Richard Thorpe

Richard Thorpe

Known for: Directing
Biography: 1896-02-24
Deathday: 1991-05-01 (95 years old)

Check on Amazon

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.


For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Thorpe has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6101 Hollywood Blvd.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Advertisement

Filmography

all 149

Movies 149

Director 146

Director
The Last Challenge

The Last Challenge (1967)

Movie
Director
The Scorpio Letters

The Scorpio Letters (1967)

Movie
Director
That Funny Feeling

That Funny Feeling (1965)

Movie
Director
The Truth About Spring

The Truth About Spring (1965)

Movie
Director
The Golden Head

The Golden Head (1964)

Movie
Director
Fun in Acapulco

Fun in Acapulco (1963)

Movie
Director
Follow the Boys

Follow the Boys (1963)

Movie
Director
How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won (1962)

Movie
6
Director
The Horizontal Lieutenant

The Horizontal Lieutenant (1962)

Movie
Director
The Honeymoon Machine

The Honeymoon Machine (1961)

Movie
Director
The Tartars

The Tartars (1961)

Movie
Director
The House of the Seven Hawks

The House of the Seven Hawks (1959)

Movie
Director
Killers of Kilimanjaro

Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959)

Movie
Director
Jailhouse Rock

Jailhouse Rock (1957)

Movie
Director
Tip on a Dead Jockey

Tip on a Dead Jockey (1957)

Movie
Director
Ten Thousand Bedrooms

Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957)

Movie
Director
Quentin Durward

Quentin Durward (1955)

Movie
Director
The Prodigal

The Prodigal (1955)

Movie
Director
Bedevilled

Bedevilled (1955)

Movie
Director
Athena

Athena (1954)

Movie
Director
The Student Prince

The Student Prince (1954)

Movie
Director
Knights of the Round Table

Knights of the Round Table (1953)

Movie
Director
All the Brothers Were Valiant

All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953)

Movie
6
Director
The Girl Who Had Everything

The Girl Who Had Everything (1953)

Movie
Director
The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda (1952)

Movie
Director
Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe (1952)

Movie
Director
Carbine Williams

Carbine Williams (1952)

Movie
Director
It's a Big Country

It's a Big Country (1951)

Movie
Director
The Unknown Man

The Unknown Man (1951)

Movie
Director
The Great Caruso

The Great Caruso (1951)

Movie
Director
Vengeance Valley

Vengeance Valley (1951)

Movie
Director
Three Little Words

Three Little Words (1950)

Movie
Director
Black Hand

Black Hand (1950)

Movie
Director
Malaya

Malaya (1949)

Movie
Director
Challenge to Lassie

Challenge to Lassie (1949)

Movie
5.6
Director
The Sun Comes Up

The Sun Comes Up (1949)

Movie
Director
Big Jack

Big Jack (1949)

Movie
Director
A Date with Judy

A Date with Judy (1948)

Movie
Director
On an Island with You

On an Island with You (1948)

Movie
Director
This Time for Keeps

This Time for Keeps (1947)

Movie
Director
Fiesta

Fiesta (1947)

Movie
Director
What Next, Corporal Hargrove?

What Next, Corporal Hargrove? (1945)

Movie
Director
Her Highness and the Bellboy

Her Highness and the Bellboy (1945)

Movie
Director
Thrill of a Romance

Thrill of a Romance (1945)

Movie
Director
The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)

Movie
5.52
Director
Two Girls and a Sailor

Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)

Movie
Director
Cry 'Havoc'

Cry 'Havoc' (1943)

Movie
Director
Above Suspicion

Above Suspicion (1943)

Movie
Director
Three Hearts for Julia

Three Hearts for Julia (1943)

Movie
Director
White Cargo

White Cargo (1942)

Movie
Director
Apache Trail

Apache Trail (1942)

Movie
Director
Tarzan's New York Adventure

Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)

Movie
4.2
Director
Joe Smith, American

Joe Smith, American (1942)

Movie
Director
The Bugle Sounds

The Bugle Sounds (1942)

Movie
Director
Tarzan's Secret Treasure

Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941)

Movie
4.8
Director
Barnacle Bill

Barnacle Bill (1941)

Movie
Director
The Bad Man

The Bad Man (1941)

Movie
Director
Rage in Heaven

Rage in Heaven (1941)

Movie
Director
Wyoming

Wyoming (1940)

Movie
Director
Busman's Honeymoon

Busman's Honeymoon (1940)

Movie
Director
20 Mule Team

20 Mule Team (1940)

Movie
Director
The Earl of Chicago

The Earl of Chicago (1940)

Movie
Director
Tarzan Finds a Son!

Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939)

Movie
5.6
Director
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939)

Movie
Director
Three Loves Has Nancy

Three Loves Has Nancy (1938)

Movie
Director
The Crowd Roars

The Crowd Roars (1938)

Movie
Director
The Young in Heart

The Young in Heart (1938)

Movie
Director
The Toy Wife

The Toy Wife (1938)

Movie
Director
The First Hundred Years

The First Hundred Years (1938)

Movie
Director
Love Is a Headache

Love Is a Headache (1938)

Movie
Director
Man-Proof

Man-Proof (1938)

Movie
Director
Double Wedding

Double Wedding (1937)

Movie
Director
Lest We Forget

Lest We Forget (1937)

Movie
Director
Night Must Fall

Night Must Fall (1937)

Movie
Director
Dangerous Number

Dangerous Number (1937)

Movie
Director
Tarzan Escapes

Tarzan Escapes (1936)

Movie
5.25
Director
The Voice of Bugle Ann

The Voice of Bugle Ann (1936)

Movie
Director
Last of the Pagans

Last of the Pagans (1935)

Movie
Director
Secret of the Chateau

Secret of the Chateau (1934)

Movie
Director
Strange Wives

Strange Wives (1934)

Movie
Director
Cheating Cheaters

Cheating Cheaters (1934)

Movie
Director
Green Eyes

Green Eyes (1934)

Movie
Director
City Park

City Park (1934)

Movie
Director
Stolen Sweets

Stolen Sweets (1934)

Movie
Director
The Quitter

The Quitter (1934)

Movie
Director
Murder on the Campus

Murder on the Campus (1933)

Movie
Director
Rainbow Over Broadway

Rainbow Over Broadway (1933)

Movie
Director
A Man of Sentiment

A Man of Sentiment (1933)

Movie
Director
Notorious But Nice

Notorious But Nice (1933)

Movie
Director
Strange People

Strange People (1933)

Movie
Director
I Have Lived

I Have Lived (1933)

Movie
Director
Love Is Dangerous

Love Is Dangerous (1933)

Movie
Director
Forgotten

Forgotten (1933)

Movie
Director
The Secrets of Wu Sin

The Secrets of Wu Sin (1932)

Movie
Director
Women Won't Tell

Women Won't Tell (1932)

Movie
Director
Slightly Married

Slightly Married (1932)

Movie
Director
The King Murder

The King Murder (1932)

Movie
Director
Thrill of Youth

Thrill of Youth (1932)

Movie
Director
Forbidden Company

Forbidden Company (1932)

Movie
Director
Beauty Parlor

Beauty Parlor (1932)

Movie
Director
The Midnight Lady

The Midnight Lady (1932)

Movie
Director
Escapade

Escapade (1932)

Movie
Director
Probation

Probation (1932)

Movie
Director
Murder at Dawn

Murder at Dawn (1932)

Movie
Director
Cross-Examination

Cross-Examination (1932)

Movie
Director
The Devil Plays

The Devil Plays (1931)

Movie
Director
Forgotten Women

Forgotten Women (1931)

Movie
Director
Neck and Neck

Neck and Neck (1931)

Movie
Director
Grief Street

Grief Street (1931)

Movie
Director
The Sky Spider

The Sky Spider (1931)

Movie
Director
Wild Horse

Wild Horse (1931)

Movie
Director
The Lady from Nowhere

The Lady from Nowhere (1931)

Movie
Director
The Lawless Woman

The Lawless Woman (1931)

Movie
Director
King of the Wild

King of the Wild (1931)

Movie
Director
The Utah Kid

The Utah Kid (1930)

Movie
Director
Under Montana Skies

Under Montana Skies (1930)

Movie
Director
The Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred (1930)

Movie
Director
Wings of Adventure

Wings of Adventure (1930)

Movie
Director
The Dude Wrangler

The Dude Wrangler (1930)

Movie
Director
The Lone Defender

The Lone Defender (1930)

Movie
Director
The King of the Kongo

The King of the Kongo (1929)

Movie
Director
Border Romance

Border Romance (1929)

Movie
Director
The Bachelor Girl

The Bachelor Girl (1929)

Movie
Director
The Fatal Warning

The Fatal Warning (1929)

Movie
Director
The Flyin' Buckaroo

The Flyin' Buckaroo (1928)

Movie
Director
The Vanishing West

The Vanishing West (1928)

Movie
Director
Vultures of the Sea

Vultures of the Sea (1928)

Movie
Director
The Valley Of Hunted Men

The Valley Of Hunted Men (1928)

Movie
Director
The Ballyhoo Buster

The Ballyhoo Buster (1928)

