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Richard Thorpe

Richard Thorpe

Actor, Director, Writer

Born February 24, 1896 in Hutchinson, Kansas, USA

Died May 1, 1991

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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.

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Filmography

Actor

6

Type

Year

Two Swell Guys Poster

Two Swell Guys Short Film2006Self

Flames of Desire Poster

Flames of Desire Feature Film1924Dick Langton

Rough Ridin' Poster

Rough Ridin' Feature Film1924Dick Ross

Three O'Clock in the Morning Poster

Three O'Clock in the Morning Feature Film1923Clayton Webster

Torchy's Nut Sunday Poster

Torchy's Nut Sunday Short Film1922

Burn 'Em Up Barnes Poster

Burn 'Em Up Barnes Feature Film1921Stephen Thompson

Director

187

Type

Year

The Last Challenge Poster

The Last Challenge Feature Film1967

The Scorpio Letters Poster

The Scorpio Letters TV Movie1967

That Funny Feeling Poster

That Funny Feeling Feature Film1965

The Truth About Spring Poster

The Truth About Spring Feature Film1965

The Golden Head Poster

The Golden Head Feature Film1964

Follow the Boys Poster

Follow the Boys Feature Film1963

Fun in Acapulco Poster

Fun in Acapulco Feature Film1963

How the West Was Won Poster

How the West Was Won Feature Film1962

The Horizontal Lieutenant Poster

The Horizontal Lieutenant Feature Film1962

The Honeymoon Machine Poster

The Honeymoon Machine Feature Film1961

The Tartars Poster

The Tartars Feature Film1961

Killers of Kilimanjaro Poster

Killers of Kilimanjaro Feature Film1959

The House of the Seven Hawks Poster

The House of the Seven Hawks Feature Film1959

Jailhouse Rock Poster

Jailhouse Rock Feature Film1957

Ten Thousand Bedrooms Poster

Ten Thousand Bedrooms Feature Film1957

Tip on a Dead Jockey Poster

Tip on a Dead Jockey Feature Film1957

Bedevilled Poster

Bedevilled Feature Film1955

Quentin Durward Poster

Quentin Durward Feature Film1955

The Prodigal Poster

The Prodigal Feature Film1955

Athena Feature Film1954

The Student Prince Poster

The Student Prince Feature Film1954

All the Brothers Were Valiant Poster

All the Brothers Were Valiant Feature Film1953

Knights of the Round Table Poster

Knights of the Round Table Feature Film1953

The Girl Who Had Everything Poster

The Girl Who Had Everything Feature Film1953

Carbine Williams Poster

Carbine Williams Feature Film1952

Ivanhoe Feature Film1952

The Prisoner of Zenda Poster

The Prisoner of Zenda Feature Film1952

It's a Big Country: An American Anthology Poster

It's a Big Country: An American Anthology Feature Film1951

The Great Caruso Poster

The Great Caruso Feature Film1951

The Unknown Man Poster

The Unknown Man Feature Film1951

Vengeance Valley Poster

Vengeance Valley Feature Film1951

Black Hand Poster

Black Hand Feature Film1950

Three Little Words Poster

Three Little Words Feature Film1950

Big Jack Poster

Big Jack Feature Film1949

Challenge to Lassie Poster

Challenge to Lassie Feature Film1949

Malaya Feature Film1949

The Sun Comes Up Poster

The Sun Comes Up Feature Film1949

A Date with Judy Poster

A Date with Judy Feature Film1948

On an Island with You Poster

On an Island with You Feature Film1948

Fiesta Feature Film1947

This Time for Keeps Poster

This Time for Keeps Feature Film1947

Her Highness and the Bellboy Poster

