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Arthur DeWitt Ripley (January 12, 1897 β February 13, 1961) was an American film screenwriter, editor, producer and director. In 1923, he joined the Mack Sennett studio as a comedy writer. In the 1920s, he worked closely with Frank Capra churning out screenplays for many movies. After breaking with Capra and the Sennett studio, Ripley again returned to being a gag-writer, screenwriter, and occasional director, making short films with such comedians as W. C. Fields and Edgar Kennedy. His directorial work in the 1940s, Voice in the Wind (1944) and The Chase (1946), were both critical successes, but neither film were boxoffice hits.
Ripley entered the world of academia, helping to establish the Film Center at U.C.L.A. while also working occasionally on TV. Ripley returned to directing one more time, at the request of Robert Mitchum, for Thunder Road (1958) before returning to U.C.L.A. and working until his death in 1961.
Filmography
all 67
Movies 66
Writer 36
Director 22
Producer 2
TV Shows 1

Thunder Road (1958)

Dark Stranger (1955)

The Chase (1946)

Voice in the Wind (1944)

Behind Prison Walls (1943)

Prisoner of Japan (1942)

Wedded Blitz (1942)

Everybody's Hobby (1939)

Waterfront (1939)

I Met My Love Again (1938)

How to Train a Dog (1936)

How to Behave (1936)

Will Power (1936)

Gasoloons (1936)

In Love at 40 (1935)

Edgar Hamlet (1935)

The Leather Necker (1935)

Shivers (1934)

In the Dog House (1934)

Counsel on De Fence (1934)

The Barber Shop (1933)

The Pharmacist (1933)

The Wrestler's Bride (1933)

Hypnotized (1932)

The Bluffer (1930)

Hide-Out (1930)

The Chaser (1928)

Fiddlesticks (1927)

Long Pants (1927)

Hooked at the Altar (1926)

Soldier Man (1926)

Lucky Stars (1925)

The Green-Eyed Monster (1916)

The Wonderful Adventure (1915)

Should a Mother Tell (1915)

A Celebrated Case (1914)

Thunder Road
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1897-01-12
Deathday1961-02-13 (64 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsArthur D. Ripley
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