Movie
Director
The Desert of the Lost

The Desert of the Lost (1927)

Movie
Director
The Meddlin' Stranger

The Meddlin' Stranger (1927)

Movie
Director
The Ridin' Rowdy

The Ridin' Rowdy (1927)

Movie
Director
Tearin' Into Trouble

Tearin' Into Trouble (1927)

Movie
Director
Josselyn's Wife

Josselyn's Wife (1926)

Movie
Director
College Days

College Days (1926)

Movie
Director
Twisted Triggers

Twisted Triggers (1926)

Movie
Director
Double Daring

Double Daring (1926)

Movie
Director
Ridin' Rivals

Ridin' Rivals (1926)

Movie
Director
The Fighting Cheat

The Fighting Cheat (1926)

Movie
Director
The Roaring Rider

The Roaring Rider (1926)

Movie
Director
Tearin' Loose

Tearin' Loose (1925)

Movie
Director
On the Go

On the Go (1925)

Movie
Director
Thundering Romance

Thundering Romance (1924)

Movie
Dick Langton
Flames of Desire

Flames of Desire (1924)

Movie
Director
Bringin' Home the Bacon

Bringin' Home the Bacon (1924)

Movie
Director
Fast and Fearless

Fast and Fearless (1924)

Movie
Clayton Webster
Three O'Clock in the Morning

Three O'Clock in the Morning (1923)

Movie
Stephen Thompson
Burn 'Em Up Barnes

Burn 'Em Up Barnes (1921)

Movie
Director
Easy Going

Easy Going

Movie

Ratings

Average 4.78
Based on 135 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1921
1931
1937
1932
1967
Advertisement

Information

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1896-02-24

Deathday
1991-05-01 (95 years old)

Birth Place
Hutchinson, United States of America

Children
Jerry Thorpe

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Frank L. Inghram, Frank Inghram, Rollo Smolt Thorpe

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, National Board of Review Award for Best Film


This article uses material from Wikipedia.
Advertisement
Cedric Gibbons
Richard Thorpe
Cedric Gibbons worked together with Richard Thorpe in:
40 Movies
Edwin B. Willis
Richard Thorpe
Edwin B. Willis worked together with Richard Thorpe in:
32 Movies
M.A. Andersen
Richard Thorpe
M.A. Andersen worked together with Richard Thorpe in:
27 Movies
Douglas Shearer
Richard Thorpe
Douglas Shearer worked together with Richard Thorpe in:
24 Movies
Lafe McKee
Richard Thorpe
Lafe McKee worked together with Richard Thorpe in:
18 Movies
George R. Batcheller
Richard Thorpe
George R. Batcheller worked together with Richard Thorpe in:
17 Movies
Melville Shyer
Richard Thorpe
Melville Shyer worked together with Richard Thorpe in:
16 Movies
William Tuttle
Richard Thorpe
William Tuttle worked together with Richard Thorpe in:
14 Movies
Sydney Guilaroff
Richard Thorpe
Sydney Guilaroff worked together with Richard Thorpe in:
13 Movies
Joe Pasternak
Richard Thorpe
Joe Pasternak worked together with Richard Thorpe in:
11 Movies
Betty Burbridge
Richard Thorpe
Betty Burbridge worked together with Richard Thorpe in:
11 Movies
Ray Ries
Richard Thorpe
Ray Ries worked together with Richard Thorpe in:
11 Movies
Lester F. Scott Jr.
Richard Thorpe
Lester F. Scott Jr. worked together with Richard Thorpe in:
10 Movies
Irene
Richard Thorpe
Irene worked together with Richard Thorpe in:
10 Movies
Slim Whitaker
Richard Thorpe
Slim Whitaker worked together with Richard Thorpe in:
10 Movies
Hal Taliaferro
Richard Thorpe
Hal Taliaferro worked together with Richard Thorpe in:
10 Movies
Pete Clark
Richard Thorpe
Pete Clark worked together with Richard Thorpe in:
10 Movies
Jay Wilsey
Richard Thorpe
Jay Wilsey worked together with Richard Thorpe in:
9 Movies
Warren Newcombe
Richard Thorpe
Warren Newcombe worked together with Richard Thorpe in:
9 Movies
Robert Taylor
Richard Thorpe
Robert Taylor worked together with Richard Thorpe in:
9 Movies
  • Richard Thorpe
    Richard Thorpe
  • Filmography
  • Information
  • Related Persons
Social Media
X
Facebook
Pinterest
Telegram
Download
iOS Application
Made in Ukraine 🇺🇦
Copyright © MovieFit 2018 – 2024
All external content remains the property of its respective owner.