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Ralph E. Winters

Ralph E. Winters

Editor · Died February 26, 2004, aged 94 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Ralph E. Winters (June 17, 1909 – February 26, 2004) was a Canadian-born film editor who became one of the leading figures of this field in the American industry. After beginning on a series of B movies in the early 1940s, including several in the Dr. Kildare series, his first major film was George Cukor's Victorian chiller Gaslight (1944). Winters won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for King Solomon's Mines (1950) (shared with Conrad A. Nervig) and Ben-Hur (1959) (shared with John D. Dunning). He received four additional nominations: Quo Vadis (1951), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), The Great Race (1965) and Kotch (1971). Winters' other films included On the Town (1949), High Society (1956), Jailhouse Rock (1957) and The Thomas Crown Affair (1968). Winters had a notable collaboration with director Blake Edwards. Over 20 years, they collaborated on 12 films together, including The Pink Panther (1963), The Party (1968), 10 (1979) and Victor/Victoria (1982). His last film was the pirate epic Cutthroat Island in 1995. Winters had been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors, and in 1991, Winters received the organization's career achievement award. His memoir, Some Cutting Remarks: Seventy Years a Film Editor, was published in 2001.

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Born
June 17, 1909
Died
February 26, 2004 (aged 94)
From
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Editor
Titles
60 on MovieCove · 75 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 11% in 30 days

What are Ralph E. Winters' films like?

Across their 58 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy25 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
37%
Morality
21%
Self
17%
Power
11%
Society
7%
Survival
6%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love24 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds14 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice11 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception10 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 58 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 30 · Serious 16 · Dark 12

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 22 · Stylized 25 · Heightened 11

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 22 · Charged 28 · Intense 8

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 33 · Shifting 21 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 24 · Some laughs 16 · Funny 18

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 25 · Even-paced 29 · Relentless 4

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 39 · Engaged 19 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 53 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
29
Joyful
16
Absurd
16
Romantic
19
Melancholic
17
Other
53

How their films linger

Feel-good29 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy31
  • Bittersweet21
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ralph E. Winters' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 29 of their 60 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (20).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ralph E. Winters' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

75 credits, 60 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Cutthroat Island(1995)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Lily in Winter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Editor

  • Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth(1993)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Disorderlies(1987)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Let's Get Harry(1986)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Big Trouble(1986)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Micki + Maude(1984)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Loved Women(1983)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Curse of the Pink Panther(1983)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Victor/Victoria(1982)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Trail of the Pink Panther(1982)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • S.O.B.(1981)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • 10(1979)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The American Success Company(1979)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Other Side of Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Editor

  • Orca(1977)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • King Kong(1976)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Front Page(1974)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Majestyk(1974)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Spikes Gang(1974)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The All-American Boy(1973)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Outfit(1973)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Avanti!(1972)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Carey Treatment(1972)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Kotch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Editor

  • The Hawaiians(1970)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Gaily, Gaily (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Editor

  • The Thomas Crown Affair(1968)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Party(1968)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Fitzwilly(1967)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying(1967)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?(1966)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Great Race(1965)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • A Shot in the Dark(1964)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Pink Panther(1963)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Soldier in the Rain(1963)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Dime with a Halo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Editor

  • Ada(1961)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • BUtterfield 8(1960)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Ben-Hur(1959)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Sheepman(1958)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Man on Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Editor

  • Jailhouse Rock(1957)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • High Society(1956)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Tribute to a Bad Man(1956)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Love Me or Leave Me(1955)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Jupiter's Darling(1955)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Seven Brides for Seven Brothers(1954)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Executive Suite(1954)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Kiss Me Kate(1953)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Young Bess(1953)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Story of Three Loves(1953)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Quo Vadis(1951)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • King Solomon's Mines(1950)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • On the Town(1949)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Any Number Can Play(1949)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Little Women(1949)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Hills of Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Editor

  • Tenth Avenue Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Editor

  • Intrigue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Air Force Pilot at Bar (uncredited)

  • Killer McCoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Editor

  • The Romance of Rosy Ridge(1947)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Our Vines Have Tender Grapes(1945)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Thin Man Goes Home(1944)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Gaslight(1944)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Cry 'Havoc'(1943)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Young Ideas(1943)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Youngest Profession(1943)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Editor

  • Eyes in the Night(1942)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Affairs of Martha(1942)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Kid Glove Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Editor

  • Mr. and Mrs. North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Editor

  • The People Vs. Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Editor

  • Their Own Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Assistant Editor

Career shape

A full career of 71 titles from 1929 to 1995.

Biggest box office

10 (1979)

$75M worldwide

Highest rated

Ben-Hur (1959)

Midcredits 98th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 71: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleEditing68 of 71: 68 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thOther crew2 of 71: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1920s1 · crew1940s19 · 1 acting · 18 crew1950s15 · crew1960s13 · crew1970s13 · crew1980s7 · crew1990s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Ralph E. Winters' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 60; across their 58 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Midcredits score across 60 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up26
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

34 of their 60 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Crowd Pleaser34
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · editor

Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth (1993)

64th percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Ben-Hur (1959)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 55 reviewed titles; fans 56, detractors 32. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Ralph E. Winters' work okay for kids?

Across up to 27 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore21 titles10–64 · median 31 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity27 titles9–53 · median 24 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity21 titles0–49 · median 21 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs17 titles18–48 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense18 titles6–58 · median 20 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Ralph E. Winters work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ralph E. Winters' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Blake Edwards shares the most, 14.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers