Richard Thorpe

Directing·Feb 24, 1896·Hutchinson, Kansas, USA

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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

Film	Credit
The Scorpio Letters1967 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
The Last Challenge1967 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
That Funny Feeling1965 · Director	Director
The Truth About Spring1965 · Director	Director
The Golden Head1964 · Director	Director
Fun in Acapulco1963 · Director	Director
Follow the Boys1963 · Director	Director
The Horizontal Lieutenant1962 · Director	Director
The Honeymoon Machine1961 · Director	Director
The Tartars1961 · Director	Director
The House of the Seven Hawks1959 · Director	Director
Killers of Kilimanjaro1959 · Director	Director
Tip on a Dead Jockey1957 · Director	Director
Ten Thousand Bedrooms1957 · Director	Director
Jailhouse Rock1957 · Director	Director
Quentin Durward1955 · Director	Director
The Prodigal1955 · Director	Director
Bedevilled1955 · Director	Director
Athena1954 · Director	Director
The Student Prince1954 · Director	Director
Knights of the Round Table1953 · Director	Director
All the Brothers Were Valiant1953 · Director	Director
The Girl Who Had Everything1953 · Director	Director
The Prisoner of Zenda1952 · Director	Director
Ivanhoe1952 · Director	Director
Carbine Williams1952 · Director	Director
It's a Big Country1951 · Director	Director
The Unknown Man1951 · Director	Director
The Great Caruso1951 · Director	Director
Vengeance Valley1951 · Director	Director
Three Little Words1950 · Director	Director
Black Hand1950 · Director	Director
Malaya1949 · Director	Director
Challenge to Lassie1949 · Director	Director
The Sun Comes Up1949 · Director	Director
Big Jack1949 · Director	Director
A Date with Judy1948 · Director	Director
On an Island with You1948 · Director	Director
This Time for Keeps1947 · Director	Director
Fiesta1947 · Director	Director
What Next, Corporal Hargrove?1945 · Director	Director
Her Highness and the Bellboy1945 · Director	Director
Thrill of a Romance1945 · Director	Director
The Thin Man Goes Home1944 · Director	Director
Two Girls and a Sailor1944 · Director	Director
Cry 'Havoc'1943 · Director	Director
Above Suspicion1943 · Director	Director
Three Hearts for Julia1943 · Director	Director
White Cargo1942 · Director	Director
Apache Trail1942 · Director	Director
Tarzan's New York Adventure1942 · Director	Director
Joe Smith, American1942 · Director	Director
Tarzan's Secret Treasure1941 · Director	Director
Barnacle Bill1941 · Director	Director
The Bad Man1941 · Director	Director
Wyoming1940 · Director	Director
20 Mule Team1940 · Director	Director
The Earl of Chicago1940 · Director	Director
Tarzan Finds a Son!1939 · Director	Director
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn1939 · Director	Director
Three Loves Has Nancy1938 · Director	Director
The Crowd Roars1938 · Director	Director
The Toy Wife1938 · Director	Director
The First Hundred Years1938 · Director	Director
Love Is a Headache1938 · Director	Director
Man-Proof1938 · Director	Director
Double Wedding1937 · Director	Director
Lest We Forget1937 · Director	Director
Night Must Fall1937 · Director	Director
Dangerous Number1937 · Director	Director
Tarzan Escapes1936 · Director	Director
The Voice of Bugle Ann1936 · Director	Director
Last of the Pagans1935 · Director	Director
Secret of the Chateau1934 · Director	Director
Strange Wives1934 · Director	Director
Cheating Cheaters1934 · Director	Director
Green Eyes1934 · Director	Director
City Park1934 · Director	Director
Stolen Sweets1934 · Director	Director
The Quitter1934 · Director	Director
Murder on the Campus1933 · Director	Director
Rainbow Over Broadway1933 · Director	Director
A Man of Sentiment1933 · Director	Director
Notorious But Nice1933 · Director	Director
Strange People1933 · Director	Director
I Have Lived1933 · Director	Director
Forgotten1933 · Director	Director
The Secrets of Wu Sin1932 · Director	Director
Women Won't Tell1932 · Director	Director
Slightly Married1932 · Director	Director
The King Murder1932 · Director	Director
Thrill of Youth1932 · Director	Director
Beauty Parlor1932 · Director	Director
The Midnight Lady1932 · Director	Director
Escapade1932 · Director	Director
Probation1932 · Director	Director
Murder at Dawn1932 · Director	Director
Cross-Examination1932 · Director	Director
The Devil Plays1931 · Director	Director
Forgotten Women1931 · Director	Director
Neck and Neck1931 · Director	Director
Grief Street1931 · Director	Director
The Sky Spider1931 · Director	Director
Wild Horse1931 · Director	Director
The Lady from Nowhere1931 · Director	Director
The Lawless Woman1931 · Director	Director
King of the Wild1931 · Director	Director
The Utah Kid1930 · Director	Director
Under Montana Skies1930 · Director	Director
The Thoroughbred1930 · Director	Director
Wings of Adventure1930 · Director	Director
The Dude Wrangler1930 · Director	Director
The Lone Defender1930 · Director	Director
The King of the Kongo1929 · Director	Director
Border Romance1929 · Director	Director
The Bachelor Girl1929 · Director	Director
The Fatal Warning1929 · Director	Director
The Flyin' Buckaroo1928 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Vanishing West1928 · Director	Director
Vultures of the Sea1928 · Director	Director
TThe Valley Of Hunted Men1928 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
The Ballyhoo Buster1928 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
The Desert of the Lost1927 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Roarin' Broncs1927 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
TThe Obligin' Buckaroo1927 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Soda Water Cowboy1927 · Director	Director
Skedaddle Gold1927 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Meddlin' Stranger1927 · Director	Director
The Ridin' Rowdy1927 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Tearin' Into Trouble1927 · Director	Director
Between Dangers1927 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Josselyn's Wife1926 · Director	Director
College Days1926 · Director	Director
The Interferin' Gent1926 · Director	Director
TTwisted Triggers1926 · Director	Director
Double Daring1926 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Easy Going1926 · Director	Director
RRidin' Rivals1926 · Director	Director
TThe Fighting Cheat1926 · Director	Director
TThe Roaring Rider1926 · Director	Director
The Desert Demon1925 · Director	Director
Tearin' Loose1925 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
OOn the Go1925 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Thundering Romance1924 · Director	Director
Bringin' Home the Bacon1924 · Director	Director
Hard-Hittin' Hamilton1924 · Director	Director
Fast and Fearless1924 · Director	Director
TThe Bonanza BuckarooDirector	Director