Richard Thorpe

Director

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

Born: February 24, 1896 in Hutchinson, Kansas, USA

Died: May 1, 1991 (Age 95)

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Richard Thorpe Movies & TV Credits

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Burn 'Em Up Barnes Movie	6.6	Actor	Stephen Thompson	1921
Flames of Desire Movie		Actor	Dick Langton	1924
Three O'Clock in the Morning Movie		Actor	Clayton Webster	1923
20 Mule Team Movie	6.2	Directing	Director	1940
A Date with Judy Movie	6.3	Directing	Director	1948
Above Suspicion Movie Available on 13 streaming services.	6.7	Directing	Director	1943
All the Brothers Were Valiant Movie	6	Directing	Director	1953
Apache Trail Movie	5.5	Directing	Director	1942
Athena Movie	5.7	Directing	Director	1954
Barnacle Bill Movie	6.2	Directing	Director	1941
Bedevilled Movie	4.5	Directing	Director	1955
Big Jack Movie	5.9	Directing	Director	1949
Black Hand Movie	6.2	Directing	Director	1950
Carbine Williams Movie Available on 14 streaming services.	6.7	Directing	Director	1952
Challenge to Lassie Movie	6	Directing	Director	1949
Cry 'Havoc' Movie	6.7	Directing	Director	1943
Dangerous Number Movie	4.9	Directing	Director	1937
Double Wedding Movie Available on 14 streaming services.	7.1	Directing	Director	1937
Fiesta Movie	5.7	Directing	Director	1947
Follow the Boys Movie	5.1	Directing	Director	1963
Fun in Acapulco Movie Available on 26 streaming services.	6	Directing	Director	1963
Green Eyes Movie	5	Directing	Director	1934
Grief Street Movie	5.1	Directing	Director, Editor	1931
Her Highness and the Bellboy Movie	6.2	Directing	Director	1945
How the West Was Won Movie Available on 28 streaming services.	7.2	Directing	Special Guest Director	1962
The Tartars Movie	4.4	Directing	Director	1961
It's a Big Country Movie	5.8	Directing	Director	1951
Ivanhoe Movie Available on 18 streaming services.	6.8	Directing	Director	1952
Jailhouse Rock Movie Available on 26 streaming services.	6.7	Directing	Director	1957
Joe Smith, American Movie	6	Directing	Director	1942
Killers of Kilimanjaro Movie	5.3	Directing	Director	1959
King of the Wild Movie	5.7	Directing	Director	1931
Knights of the Round Table Movie Available on 16 streaming services.	6	Directing	Director	1953
Last of the Pagans Movie	5.8	Directing	Director	1935
Love Is a Headache Movie	5.8	Directing	Director	1938
Malaya Movie	6.3	Directing	Director	1949
Man-Proof Movie	5.8	Directing	Director	1938
Murder at Dawn Movie	4.1	Directing	Director	1932
Murder on the Campus Movie	5.2	Directing	Director	1933
Night Must Fall Movie Available on 13 streaming services.	7.1	Directing	Director	1937
On an Island with You Movie	5.7	Directing	Director	1948
Quentin Durward Movie	6.1	Directing	Director	1955
Secret of the Chateau Movie	5.7	Directing	Director	1934
Tarzan Escapes Movie Available on 14 streaming services.	6.6	Directing	Director	1936
Tarzan Finds a Son! Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	6.4	Directing	Director	1939
Tarzan's New York Adventure Movie Available on 16 streaming services.	6.6	Directing	Director	1942
Tarzan's Secret Treasure Movie Available on 14 streaming services.	6.2	Directing	Director	1941
Ten Thousand Bedrooms Movie	5.4	Directing	Director	1957
That Funny Feeling Movie Available on 23 streaming services.	6.4	Directing	Director	1965
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	6.6	Directing	Director	1939
The Bad Man Movie	5.7	Directing	Director	1941
The Crowd Roars Movie	6.5	Directing	Director	1938
The Earl of Chicago Movie	6	Directing	Director	1940
The First Hundred Years Movie	5.9	Directing	Director	1938
The Girl Who Had Everything Movie	5.4	Directing	Director	1953
The Great Caruso Movie	6.3	Directing	Director	1951
The Honeymoon Machine Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	5.9	Directing	Director	1961
The Horizontal Lieutenant Movie	5.7	Directing	Director	1962
The House of the Seven Hawks Movie	5.8	Directing	Director	1959
The King Murder Movie	5	Directing	Director	1932
The Last Challenge Movie	5.8	Directing	Director, Producer	1967
The Prisoner of Zenda Movie Available on 9 streaming services.	7	Directing	Director	1952
The Prodigal Movie	5	Directing	Director	1955
The Student Prince Movie	6.3	Directing	Director	1954
The Sun Comes Up Movie	6.2	Directing	Director	1949