Her Highness and the Bellboy Feature Film1945

Thrill of a Romance Poster

Thrill of a Romance Feature Film1945

What Next, Corporal Hargrove? Poster

What Next, Corporal Hargrove? Feature Film1945

The Thin Man Goes Home Poster

The Thin Man Goes Home Feature Film1944

Two Girls and a Sailor Poster

Two Girls and a Sailor Feature Film1944

Above Suspicion Poster

Above Suspicion Feature Film1943

Cry 'Havoc' Poster

Cry 'Havoc' Feature Film1943

Three Hearts for Julia Poster

Three Hearts for Julia Feature Film1943

Apache Trail Poster

Apache Trail Feature Film1942

Joe Smith, American Poster

Joe Smith, American Feature Film1942

Tarzan's New York Adventure Poster

Tarzan's New York Adventure Feature Film1942

The Bugle Sounds Poster

The Bugle Sounds Feature Film1942

White Cargo Poster

White Cargo Feature Film1942

Barnacle Bill Poster

Barnacle Bill Feature Film1941

Rage in Heaven Poster

Rage in Heaven Feature Film1941

Tarzan's Secret Treasure Poster

Tarzan's Secret Treasure Feature Film1941

The Bad Man Poster

The Bad Man Feature Film1941

20 Mule Team Poster

20 Mule Team Feature Film1940

Haunted Honeymoon Poster

Haunted Honeymoon Feature Film1940

The Earl of Chicago Poster

The Earl of Chicago Feature Film1940

Wyoming Feature Film1940

Tarzan Finds a Son! Poster

Tarzan Finds a Son! Feature Film1939

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Poster

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Feature Film1939

The Wizard of Oz Poster

The Wizard of Oz Feature Film1939

Love Is a Headache Poster

Love Is a Headache Feature Film1938

Man-Proof Poster

Man-Proof Feature Film1938

The Crowd Roars Poster

The Crowd Roars Feature Film1938

The Toy Wife Poster

The Toy Wife Feature Film1938

The Young in Heart Poster

The Young in Heart Feature Film1938

Three Loves Has Nancy Poster

Three Loves Has Nancy Feature Film1938

Dangerous Number Poster

Dangerous Number Feature Film1937

Double Wedding Poster

Double Wedding Feature Film1937

Lest We Forget Poster

Lest We Forget Short Film1937

Night Must Fall Poster

Night Must Fall Feature Film1937

The First Hundred Years Poster

The First Hundred Years Feature Film1937

Tarzan Escapes Poster

Tarzan Escapes Feature Film1936

The Voice of Bugle Ann Poster

The Voice of Bugle Ann Feature Film1936

Last of the Pagans Poster

Last of the Pagans Feature Film1935

Cheating Cheaters Poster

Cheating Cheaters Feature Film1934

City Park Poster

City Park Feature Film1934

Green Eyes Poster

Green Eyes Feature Film1934

Secret of the Chateau Poster

Secret of the Chateau Feature Film1934

Stolen Sweets Poster

Stolen Sweets Feature Film1934

Strange Wives Poster

Strange Wives Feature Film1934

The Quitter Poster

The Quitter Feature Film1934

A Man of Sentiment Poster

A Man of Sentiment Feature Film1933

Forgotten Poster

Forgotten Feature Film1933

I Have Lived Poster

I Have Lived Feature Film1933

Love Is Dangerous Poster

Love Is Dangerous Feature Film1933

Murder on the Campus Poster

Murder on the Campus Feature Film1933

Notorious But Nice Poster

Notorious But Nice Feature Film1933

Rainbow Over Broadway Poster

Rainbow Over Broadway Feature Film1933

Strange People Poster

Strange People Feature Film1933

Beauty Parlor Poster

Beauty Parlor Feature Film1932

Cross-Examination Poster

Cross-Examination Feature Film1932

Escapade Poster

Escapade Feature Film1932

