Thelma Ritter--"Christopher Bean", Gene Lockhart, Mildred Natwick, 1955 TV

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  • @uslines
    @uslines Рік тому +64

    My favorite supporting actress of all time. She should have won an Academy for Rear Window. She had the best lines.

  • @norobbery
    @norobbery 2 роки тому +92

    Wonderful story and you can't go wrong with Thelma Ritter! Big thumbs up!

  • @johnlorenzen4633
    @johnlorenzen4633 4 роки тому +131

    Every star in h'wood must have thanked their lucky stars to have Thelma in their movies as the knew she'd make it greater. Theyd also have to watch she wouldnt " steal " the movie underneath them by her pure excellence!!

    • @AuntieMamie
      @AuntieMamie Рік тому +15

      I think you expressed it perfectly! Miss Ritter never failed to make a film better by being in it.

    • @dar5108
      @dar5108 Рік тому +6

      Agree. She was a honey. ❤

    • @springsogourne
      @springsogourne Рік тому +14

      Perfect explanation! Rear Window and Pillow Talk wouldn’t have been half as good without her

    • @jobell2083
      @jobell2083 Рік тому +4

      ABSOLUTELY 😘

    • @samifabre2359
      @samifabre2359 Рік тому +3

      Absolutely correct

  • @Kiro6666
    @Kiro6666 2 роки тому +60

    Thelma Ritter should have won an Oscar Award that’s right she was a classic iconic superstar I love all her films incredible talent and beautiful actress I’ll never forget her she’s one in a million

  • @carminad7037
    @carminad7037 3 роки тому +78

    Sweet movie! Thelma Ritter has to be one of the most natural actresses ever! She has the ability to make the audience feel all kinds of emotions, in her plain, understated, witty way! She endears us to her with her naive & loving authenticity!!

  • @maryowen1722
    @maryowen1722 Рік тому +30

    Thelma Ritter is an American Cinema 💎 Gem!!!!! She illuminated every film she was in!!

  • @anniem9595
    @anniem9595 4 роки тому +93

    Loved this! ❤
    Back when people could actually act and
    age naturally.

  • @paulcaron400
    @paulcaron400 3 роки тому +59

    Thelma Ritter, what an actress. She can make a so so movie and make it great. Who can ask for anything more, love her💜

  • @lisastallingskeelor3328
    @lisastallingskeelor3328 4 роки тому +35

    I never tire of Thelma. Love her!

  • @Prof.Tarfeather
    @Prof.Tarfeather 2 роки тому +24

    What a Marvelous Story!Thelma Ritter and Mildred Natwick! What a cast.

  • @mannyj4751
    @mannyj4751 4 роки тому +82

    Thanks for another Thelma Ritter Gem! This was extra special. Please keep them coming 🙏...

    • @jeanthree
      @jeanthree 4 роки тому +10

      She a loveable actress

  • @shorty7363
    @shorty7363 Рік тому +9

    Thelma Ritter was, is, and will always be a treasure!❤
    Thanks for the upload.💜

  • @Abstracted_
    @Abstracted_ Рік тому +10

    I love this movie. It takes me far, far away to a different world. Thank you! ❤

  • @deannayoung5311
    @deannayoung5311 4 роки тому +39

    Thelma is such a wonderful
    actress 💞🤗any movie with
    her in it is a amazing!🥂👍
    I adore her

  • @salemfathi2532
    @salemfathi2532 4 роки тому +22

    I never get tired of watching Thelma Ritter, she played with every star there is, Marylin to mention just her

  • @toddbonin6926
    @toddbonin6926 4 роки тому +61

    What a gem!!! I’m so delighted to have seen this. Thelma Ritter, Mildred Natwick and Gene Lockhart! A dream cast to be sure ... and what a clever storyline. Loved every minute of it. Thank you for sharing.

  • @bigguyusa193
    @bigguyusa193 4 роки тому +30

    Thank You for reprising one of Mrs. Ritter's classic films... Our world today is sadly in need of this type of talent... we have so few (if any) that can shine through all the PC and "instant stardom" of today's garbage... Gone too early, and missed so much.

  • @ginnylorenz5265
    @ginnylorenz5265 4 роки тому +35

    A group of really wonderful actors from back in the days when good movies were made. Ritter, Lockhart, Natwick, and Joslyn. Thank you.

  • @jajones-ford2226
    @jajones-ford2226 4 роки тому +20

    Thelma Ritter is one of my favorite actresses . Than k you for posting this video.

  • @mysterywriter888
    @mysterywriter888 10 місяців тому +1

    I loved her in the Mating Season (1951). She lights up any film she is in. I just love her!

  • @gailgeer3101
    @gailgeer3101 Рік тому +10

    Always loved seeing her in a movie. And I love the way this one shows the true ugliness and the true beauty of people because it reflects what is most important to them. That is a lesson we all
    can learn from.

  • @sandraelder1101
    @sandraelder1101 Рік тому +4

    Awe, what a joy to see my favorite museum figure into the story. ❤

  • @ellenm3803
    @ellenm3803 3 роки тому +13

    Always loved her performances. What a gem of a short movie. Thank you for posting.

  • @sharonmitchell1920
    @sharonmitchell1920 Рік тому +4

    What a charming story! And Thelma Ritter is just fabulous.

  • @eamestv
    @eamestv 4 роки тому +32

    What a wonderful story and great performances. I've seen every film with Thelma Ritter. One of my favorites.

    • @aeichler
      @aeichler  4 роки тому +4

      The Dressler film, which was her last, is now considered lost. Thelma's version is all there is.

    • @therealmeemawmallen9493
      @therealmeemawmallen9493 4 роки тому +8

      She was truly one of the great ones! Sparkled like a diamond in every performance she was ever in.

  • @kaydee4296
    @kaydee4296 3 роки тому +6

    I just love anything Miss Ritter is in. And add Mildred to that & you have 100% a winner!💎

  • @juliam.mallen9019
    @juliam.mallen9019 Рік тому +3

    Such a beautiful film I've seen it before. So many valuable life lessons about the best and worst of human nature.

  • @TheSashapooch
    @TheSashapooch 4 роки тому +13

    Wonderful! Thank you for this gem.

  • @therealmeemawmallen9493
    @therealmeemawmallen9493 4 роки тому +23

    Powerful film to everyone who has a love for the awesome gifts of our artistic people. The line that is said; The one thing that can never be taken from us our memories.

    • @zebratangozebra
      @zebratangozebra 4 роки тому +1

      Ever hear of Alzheimer's disease.

    • @zebratangozebra
      @zebratangozebra 4 роки тому +2

      @Jannet I'm watching Thelma now in "Christopher Bean". My favorite of hers is "Pickup on South Street" with Richard Widmark. One of my top 10 favorite movies.

    • @jonsmum5552
      @jonsmum5552 2 роки тому +3

      @@zebratangozebra The strange thing is a vast amount of people with Alzheimer’s remember things from decades ago, but have no idea what they did five minutes ago. They still have their memories.

  • @trilbywilby7826
    @trilbywilby7826 Рік тому +1

    Such excellent writing, characterization, and acting!!!!

  • @cactusbound
    @cactusbound Рік тому +1

    Loved it. She was so uncredited for her work.

  • @lisaloo715
    @lisaloo715 Рік тому

    Where has this gem been hiding!? Loved every minute of it. Great acting and fascinating story.

  • @DD-sr7no
    @DD-sr7no 6 місяців тому +1

    That was a great story. I love Thelma Ritter so much. I adored her in "The Mating Season" (fans of Thelma, you can find this movie on UA-cam)

  • @rogeruscila2144
    @rogeruscila2144 Рік тому +3

    Wonderful srory and a great cast! Thanks for posting it.

  • @Verenike4ever
    @Verenike4ever 5 місяців тому

    I'm thunderstruck. I had never even heard of this movie, and I've been a Thelma Ritter Gal for decades. This woman had talent that few could even come close to. Such a natural! WOW. I love Gene Lockhart, and boy was he easy to despise, along with Mildred Natwick!! Thank you for this amazing film!

    • @aeichler
      @aeichler  5 місяців тому

      It was a rare TV show.

  • @amycarmichael2748
    @amycarmichael2748 4 роки тому +8

    That was a really good story!! Love it! Always such great acting in old movies

  • @tinapeters5725
    @tinapeters5725 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for this GEM, Thelma Ritter, was a natural ,

  • @ex-engineer6657
    @ex-engineer6657 Рік тому +1

    A nice little movie, more villians than usual. Thanks.

  • @bcrater6400
    @bcrater6400 Рік тому +1

    Thelma Ritter was and always will be pure class.

