RICHARD THORPE

Richard Thorpe
Richard Thorpe
Gender: Male
Known for: Directing
Birthday: February 24, 1896
Deathday: May 1, 1991
Place of Birth: Hutchinson, Kansas, USA

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.

Filmography

Starring

1924·
Flames of Desire
Dick Langton
1923·
Three O'Clock in the Morning
Clayton Webster
1921·
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
Stephen Thompson

Production

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