Forbidden Company Feature Film1932

Murder at Dawn Poster

Murder at Dawn Feature Film1932

Probation Poster

Probation Feature Film1932

Slightly Married Poster

Slightly Married Feature Film1932

The King Murder Poster

The King Murder Feature Film1932

The Midnight Lady Poster

The Midnight Lady Feature Film1932

The Secrets of Wu Sin Poster

The Secrets of Wu Sin Feature Film1932

Thrill of Youth Poster

Thrill of Youth Feature Film1932

Women Won't Tell Poster

Women Won't Tell Feature Film1932

Forgotten Women Poster

Forgotten Women Feature Film1931

Grief Street Poster

Grief Street Feature Film1931

King of the Wild Poster

King of the Wild Feature Film1931

Neck and Neck Poster

Neck and Neck Feature Film1931

The Devil Plays Poster

The Devil Plays Feature Film1931

The Lady from Nowhere Poster

The Lady from Nowhere Feature Film1931

The Lawless Woman Poster

The Lawless Woman Feature Film1931

The Sky Spider Poster

The Sky Spider Feature Film1931

Wild Horse Poster

Wild Horse Feature Film1931

The Dude Wrangler Poster

The Dude Wrangler Feature Film1930

The Lone Defender Poster

The Lone Defender Feature Film1930

The Thoroughbred Poster

The Thoroughbred Feature Film1930

The Utah Kid Poster

The Utah Kid Feature Film1930

Under Montana Skies Poster

Under Montana Skies Feature Film1930

Wings of Adventure Poster

Wings of Adventure Feature Film1930

Border Romance Poster

Border Romance Feature Film1929

The Bachelor Girl Poster

The Bachelor Girl Feature Film1929

The Fatal Warning Poster

The Fatal Warning Feature Film1929

The King of the Kongo Poster

The King of the Kongo Feature Film1929

Desperate Courage Feature Film1928

Flyin' Buckaroo Poster

Flyin' Buckaroo Feature Film1928

Saddle Mates Poster

Saddle Mates Feature Film1928

The Ballyhoo Buster Poster

The Ballyhoo Buster Feature Film1928

The Cowboy Cavalier Feature Film1928

The Valley of Hunted Men Feature Film1928

The Vanishing West Poster

The Vanishing West Feature Film1928

Vultures of the Sea Poster

Vultures of the Sea Feature Film1928

Between Dangers Poster

Between Dangers Feature Film1927

Pals in Peril Poster

Pals in Peril Feature Film1927

Ride 'em High Poster

Ride 'em High Feature Film1927

Roarin' Broncs Poster

Roarin' Broncs Feature Film1927

Skedaddle Gold Poster

Skedaddle Gold Feature Film1927

Tearin' Into Trouble Poster

Tearin' Into Trouble Feature Film1927

The Cyclone Cowboy Poster

The Cyclone Cowboy Feature Film1927

The Desert of the Lost Poster

The Desert of the Lost Feature Film1927

The First Night Poster

The First Night Feature Film1927

The Galloping Gobs Feature Film1927

The Interferin' Gent Poster

The Interferin' Gent Feature Film1927

The Meddlin' Stranger Poster

The Meddlin' Stranger Feature Film1927

The Obligin' Buckaroo Poster

The Obligin' Buckaroo Feature Film1927

The Ridin' Rowdy Poster

The Ridin' Rowdy Feature Film1927

The Soda Water Cowboy Poster

The Soda Water Cowboy Feature Film1927

White Pebbles Poster

White Pebbles Feature Film1927

College Days Poster

College Days Feature Film1926

Coming an' Going Feature Film1926

Deuce High Feature Film1926

Double Daring Poster

Double Daring Feature Film1926

Easy Going Poster

Easy Going Feature Film1926

Josselyn's Wife Poster

Josselyn's Wife Feature Film1926

Rawhide Feature Film1926

Ridin' Rivals Feature Film1926

Speedy Spurs Feature Film1926

The Bandit Buster Poster