  • @ianedwards4400
    @ianedwards4400 11 місяців тому

    I loved Thelma Ritter ever since I was a child. She gave me a heart-warming feeling in all her outings of the 40's, 50's and 60's. She essayed character-parts like no other. The flow of her dialogue delivery was so very natural, you got the feeling that she was talking exclusively to you. She could take the place of your mother or aunt and those roles endeared her to the audience. It pained me to see her die in "Pickup on South Street" with Richard Widmark and Jean Peters; She was brilliant in "Ill Get By" with June Haver and Gloria DeHaven where she played the trouble-shooting assistant with ease. Thelma possessed a workaholism that helped escalate her cinematic currency. Many movie buffs would insist on seeing a movie just because Thelma had a featured part in it. That's the clout she commanded from the audience that loved her. I'll stick my neck out by stating that "there will never ever be another character actress who could rival Thelma Ritter's achievements!!!

  • @mariamarisi6154
    @mariamarisi6154 Рік тому +10

    Thank you for the beautiful movie.
    Love Thelma Ritter

  • @therealmeemawmallen9493
    @therealmeemawmallen9493 4 роки тому +10

    What an awesome film with such a great message of true art appreciation over greed An the wonderful happy poetic justice ending A beautiful story! Thank you for posting!
    My grandpa Frances Joesph Mallen Original ICC Director>> started painting beautiful pictures in his 80's Thanks to the greedmongers who littterally stole the very paintings and everything else off my grand parents and Aunt Margie's walls I have nothing but the memories in my heart.
    There was also a very wonderful artist I had become very close to his name was Stefano Sideras he was from Greece. I had become very close friends with his daughter and family at one time
    Mr Sideras paintings were one of a kind masterpieces I bought a few in payments while he was teaching my son to paint.
    My paintings were stolen out of my storage unit in NJ after a few years I had passed.. I hoped no longer that they would ever be returned.
    My most favorite ocean painting he did I had to sell to survive during this endless government cover up.
    My favorite story about Mr. Sideras was the one he told me about while he was serving in the military During the Turkey invasion against Greece.
    There was artillery being fired all around him while he was in a fox hole His CO came by to check on his soldiers and actually found him painting in the fox hole,! When his CO yelled; " Sideras what do you think you are doing His response was beyond the heart of a true artist; I am a painter I must paint"
    His artwork had a very strong Monet presence in many of his beautiful pieces. Besides Van Gough and Monet Mr. Sideras is my only other favorite artist.
    Mr. Sideras who had a very thick Greek accent came to our home with his wife and family once he was well up in age.
    He came down my basement stairs to observe my collection of things. He was the only one ever who saw what I had collected ( all gone now of course) Not as just stuff rather Through the eyes if s true artist And with his heavy accent and child like wonder he responded ; Julia it looks like it's now here an American Museum. This wonderful film brought back some great memories for me watching my friend Angela's dad painting masterpieces first hand. And having the privilege to watch him teach my son and his grand children how to paint.
    Artists like musicians are the memory books of our souls beauty expressed on canvas and lyrical harmonic flow that makes our world No matter the hardships a more beautiful place!
    Thank you for posting this gemstone of a film! 😊

  • @sararichardson737
    @sararichardson737 Рік тому +4

    Just adorable. Thanks for posting!❤

  • @wickedmirage
    @wickedmirage Рік тому +1

    Excellent movie with a great twist at the end. Loved it!

  • @brendadavis3846
    @brendadavis3846 4 роки тому +10

    GOOD ONE!!! I loved the part where the doctor had to give up the paintings!!

  • @jessiejames7492
    @jessiejames7492 Рік тому +1

    I cant stop watching these old short movies. Thanks!

  • @janiceharley9051
    @janiceharley9051 Рік тому +1

    Yes, a good movie that shows great actresses thanks !

  • @Verenike4ever
    @Verenike4ever 2 місяці тому

    I just saw this for the first time, WOW!!!!! Miss Ritter’s range was incredible, this movie touched me so deeply.

  • @scottgrunow5201
    @scottgrunow5201 4 роки тому +8

    Wonderful. Perfect quarantine viewing

  • @sharonroller8849
    @sharonroller8849 Рік тому +2

    If I had a Hollywood career , I would want to be Thelma Ritter. She was special.

  • @davidbowden796
    @davidbowden796 Рік тому +5

    I don't think enough accolades have been given to Ms. Ritter, and she deserves as many as any "star" she ever acted with. Drama or comedy were as natural to her as breathing. I haven't seen every project she was in, but some roles were mesmerizing. Just watch her go "head to head" with Bette Davis in "All About Eve". She leaves no survivors when she's done stealing a scene!!!

