We love the actress Thelma Ritter - She's about as authentic as they come!

If you are studying authenticity you might want to study some Thelma Ritter movies.  Thelma is about as authentic as they come.  

Miracle on 34th Street 1947

This is a favorite family-centered movie to watch at Christmastime.  A little girl is being brought up by a mom who is very practical and doesn't like any kind of fantasy including Santa Claus.  See what happens when the real Santa Clause comes on the scene.

Father was a Fullback 1949
This football coach has problems.  The college team he is coaching has a losing season, he doesn't understand his youngest daughter and his teenage daughter is a mystery as well.  But through everything you can see the love and concern that each member of the family has for each other.  It's really a delightful film!

The Mating Season 1951

In the movie Thema Ritter plays a mom who will do anything (good) to help her son.  But her plans do not go smoothly.  Don't let the name fool you.  Remember many words had completely different definitions back in the 1950's.

As Young as You Feel 1951

What are you going to do when you reach the young age of 65 and your company retires you against your will.  This man comes up with a plan to get his job back.  Let's see if his plan succeeds or not.

The Model and the Marriage Broker 1951

Thelma Ritter usually played supporting roles in most of her films.  But in this film she plays one of the two main female roles.  Who wouldn't want ever practical and sensible Thelma going to bat for them and teaching them how to be a little more attractive to the one you love.

With a Song in My Heart 1952

If you are in the mood for a musical and have seen most of the the ones you can think of, try watching With a Song in My Heart.  It's a biographical film of actress Jane Froman.  We think her determination will inspire you.

Lucy Gallant 1955

There are so many quick relationships nowadays.  This movie shows us that not all relationships are instant.  It may take quite a time and work to convince the one you love that you are the one they love in return.  

Northside 777 1948Usually we don’t go in for movies about murder.  As murder is about the farthermost thing away from living a wholesome life as you can get.  But though this movie about a true story has a murder in it that is not the crucial aspect of this story.  The crucial aspect of this movie is how one man was unjustly accused and how his family believed in his innocence and how another man worked to discover the truth.  The movie shows us that even when all hope is gone things can still change. And hoping on and working on in even though all evidence might point to the hope being nigh to impossible is what living the wholesome life is all about.

I'll Get By 1950
A wonderful romantic musical about the rise of a song writing and song publishing team.

Move Over Darling 1963

A comedy of a man who's wife has been pronounced dead because she has been lost at sea.  So he decides to get remarried.  And on the day he does, and before the honeymoon, his first wife shows up.