Richard Thorpe
155 movies
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Feb 24, 1896
- Died
- May 1, 1991 (age 95)
- Place of birth
- Hutchinson, Kansas, USA
- Also known as
- Frank L. Inghram · Frank Inghram · Rollo Smolt Thorpe
Biography
Richard Thorpe (February 24, 1896 - May 1, 1991) was an American film director. Born Rollo Smolt Thorpe in Hutchinson, Kansas, he began his entertainment career performing in vaudeville and onstage. In 1921 he began in motion pictures as an actor and directed his first silent film in 1923. He went on to direct more than one hundred and eighty films. The first full length motion picture he directed for MGM was Last of the Pagans (1935) starring Ray Mala. After directing The Last Challenge in 1967, he retired from the film industry. He died in Palm Springs, California in 1991.
Thorpe is also known as the original director of The Wizard of Oz. He was fired after two weeks of shooting, because it was felt that his scenes did not have the right air of fantasy about them. Thorpe notoriously gave Judy Garland a blonde wig and cutesy "baby-doll" makeup that made her look like a girl in her late teens rather than an innocent Kansas farm girl of about thirteen. Both makeup and wig were discarded at the suggestion of George Cukor, who was brought in temporarily. Stills from Thorpe's work on the film survive today.
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For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Thorpe has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6101 Hollywood Blvd.
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Profiles IMDb
Known for
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★ 7.0 How the West Was Won
1962 · Film
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★ 6.8 Ivanhoe
1952 · Film
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★ 6.3 Jailhouse Rock
1957 · Film
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★ 6.9 Tarzan Escapes
1936 · Film
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★ 7.1 The Thin Man Goes Home
1944 · Film
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★ 6.1 Tarzan Finds a Son!
1939 · Film
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★ 6.4 Tarzan's New York Adventure
1942 · Film
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★ 6.0 Knights of the Round Table
1953 · Film
Richard Thorpe: movies and TV shows
Acting (3)
- 1924 Flames of Desire
as Dick Langton
- 1923 Three O'Clock in the Morning
as Clayton Webster
- 1921 Burn 'Em Up Barnes
as Stephen Thompson
Behind the camera (152)
- Upcoming The Bonanza Buckaroo
Director
- 1976
- 1967 The Scorpio Letters
Producer, Director
- 1967 The Last Challenge
Producer, Director
- 1965 That Funny Feeling
Director
- 1965 The Truth About Spring
Director
- 1964 The Golden Head
Director
- 1963 Fun in Acapulco
Director
- 1963 Follow the Boys
Director
- 1962 How the West Was Won
Special Guest Director
- 1962 The Horizontal Lieutenant
Director
- 1961 The Honeymoon Machine
Director
- 1961 The Tartars
Director
- 1959 The House of the Seven Hawks
Director
- 1959 Killers of Kilimanjaro
Director
- 1957 Tip on a Dead Jockey
Director
- 1957 Ten Thousand Bedrooms
Director
- 1957 Jailhouse Rock
Director
- 1955 Quentin Durward
Director
- 1955 The Prodigal
Director
- 1955 Bedevilled
Director
- 1954 Athena
Director
- 1954 The Student Prince
Director
- 1953 Knights of the Round Table
Director
- 1953 All the Brothers Were Valiant
Director
- 1953 The Girl Who Had Everything
Director
- 1952 The Prisoner of Zenda
Director
- 1952 Ivanhoe
Director
- 1952 Carbine Williams
Director
- 1951 It's a Big Country
Director
- 1951 The Unknown Man
Director
- 1951 The Great Caruso
Director
- 1951 Vengeance Valley
Director
- 1950 Three Little Words
Director
- 1950 Black Hand
Director
- 1949 Malaya
Director
- 1949 Challenge to Lassie
Director
- 1949 The Sun Comes Up
Director
- 1949 Big Jack
Director
- 1948 A Date with Judy
Director
- 1948 On an Island with You
Director
- 1947 This Time for Keeps
Director
- 1947 Fiesta
Director
- 1945 What Next, Corporal Hargrove?