  • @scottgrunow5201
    @scottgrunow5201 4 роки тому +8

    Goodness. I am weeping at the end

  • @dfros1957
    @dfros1957 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for sharing this wonderful movie.😊

  • @YOGI-yl4ff
    @YOGI-yl4ff 10 місяців тому

    The first time I remember seeing M.s Ritter was in "Miracle on 34th Street". She had a small uncredited part as a frustrate mother unable to find the toy her boy wanted. Glad you put Ms. Ritter's name up front, that is definitely an attention getter. Any movie with Ms. Ritter is a joy to watch and most times, repeatedly. January 11, 2024 THANK YOU!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @bonniebelmondo381
    @bonniebelmondo381 4 роки тому +6

    Thelma Ritter
    a beauty within her own 😍

  • @random4079
    @random4079 3 роки тому +4

    Enjoyed it very much! Thanks for sharing!

  • @carpenterbluechicken
    @carpenterbluechicken Рік тому +1

    What a sweet movie so adorable I love it! Thelma Ritter she was in Rear Window she was great in that show, She owned her role she did.. She molded herself to be that character so cool.

  • @anybodysomebody7899
    @anybodysomebody7899 2 роки тому +5

    I saw this actress as a child in Western movies and thought of her as genuine in her parts (even if I did it know she was acting & getting paid to do so).

  • @MommaBearsCorner
    @MommaBearsCorner 2 роки тому +2

    Thanks for sharing. I really enjoyed watching it. she was such a great actress. they all were. loved her movies. She is like a twin to another friends mom I was raised around too. she always reminds me of her too.

  • @RetiredSchoolCook
    @RetiredSchoolCook Рік тому

    🥰❤ Good story .🤩 So many great talented players .👍Thank you 😍😄Sept . 10 , 2023

  • @treering8228
    @treering8228 Рік тому +1

    That was surprisingly really sweet. Thank you for sharing this.

  • @irmalauradiamantini
    @irmalauradiamantini 4 роки тому +11

    An example of how money can corrupt even a poor country doctor who has difficulty in getting paid by his patients and how true love is not corruptible.

  • @markclowe
    @markclowe 4 роки тому +11

    This is amazing and hilarious! I came here trying to find out who Thelma Ritter was, based on reading a reference to her in a Daniel Clowes book. What a treat this movie was, especially as I have a good friend who is a well-respected painter in Texas and this show is very germane to any painter who wants to be remembered.

    • @SK-jt1kp
      @SK-jt1kp 4 роки тому +1

      You should watch Thelma Ritter's 1951 movie The Model and the Marriage Broker.
      sk in usa (nc)

    • @mannyj4751
      @mannyj4751 4 роки тому +3

      Wow. . . I grew up in the 50's and 60's admiring Thelma Ritter in so many movies. She was an American Icon and a lovely character.
      She was in " The Misfits " with Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe. A must see movie!

  • @birdlynn417
    @birdlynn417 Рік тому +1

    1955, if only we could have preserved the fifties to last forever.

  • @serenakaur1131
    @serenakaur1131 Рік тому +1

    What a beautiful amazing story,simple and heartwarming..

  • @Annamaria-b7k
    @Annamaria-b7k Рік тому +1

    Merveilous film and Thelma Ritter is great

  • @suzeauster2223
    @suzeauster2223 4 роки тому +8

    Thank You So Much for posting this Fabulous Movie!! All my favorites! Stay Safe Beloveds ❤️

  • @marymayer2282
    @marymayer2282 Місяць тому

    Two of my favorites in the same movie Thelma Ritter And Mildred natwick in a delightful movie

  • @Alan-yn9fk
    @Alan-yn9fk 6 місяців тому

    I came across this accidentally and when I saw Thelma Ritter was in it I had to watch it. I have only one negative remark to make, it was too short. I admit the writer(s) created a screenplay that got across the key elements allotted for the short period of air time but this was well worth at least 90 minutes. The entire cast did fine jobs of portraying who they really were but who could take their eyes off Thelma Ritter? A great short story I highly recommend. I would love to have the portrait of her from this movie. I'll stop now before my comments exceed the length of this film. Thank you for posting this gem.

  • @angelaseifried659
    @angelaseifried659 2 роки тому +5

    this movie was a beautiful love story with an awesome writer behind it had substance and a moral obligation regarding wealthy educated families, love and marriages that were traditionally arranged marriages without the choice of their children to fall in love with who they so choose.

  • @gordonmorris6359
    @gordonmorris6359 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks from a longtime fan of Thelma Ritter !

  • @rivaridge7211
    @rivaridge7211 4 роки тому +28

    Thanks so much for posting this Alan - your channel is a delightful find of all sorts of gems! The wonderful Thelma Ritter was an incredible actress who had a record six Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actress - still unsurpassed today. Sadly, Thelma never was awarded the honor, but had this very talented lady lived longer (she unexpectedly passed away just before her 67 birthday) I think Hollywood would have rightly bestowed one upon her. Cheers to all!