The Bandit Buster Feature Film1926

The Bonanza Buckaroo Feature Film1926

The Dangerous Dub Poster

The Dangerous Dub Feature Film1926

The Fighting Cheat Feature Film1926

The Last Card Feature Film1926

The Roaring Rider Feature Film1926

The Twin Triggers Feature Film1926

Trumpin' Trouble Poster

Trumpin' Trouble Feature Film1926

Twisted Triggers Poster

Twisted Triggers Feature Film1926

A Streak of Luck Feature Film1925

Double Action Daniels Feature Film1925

Fast Fightin' Feature Film1925

Full Speed Poster

Full Speed Feature Film1925

Galloping On Feature Film1925

Gold and Grit Feature Film1925

On the Go Feature Film1925

Quicker'n Lightnin' Feature Film1925

Tearin' Loose Poster

Tearin' Loose Feature Film1925

The Desert Demon Poster

The Desert Demon Feature Film1925

The Saddle Cyclone Poster

The Saddle Cyclone Feature Film1925

Battling Buddy Feature Film1924

Bringin' Home the Bacon Poster

Bringin' Home the Bacon Feature Film1924

Fast and Fearless Poster

Fast and Fearless Feature Film1924

Hard-Hittin' Hamilton Feature Film1924

Rarin' to Go Feature Film1924

Rip Roarin' Roberts Feature Film1924

Rough Ridin' Poster

Rough Ridin' Feature Film1924

Thundering Romance Poster

Thundering Romance Feature Film1924

The Fatal Photo Short Film1923

Writer

28

The Lawless Woman Poster

The Lawless Woman Feature Film1931

Desperate Courage Feature Film1928

Flyin' Buckaroo Poster

Flyin' Buckaroo Feature Film1928

Saddle Mates Poster

Saddle Mates Feature Film1928

The Ballyhoo Buster Poster

The Ballyhoo Buster Feature Film1928

The Cowboy Cavalier Feature Film1928

The Valley of Hunted Men Feature Film1928

Between Dangers Poster

Between Dangers Feature Film1927

Pals in Peril Poster

Pals in Peril Feature Film1927

Ride 'em High Poster

Ride 'em High Feature Film1927

Roarin' Broncs Poster

Roarin' Broncs Feature Film1927

Skedaddle Gold Poster

Skedaddle Gold Feature Film1927

The Desert of the Lost Poster

The Desert of the Lost Feature Film1927

The Fightin' Comeback Feature Film1927

The Galloping Gobs Feature Film1927

The Obligin' Buckaroo Poster

The Obligin' Buckaroo Feature Film1927

The Ridin' Rowdy Poster

The Ridin' Rowdy Feature Film1927

Coming an' Going Feature Film1926

Double Daring Poster

Double Daring Feature Film1926

Rawhide Feature Film1926

Speedy Spurs Feature Film1926

The Bandit Buster Poster

The Bandit Buster Feature Film1926

The Dangerous Dub Poster

The Dangerous Dub Feature Film1926

Fast Fightin' Feature Film1925

Galloping On Feature Film1925

On the Go Feature Film1925

Red Clay Feature Film1925

Tearin' Loose Poster

Tearin' Loose Feature Film1925

Editor

4

City Park Poster

City Park Feature Film1934

Grief Street Poster

Grief Street Feature Film1931

The Devil Plays Poster

The Devil Plays Feature Film1931

The Lady from Nowhere Poster

The Lady from Nowhere Feature Film1931

Other Crew

3

The Tartars Poster

The Tartars Feature Film1961

The Bugle Sounds Poster

The Bugle Sounds Feature Film1942

The Lone Defender Feature Film1934

Producer

2

The Last Challenge Poster

The Last Challenge Feature Film1967

The Scorpio Letters Poster

The Scorpio Letters TV Movie1967

2nd Unit / Asst Director

1

Ben-Hur Feature Film1959

Thanks

1

That's Entertainment, Part II Poster

That's Entertainment, Part II Documentary1976

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