his son and cope with financial problems. "High Hopes" won the Oscar for Best Song, which was sung by Frank Sinatra. The song and Eddie Hodges are the highlights of this film.
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The Incident 1967   N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Larry Peerce
Cast: Tony Musante, Martin Sheen, Beau Bridges, Brock Peters, Ed McMahon, Ruby Dee, Jack Gilford, Thelma Ritter, Jan Sterling, Gary Merrill
Two young juvenile delinquents terrorize passengers on the New York subway–until Private Felix Telfinger (Beau Bridges) decides to take action. Sheen's film debut. 2 User Reviews
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| | Anonymous 03/27/2007 | | I remember seeing this movie when it was first shown in a New York City theater in 1967. Pretty good movie for its time. |
| | Bijou Bobber 02/07/2007 | | This is a sleeper. Outstanding class, first rate plot (high tension), great acting. All the ingredients of a top drawer movie. |
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I'll Get By 1950 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Richard Sale
Cast: June Haver, William Lundigan, Gloria DeHaven, Dennis Day, Harry James, Thelma Ritter, Steve Allen, Dan Dailey, Jeanne Crain, Victor Mature
This remake of 1940's "Tin Pan Alley" doesn't have much of a plot–the emphasis is on the music, and there are many old standards. Two singers (June Haver and Gloria DeHaven) plug songs for a writer/musical producer team (William Lundigan and Dan Dailey). Romance is on the way.
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Lucy Gallant 1955  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Parrish
Cast: Jane Wyman, Charlton Heston, Claire Trevor, Thelma Ritter, William Demarest, Wallace Ford, Edith Head, Tom Helmore, Gloria Talbott, Mary Field
After being dumped by her bridegroom, Lucy Gallant (Jane Wyman) proves she is more successful in business than in love. But, millionaire Casey Cole (Charlton Heston) is determined to prove that her personal life can be happy, too. 1 User Review
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| | eve smith 02/10/2007 | | Great movie, must see |
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The Mating Season 1951 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: Gene Tierney, John Lund, Miriam Hopkins, Thelma Ritter, Jan Sterling, Larry Keating, James Lorimer, Gladys Hurlbut, Cora Witherspoon, Ellen Corby
Val (John Lund), from humble beginnings, is now a factory worker and marries the rich and popular Maggie (Gene Tierney). Meanwhile, his mother's (Thelma Ritter) hamburger stand goes broke, so she hitchhikes west to see the newlyweds. When she arrives, Maggie takes her for a maid (for a party) and the mother-in-law goes along with it, despite her son's objections. Thelma Ritter does a great job and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
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 Miracle on 34th Street 1947 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama
Director: George Seaton
Cast: Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Edmund Gwenn, Natalie Wood, Thelma Ritter, Jerome Cowan, Gene Lockhart, Porter Hall, William Frawley, James Seay, Jack Albertson, Harry Antrim, Jeff Corey, Mary Field, Anthony Sydes
The new Santa Claus at Macy's Department Store teaches a lesson in faith to those who no longer believe in the spirit of Christmas. Jerome Cowan: "Your Honor, we request an immediate ruling from this court–is there or is there not a Santa Claus?" Edmund Gwenn received an Oscar for his great portrayal of Santa. There were two other Academy Awards (Best Writing-Original Story and Screenplay) and a nomination for Best Picture.
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 The Misfits 1961 N/R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Huston
Cast: Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift, Thelma Ritter, Eli Wallach, Kevin McCarthy, James Barton, Estelle Winwood, Denis Shaw, Marietta Tree
A new divorcee, Roslyn Tabor (Marilyn Monroe), befriends some cowboys and falls in love with one of them–Gay Langland (Clark Gable)–in this story written by Monroe's husband, Arthur Miller. Gable's and Monroe's last film.
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Move Over, Darling 1963 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Gordon
Cast: Doris Day, James Garner, Polly Bergen, Chuck Connors, Thelma Ritter, Fred Clark, Don Knotts, Elliott Reid, Edgar Buchanan, John Astin
This remake of Garson Kanin's "My Favorite Wife" isn't quite as good, but it is still fine viewing–especially for Doris Day fans. Doris takes on the role of the shipwrecked, and presumed dead, wife who returns only to find that her husband (James Garner) has remarried.
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A New Kind of Love 1963 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Melville Shavelson
Cast: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Thelma Ritter, Eva Gabor, Maurice Chevalier, George Tobias, Marvin Kaplan, Robert Clary, Ted Mapes, Robert F. Simon
Real-life husband and wife, Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, star in this lightweight comedy about an experienced journalist (Newman) who falls in love with a Paris fashion designer (Woodward). Highlight: Maurice Chevalier singing "Mimi" and "Louise."
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Pickup on South Street 1953 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Samuel Fuller
Cast: Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, Thelma Ritter, Murvyn Vye, Richard Kiley, Willis Bouchey, Milburn Stone, George E. Stone, Parley Baer, Henry Slate
The small-time crime of pickpocketing leads to espionage involvement for Skip McCoy (Richard Widmark) who unwittingly has stolen government secrets. Thelma Ritter was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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 Pillow Talk 1959 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Michael Gordon
Cast: Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall, Thelma Ritter, Nick Adams, Julia Meade, Lee Patrick, Allen Jenkins, Marcel Dalio, Alex Gerry, Mary McCarty, Hayden Rorke, Valerie Allen, Jacqueline Beer, Arlen Stuart
This was the first of several Doris Day/Rock Hudson romantic comedies. In this story, Brad (Hudson) and Jan (Day) share a telephone party line, and Brad is often on the phone wooing women. He and Jan argue, but, after his old college friend Jonathan Forbes (Tony Randall) falls for Jan, Brad decides to seduce Jan over the phone. Knowing that she would never be interested in him, Brad pretends to be a Texas Rancher, "Rex Stetson." He calls Jan; however, she soon catches on to his ploy, but romance takes over, and they fall in love. Day received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress, Thelma Ritter was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Jan's hung-over maid Alma, and the film won an Oscar for Best Writing.
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The Proud and Profane 1956 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Seaton
Cast: William Holden, Deborah Kerr, Thelma Ritter, Dewey Martin, William Redfield, Ross Bagdasarian, Marion Ross, Adam Williams, Ann Morriss, Richard Shannon
Red Cross worker Lee Ashley (Deborah Kerr), while serving in the Pacific theater during World War II, has a love affair with Lieutenant Colonel Colin Black (William Holden), and THEN learns he is already married.
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Rear Window 1954 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Mystery / Romance
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Raymond Burr, Judith Evelyn, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, Ross Bagdasarian, Frank Cady, Kathryn Grant, Benny Bartlett, Georgine Darcy, Sara Berner, Jesslyn Fax, Anthony Warde, Irene Winston
A magazine photographer (James Stewart) bides his time while recuperating from a broken leg by watching neighbors through a telescope. All is harmless until he thinks he spots a murder. Four Academy Award nominations were received, including Best Director.
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The Second Time Around 1961 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Debbie Reynolds, Steve Forrest, Andy Griffith, Juliet Prowse, Thelma Ritter, Ken Scott, Isobel Elsom, Rodolfo Acosta, Timothy Carey, Tom Greenway
In this Comedy/Western, widow Lucretia (Debbie Reynolds) resettles in an Arizona town where she becomes sheriff.
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 Titanic 1953 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jean Negulesco
Cast: Clifton Webb, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Wagner, Audrey Dalton, Thelma Ritter, Brian Aherne, Richard Basehart, Allyn Joslyn, Edmund Purdom, Michael Rennie
The "unsinkable" Titanic sets sail on its maiden voyage only to hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic and sink to the bottom of the ocean. While this rendition of the historical drama won the Academy Award for Best Writing, a better version of this story, "A Night to Remember," was filmed five years later. Then, of course there is the 1997 version...
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With a Song in My Heart 1952 N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Walter Lang
Cast: Susan Hayward, Rory Calhoun, David Wayne, Thelma Ritter, Robert Wagner, Helen Westcott, Una Merkel, Lyle Talbot, Max Showalter, Leif Erickson
While Susan Hayward and Thelma Ritter received Oscar nominations for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress respectively, it was Alfred Newman who walked away with the Oscar for Best Musical Scoring in this biography of singer Jane Froman who makes an inspiring recovery following a plane crash.
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| 1. All About Eve (1950)
2. As Young as You Feel (1951)
3. Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
4. Boeing Boeing (1965)
5. City Across the River (1949)
6. Daddy Long Legs (1955)
7. The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953)
8. Father Was a Fullback (1949)
9. For Love or Money (1963)
10. A Hole in the Head (1959)
11. The Incident (1967)
12. I'll Get By (1950)
13. Lucy Gallant (1955)
14. The Mating Season (1951)
15. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
16. The Misfits (1961)
17. Move Over, Darling (1963)
18. A New Kind of Love (1963)
19. Pickup on South Street (1953)
20. Pillow Talk (1959)
21. The Proud and Profane (1956)
22. Rear Window (1954)
23. The Second Time Around (1961)
24. Titanic (1953)
25. With a Song in My Heart (1952)
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