  • @jcnyc9087
    @jcnyc9087 Рік тому +1

    I've never seen Gene Lockhart and Mildred Natwick play such deviously greedy, loathsome characters as they did in this telepic. Kudos to their acting, and of course to the wonderful Thelma Ritter!

    • @dougn2350
      @dougn2350 Рік тому

      They were definitely cast against their usual kind characters. But remember, a part in a film is just that. And we all need a paycheck. 😊

    • @jcnyc9087
      @jcnyc9087 Рік тому

      @@dougn2350 True.

  • @maryowen1722
    @maryowen1722 Рік тому +2

    Love the ending!❤👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  • @donnafletcher5386
    @donnafletcher5386 2 роки тому +2

    Enjoyed! Especially, at the end.

  • @cweissable
    @cweissable 4 роки тому +2

    I enjoyed this. I have always loved Thelma Ritter.

  • @virginagonzales8188
    @virginagonzales8188 4 роки тому +2

    WHAT A WONDERFUL LOVE STORY
    THANK YOU FOR SHARING

  • @kerry2368
    @kerry2368 Рік тому +1

    What a great movie with a wonderful ending.

  • @sandiwalker761
    @sandiwalker761 4 роки тому +4

    I love Thelma Ritter in anything she does. I' m not a huge fan of Marie Dressler but I can't imagine her in this tender part and I'm sure she couldn't have done better than Thelma. S

  • @louisescanlon7478
    @louisescanlon7478 2 роки тому +3

    Such a lovely movie. Thank you. I love the Actress who played Aunt Abbey. Sorry I Forget her name. After all her hard work , they only wanted to rob her of the one thing she Loved and Cherished. LOVED THE ENDING. 🤗⚘🤗⚘🤗⚘🕆⚘

  • @sugwilliams6257
    @sugwilliams6257 5 місяців тому

    Great classic flick & in 45 minutes 🤸🏿🤸🏿🤸🏿

  • @elainedaprano9130
    @elainedaprano9130 4 роки тому +6

    Wonderful movie!

  • @vondaellis2733
    @vondaellis2733 10 місяців тому

    Way to go Mrs. Christopher Bean!! She got it all. Wonderful movie

  • @marvinabigby6376
    @marvinabigby6376 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much.I really enjoyed this fjlm.

  • @Donna-hz3vi
    @Donna-hz3vi Рік тому +1

    What a marvelous movie!

  • @gailreese4102
    @gailreese4102 Рік тому

    Mildred Natwick, I fondly remember as grandmother "Hattie" in "Family." Always a delightful presence!

  • @huguettecolflesh5565
    @huguettecolflesh5565 Рік тому +1

    What a wonderful movie Thank you ❤

  • @vasantinamdar2204
    @vasantinamdar2204 3 роки тому +2

    Thelma was a wonderful actress. I first saw her in Rear window.

  • @davekanegis8070
    @davekanegis8070 4 роки тому +1

    Great! Thanks for posting.

  • @ellengallagher5841
    @ellengallagher5841 10 місяців тому

    Lovely movie! Thank you😊

  • @vm6824
    @vm6824 Рік тому +1

    Thelma Ritter steals any movie she is in. Period.

  • @dougn2350
    @dougn2350 Рік тому

    Comments seem to focus on Thelma, and who doesn't love her. But Gene Lockhart and Mildred Natwick are gems as well.

  • @stevenpace6782
    @stevenpace6782 4 роки тому +6

    Lovely!

  • @artheemisia
    @artheemisia 3 роки тому

    Delightful! Thank you! ❤️

  • @marymayer2282
    @marymayer2282 Місяць тому

    What' a charming story!!!!!!

  • @phillipstephens4522
    @phillipstephens4522 Рік тому

    Dammit! I ended up crying at the end!

  • @bjay4u280
    @bjay4u280 4 роки тому +1

    You will love the ending a lite comedy with a meaning behind it .

  • @nancycurtis488
    @nancycurtis488 10 місяців тому

    Thelma Ritter is the great actress who made me want to be an actress….and still does.

  • @poorthing
    @poorthing 5 місяців тому

    Thelma deserves all the love she's getting in the comments but ....
    MILDRED NATWICK...❤❤❤❤❤

  • @robertd.carver6240
    @robertd.carver6240 3 роки тому +1

    WOW! RITTER HEADS AN EXCELLENT CAST IN THIS TWISTY COMEDY!