Director
- 1945 Her Highness and the Bellboy
Director
- 1945 Thrill of a Romance
Director
- 1944 The Thin Man Goes Home
Director
- 1944 Two Girls and a Sailor
Director
- 1943 Cry 'Havoc'
Director
- 1943 Above Suspicion
Director
- 1943 Three Hearts for Julia
Director
- 1942 White Cargo
Director
- 1942 Apache Trail
Director
- 1942 Tarzan's New York Adventure
Director
- 1942 Joe Smith, American
Director
- 1941 Tarzan's Secret Treasure
Director
- 1941 Barnacle Bill
Director
- 1941 The Bad Man
Director
- 1940 Wyoming
Director
- 1940 20 Mule Team
Director
- 1940 The Earl of Chicago
Director
- 1939 Tarzan Finds a Son!
Director
- 1939 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Director
- 1938 Three Loves Has Nancy
Director
- 1938 The Crowd Roars
Director
- 1938 The Toy Wife
Director
- 1938 The First Hundred Years
Director
- 1938 Love Is a Headache
Director
- 1938 Man-Proof
Director
- 1937 Double Wedding
Director
- 1937 Lest We Forget
Director
- 1937 Night Must Fall
Director
- 1937 Dangerous Number
Director
- 1936 Tarzan Escapes
Director
- 1936 The Voice of Bugle Ann
Director
- 1935 Last of the Pagans
Director
- 1934 Secret of the Chateau
Director
- 1934 Strange Wives
Director
- 1934 Cheating Cheaters
Director
- 1934 Green Eyes
Director
- 1934 City Park
Director
- 1934 Stolen Sweets
Director
- 1934 The Quitter
Director
- 1933 Murder on the Campus
Director
- 1933 Rainbow Over Broadway
Director
- 1933 A Man of Sentiment
Director
- 1933 Notorious But Nice
Director
- 1933 Strange People
Director
- 1933 I Have Lived
Director
- 1933 Forgotten
Director
- 1932 The Secrets of Wu Sin
Director
- 1932 Women Won't Tell
Director
- 1932 Slightly Married
Director
- 1932 The King Murder
Director
- 1932 Thrill of Youth
Director
- 1932 Beauty Parlor
Director
- 1932 The Midnight Lady
Director
- 1932 Escapade
Director
- 1932 Probation
Director
- 1932 Murder at Dawn
Director
- 1932 Cross-Examination
Director
- 1931 The Devil Plays
Director, Editor
- 1931 Forgotten Women
Director
- 1931 Neck and Neck
Director
- 1931 Grief Street
Director, Editor
- 1931 The Sky Spider
Director
- 1931 Wild Horse
Director
- 1931 The Lady from Nowhere
Director, Editor
- 1931 The Lawless Woman
Director
- 1931 King of the Wild
Director
- 1930 The Utah Kid
Director
- 1930 Under Montana Skies
Director
- 1930 The Thoroughbred
Director
- 1930 Wings of Adventure
Director
- 1930 The Dude Wrangler
Director
- 1930 The Lone Defender
Director
- 1929 The King of the Kongo
Director
- 1929 Border Romance
Director
- 1929 The Bachelor Girl
Director
- 1929 The Fatal Warning
Director
- 1928 The Shady Lady
Story
- 1928 The Flyin' Buckaroo
Director, Writer
- 1928 The Vanishing West
Director
- 1928 Vultures of the Sea
Director
- 1928 The Valley Of Hunted Men
Writer, Director
- 1928 The Ballyhoo Buster
Writer, Director
- 1927 The Desert of the Lost
Director, Writer
- 1927 Roarin' Broncs
Director, Writer
- 1927 The Obligin' Buckaroo
Director, Writer
- 1927 The Soda Water Cowboy
Director
- 1927 Skedaddle Gold
Director, Writer
- 1927 The Meddlin' Stranger
Director
- 1927 The Ridin' Rowdy
Director, Writer
- 1927 Tearin' Into Trouble
Director
- 1927 Between Dangers
Director, Writer
- 1926 Josselyn's Wife
Director
- 1926 College Days
Director
- 1926 The Interferin' Gent
Director
- 1926 Twisted Triggers
Director
- 1926 Double Daring
Director, Writer
- 1926 Easy Going
Director
- 1926 Ridin' Rivals
Director
- 1926 The Fighting Cheat
Director
- 1926 The Roaring Rider
Director
- 1925 The Desert Demon
Director
- 1925 Tearin' Loose
Writer, Director
- 1925 Red Clay
Scenario Writer
- 1925 On the Go
Director, Writer
- 1924 Thundering Romance
Director
- 1924 Bringin' Home the Bacon
Director
- 1924 Hard-Hittin' Hamilton
Director
- 1924 Fast and Fearless
Director