The Thin Man Goes Home Movie Available on 9 streaming services.	7.5	Directing	Director	1944
The Toy Wife Movie	5.6	Directing	Director	1938
The Truth About Spring Movie	6.2	Directing	Director	1965
The Unknown Man Movie	6.3	Directing	Director	1951
The Voice of Bugle Ann Movie	6.5	Directing	Director	1936
This Time for Keeps Movie	5.6	Directing	Director	1947
Three Hearts for Julia Movie	5.5	Directing	Director	1943
Three Little Words Movie Available on 17 streaming services.	6.7	Directing	Director	1950
Three Loves Has Nancy Movie	6.2	Directing	Director	1938
Thrill of a Romance Movie	6.3	Directing	Director	1945
Tip on a Dead Jockey Movie	5.9	Directing	Director	1957
Two Girls and a Sailor Movie	6.4	Directing	Director	1944
Vengeance Valley Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	6.1	Directing	Director	1951
What Next, Corporal Hargrove? Movie	5.5	Directing	Director	1945
White Cargo Movie	5.8	Directing	Director	1942
Wyoming Movie	6.3	Directing	Director	1940
Slightly Married Movie	5.9	Directing	Director	1932
City Park Movie	5.3	Directing	Director	1934
Strange People Movie	5.8	Directing	Director	1933
The Quitter Movie	5.1	Directing	Director	1934
College Days Movie	6.9	Directing	Director	1926
The Utah Kid Movie	5.7	Directing	Director	1930
Wings of Adventure Movie	4.7	Directing	Director	1930
Stolen Sweets Movie	4.6	Directing	Director	1934
The Devil Plays Movie	4.8	Directing	Director, Editor	1931
The Lone Defender Movie	4.7	Directing	Director	1930
I Have Lived Movie	4.9	Directing	Director	1933
The King of the Kongo Movie	5.6	Directing	Director	1929
A Man of Sentiment Movie	4.9	Directing	Director	1933
The Secrets of Wu Sin Movie	5.3	Directing	Director	1932
Beauty Parlor Movie	5.5	Directing	Director	1932
The Lady from Nowhere Movie	6	Directing	Director, Editor	1931
Forgotten Women Movie	5.1	Directing	Director	1931
Notorious But Nice Movie	6.2	Directing	Director	1933
The Ridin' Rowdy Movie		Directing	Director, Writer	1927
The Ballyhoo Buster Movie	4.9	Directing	Director, Writer	1928
Wild Horse Movie	5.5	Directing	Director	1931
Cross-Examination Movie	5.3	Directing	Director	1932
Cheating Cheaters Movie	6.2	Directing	Director	1934
Thrill of Youth Movie	4	Directing	Director	1932
Escapade Movie	4.5	Directing	Director	1932
Border Romance Movie	5.3	Directing	Director	1929
Under Montana Skies Movie	4.4	Directing	Director	1930
Tearin' Into Trouble Movie		Directing	Director	1927
Probation Movie	5.5	Directing	Director	1932
The Midnight Lady Movie	5.7	Directing	Director	1932
The Bachelor Girl Movie		Directing	Director	1929
The Golden Head Movie	6	Directing	Director	1964
Rainbow Over Broadway Movie	5.3	Directing	Director	1933
The Thoroughbred Movie	4.4	Directing	Director	1930
Forgotten Movie	6.6	Directing	Director	1933
Women Won't Tell Movie	5.7	Directing	Director	1932
The Desert of the Lost Movie	5.9	Directing	Director, Writer	1927
Neck and Neck Movie		Directing	Director	1931
The Sky Spider Movie	3.2	Directing	Director	1931
The Dude Wrangler Movie	7.1	Directing	Director	1930
The Valley Of Hunted Men Movie		Directing	Director, Writer	1928
On the Go Movie		Directing	Director, Writer	1925
Josselyn's Wife Movie		Directing	Director	1926
The Roaring Rider Movie	5.2	Directing	Director	1926
Bringin' Home the Bacon Movie	5.8	Directing	Director	1924
Tearin' Loose Movie	6.5	Directing	Director, Writer	1925
Thundering Romance Movie	3.5	Directing	Director	1924
Fast and Fearless Movie	6.3	Directing	Director	1924
The Fighting Cheat Movie	5.7	Directing	Director	1926
Twisted Triggers Movie	6.1	Directing	Director	1926
Double Daring Movie	6.3	Directing	Director, Writer	1926
The Flyin' Buckaroo Movie		Directing	Director, Writer	1928
The Meddlin' Stranger Movie		Directing	Director	1927
Vultures of the Sea Movie	2.7	Directing	Director	1928
The Fatal Warning Movie	3.6	Directing	Director	1929
The Lawless Woman Movie	5.6	Directing	Director	1931
The Vanishing West Movie		Directing	Director	1928
Easy Going Movie		Directing	Director	1926
Strange Wives Movie	5.5	Directing	Director	1934
Lest We Forget Short Film	6.6	Directing	Director	1937
Ridin' Rivals Movie	6.8	Directing	Director	1926
The Scorpio Letters Movie	6.5	Directing	Director, Producer	1967
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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