Richard Thorpe
Directing
1896-02-24 · Hutchinson, Kansas, USA
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
Filmography
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · Movie
The Scorpio Letters
1967 · Movie
The Last Challenge
1967 · Movie
That Funny Feeling
1965 · Movie
The Truth About Spring
1965 · Movie
The Golden Head
1964 · Movie
Fun in Acapulco
1963 · Movie
Follow the Boys
1963 · Movie
How the West Was Won
1962 · Movie
The Horizontal Lieutenant
1962 · Movie
The Honeymoon Machine
1961 · Movie
The Tartars
1961 · Movie
The House of the Seven Hawks
1959 · Movie
Killers of Kilimanjaro
1959 · Movie
Tip on a Dead Jockey
1957 · Movie
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
1957 · Movie
Jailhouse Rock
1957 · Movie
Quentin Durward
1955 · Movie
The Prodigal
1955 · Movie
Bedevilled
1955 · Movie
Athena
1954 · Movie
The Student Prince
1954 · Movie
Knights of the Round Table
1953 · Movie
All the Brothers Were Valiant
1953 · Movie
The Girl Who Had Everything
1953 · Movie
The Prisoner of Zenda
1952 · Movie
Ivanhoe
1952 · Movie
Carbine Williams
1952 · Movie
It's a Big Country
1951 · Movie
The Unknown Man
1951 · Movie
The Great Caruso
1951 · Movie
Vengeance Valley
1951 · Movie
Three Little Words
1950 · Movie
Black Hand
1950 · Movie
Malaya
1949 · Movie
Challenge to Lassie
1949 · Movie
The Sun Comes Up
1949 · Movie
Big Jack
1949 · Movie
A Date with Judy
1948 · Movie
On an Island with You
1948 · Movie
This Time for Keeps
1947 · Movie
Fiesta
1947 · Movie
What Next, Corporal Hargrove?
1945 · Movie
Her Highness and the Bellboy
1945 · Movie
Thrill of a Romance
1945 · Movie
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944 · Movie
Two Girls and a Sailor
1944 · Movie
Cry 'Havoc'
1943 · Movie
Above Suspicion
1943 · Movie
Three Hearts for Julia
1943 · Movie
White Cargo
1942 · Movie
Apache Trail
1942 · Movie
Tarzan's New York Adventure
1942 · Movie
Joe Smith, American
1942 · Movie
Tarzan's Secret Treasure
1941 · Movie
Barnacle Bill
1941 · Movie
The Bad Man
1941 · Movie
Wyoming
1940 · Movie
20 Mule Team
1940 · Movie
The Earl of Chicago
1940 · Movie
Tarzan Finds a Son!
1939 · Movie
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1939 · Movie
Three Loves Has Nancy
1938 · Movie
The Crowd Roars
1938 · Movie
The Toy Wife
1938 · Movie
The First Hundred Years
1938 · Movie
Love Is a Headache
1938 · Movie
Man-Proof
1938 · Movie
Double Wedding
1937 · Movie
Lest We Forget
1937 · Movie
Night Must Fall
1937 · Movie
Dangerous Number
1937 · Movie
Tarzan Escapes
1936 · Movie
The Voice of Bugle Ann
1936 · Movie
Last of the Pagans
1935 · Movie
Secret of the Chateau
1934 · Movie
Strange Wives
1934 · Movie
Cheating Cheaters
1934 · Movie
Green Eyes
1934 · Movie
City Park
1934 · Movie
Stolen Sweets
1934 · Movie
The Quitter
1934 · Movie
Murder on the Campus
1933 · Movie
Rainbow Over Broadway
1933 · Movie
A Man of Sentiment
1933 · Movie
Notorious But Nice
1933 · Movie
Strange People
1933 · Movie
I Have Lived
1933 · Movie
Forgotten
1933 · Movie
The Secrets of Wu Sin
1932 · Movie
Women Won't Tell
1932 · Movie
Slightly Married
1932 · Movie
The King Murder
1932 · Movie
Thrill of Youth
1932 · Movie
Beauty Parlor
1932 · Movie
The Midnight Lady
1932 · Movie
Escapade
1932 · Movie
Probation
1932 · Movie
Murder at Dawn
1932 · Movie
Cross-Examination
1932 · Movie
The Devil Plays
1931 · Movie
Forgotten Women
1931 · Movie
Neck and Neck
1931 · Movie
The Sky Spider
1931 · Movie
Grief Street
1931 · Movie
Wild Horse
1931 · Movie
The Lady from Nowhere
1931 · Movie
The Lawless Woman
1931 · Movie
King of the Wild
1931 · Movie
The Utah Kid
1930 · Movie
Under Montana Skies
1930 · Movie
The Thoroughbred
1930 · Movie
Wings of Adventure
1930 · Movie
The Dude Wrangler
1930 · Movie
The Lone Defender
1930 · Movie
The King of the Kongo
1929 · Movie
Border Romance
1929 · Movie
The Bachelor Girl
1929 · Movie
The Fatal Warning
1929 · Movie
The Shady Lady
1928 · Movie
The Flyin' Buckaroo
1928 · Movie
The Vanishing West
1928 · Movie
Vultures of the Sea
1928 · Movie
The Valley Of Hunted Men
1928 · Movie
The Ballyhoo Buster
1928 · Movie
The Desert of the Lost
1927 · Movie
Roarin' Broncs
1927 · Movie
The Obligin' Buckaroo
1927 · Movie
The Soda Water Cowboy
1927 · Movie
Skedaddle Gold
1927 · Movie
The Meddlin' Stranger
1927 · Movie
The Ridin' Rowdy
1927 · Movie
Tearin' Into Trouble
1927 · Movie
Between Dangers
1927 · Movie
The Cyclone Cowboy
1927 · Movie
Josselyn's Wife
1926 · Movie
College Days
1926 · Movie
The Interferin' Gent
1926 · Movie
The Bonanza Buckaroo
1926 · Movie
Twisted Triggers
1926 · Movie
Double Daring
1926 · Movie
Easy Going
1926 · Movie
Ridin' Rivals
1926 · Movie
The Fighting Cheat
1926 · Movie
The Roaring Rider
1926 · Movie
Galloping On
1925 · Movie
The Desert Demon
1925 · Movie
Tearin' Loose
1925 · Movie
Red Clay
1925 · Movie
On the Go
1925 · Movie
Thundering Romance
1924 · Movie
Flames of Desire
1924 · Movie
Bringin' Home the Bacon
1924 · Movie
Hard-Hittin' Hamilton
1924 · Movie
Fast and Fearless
1924 · Movie
Three O'Clock in the Morning
1923 · Movie
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
1921 · Movie