Thelma Ritter

11 films on Best Blurays3 in 4K8 in HD

Thelma Ritter (February 14, 1902 – February 5, 1969) was an American actress, best known for her comedic roles as working-class characters and her strong New York accent. She was the recipient of a Tony Award and six nominations for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, more than any other actress in the category.

Biography from TMDB

By format

List

3 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Rear Window (1954)

Supporting role · Director: Alfred Hitchcock

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

2005 US DVD

4.4

Pillow Talk (1959)

Supporting role · Director: Michael Gordon

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

2012 Blu-ray is of similar fidelity but adds extra foley sounds. 2003 PAL DVD is a stereoized remix.

The Misfits (1961)

Supporting role · Director: John Huston

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly:

Altitude/Capelight 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Altitude UK / Capelight Germany 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

UK/Germany 4K Blu-ray

3.7

8 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

As Young as You Feel (1951)

Leading role · Director: Harmon Jones

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

HD Streaming

3.0

Pickup on South Street (1953)

Leading role · Director: Samuel Fuller

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Criterion Blu-ray source features proper gamma and black levels with a superior contrast. MoC Blu-ray source features improper gamma and black levels and too bright a contrast, making the picture appear washed out. See caps

Additional Info:

Caveat: MoC Blu-ray has slightly better encoding than Criterion

For Love or Money (1963)

Leading role · Director: Michael Gordon

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

A Hole in the Head (1959)

Supporting role · Director: Frank Capra

Best English-Friendly & Video:

US Olive Films Blu-ray

3.1

All About Eve (1950)

Supporting role · Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Fox Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Fox Blu-ray better encode than Criterion Blu-ray

Best Audio:

2003 Fox DVD

Audio Notes:

2003 Fox DVD slightly better

4.4

The Incident (1967)

Supporting role · Director: Larry Peerce

Best English-Friendly & Video:

UK Eureka Blu-ray

Sources: caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

UK Eureka Blu-ray marginally better than US Twilight Time OOP Blu-ray see caps

3.9

How the West Was Won (1962)

Small role · Directors: Henry Hathaway & John Ford & George Marshall

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Bros Blu-ray 2-Disc version (Digibook) for the Smilebox presentation

Sources: YouTube (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

See what smilebox looks like for its smilebox trailer
See Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader's review especially why a smilebox version is preferred, for example how a letterboxd version is actually distorted
Even if you do not prefer the smilebox version, the letterboxd version is still present on disc 1

3.5

Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

Small role · Director: George Seaton

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Fox Blu-ray

Sources: blah-ray.blogspot.com (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

1993 Fox LD

3.8

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