Richard Thorpe

Richard Thorpe

Directing

Born February 24, 1896 · Hutchinson, Kansas, USA

148 films as director · Active 1924–1967

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. I…

Known for

Burn 'Em Up Barnes

Burn 'Em Up Barnes

1921

Three O'Clock in the Morning

Three O'Clock in the Morning

1923

Flames of Desire

Flames of Desire

1924

Directed(148)

The Last Challenge

1967The Last Challenge★ 6.3

The Scorpio Letters

1967The Scorpio Letters★ 5.0

That Funny Feeling

1965That Funny Feeling★ 6.3

The Truth About Spring

1965The Truth About Spring★ 6.9

The Golden Head

1964The Golden Head★ 6.0

Fun in Acapulco

1963Fun in Acapulco★ 5.9

Follow the Boys

1963Follow the Boys★ 4.6

The Horizontal Lieutenant

1962The Horizontal Lieutenant★ 5.2

The Honeymoon Machine

1961The Honeymoon Machine★ 6.5

The Tartars

1961The Tartars★ 6.0

The House of the Seven Hawks

1959The House of the Seven Hawks★ 6.1

Killers of Kilimanjaro

1959Killers of Kilimanjaro★ 6.3

Jailhouse Rock

1957Jailhouse Rock★ 6.3

Tip on a Dead Jockey

1957Tip on a Dead Jockey★ 6.6

Ten Thousand Bedrooms

1957Ten Thousand Bedrooms★ 5.6

Quentin Durward

1955Quentin Durward★ 5.8

Bedevilled

1955Bedevilled★ 6.0

The Prodigal

1955The Prodigal★ 4.6

The Student Prince

1954The Student Prince★ 6.3

Athena

1954Athena★ 5.8

Knights of the Round Table

1953Knights of the Round Table★ 6.0

The Girl Who Had Everything

1953The Girl Who Had Everything★ 6.2

All the Brothers Were Valiant

1953All the Brothers Were Valiant★ 6.1

Ivanhoe

1952Ivanhoe★ 6.8

The Prisoner of Zenda

1952The Prisoner of Zenda★ 6.9

Carbine Williams

1952Carbine Williams★ 6.6

Vengeance Valley

1951Vengeance Valley★ 5.4

The Unknown Man

1951The Unknown Man★ 5.1

It's a Big Country

1951It's a Big Country★ 5.9

The Great Caruso

1951The Great Caruso★ 5.9

Black Hand

1950Black Hand★ 6.2

Three Little Words

1950Three Little Words★ 6.3

Challenge to Lassie

1949Challenge to Lassie★ 5.3

Malaya

1949Malaya★ 6.9

The Sun Comes Up

1949The Sun Comes Up★ 6.5

Big Jack

1949Big Jack★ 7.3

On an Island with You

1948On an Island with You★ 5.9

A Date with Judy

1948A Date with Judy★ 6.1

This Time for Keeps

1947This Time for Keeps★ 5.8

Fiesta

1947Fiesta★ 6.2

Thrill of a Romance

1945Thrill of a Romance★ 6.6

Her Highness and the Bellboy

1945Her Highness and the Bellboy★ 6.5

What Next, Corporal Hargrove?

1945What Next, Corporal Hargrove?★ 5.8

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944The Thin Man Goes Home★ 7.1

Two Girls and a Sailor

1944Two Girls and a Sailor★ 5.8

Above Suspicion

1943Above Suspicion★ 6.2

Cry 'Havoc'

1943Cry 'Havoc'★ 6.5

Three Hearts for Julia

1943Three Hearts for Julia★ 6.5

Tarzan's New York Adventure

1942Tarzan's New York Adventure★ 6.4

Joe Smith, American

1942Joe Smith, American★ 6.5

White Cargo

1942White Cargo★ 6.2

Apache Trail

1942Apache Trail★ 7.0

Tarzan's Secret Treasure

1941Tarzan's Secret Treasure★ 5.9

The Bad Man

1941The Bad Man★ 5.9

Barnacle Bill

1941Barnacle Bill★ 7.8

The Earl of Chicago

1940The Earl of Chicago★ 6.3

Wyoming

1940Wyoming★ 6.7

20 Mule Team

194020 Mule Team★ 6.6

Tarzan Finds a Son!

1939Tarzan Finds a Son!★ 6.2

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1939The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn★ 6.7

Three Loves Has Nancy

1938Three Loves Has Nancy★ 4.2

The Toy Wife

1938The Toy Wife★ 5.0

Man-Proof

1938Man-Proof★ 5.1

Love Is a Headache

1938Love Is a Headache★ 6.5

The First Hundred Years

1938The First Hundred Years★ 7.3

The Crowd Roars

1938The Crowd Roars★ 7.0

Double Wedding

1937Double Wedding★ 6.4

Night Must Fall

1937Night Must Fall★ 7.0

Dangerous Number

1937Dangerous Number★ 4.9

Lest We Forget

1937Lest We Forget★ 7.0

Tarzan Escapes

1936Tarzan Escapes★ 6.7

The Voice of Bugle Ann

1936The Voice of Bugle Ann★ 5.5

Last of the Pagans

1935Last of the Pagans★ 6.7

Green Eyes

1934Green Eyes★ 5.8

Secret of the Chateau

1934Secret of the Chateau★ 6.3

City Park

1934City Park★ 10.0

Stolen Sweets

1934Stolen Sweets★ 4.2

Strange Wives

1934Strange Wives★ 7.0

The Quitter

1934The Quitter★ 9.0

Cheating Cheaters

1934Cheating Cheaters★ 7.0

Forgotten

1933Forgotten★ 7.0

Murder on the Campus

1933Murder on the Campus★ 5.5

Notorious But Nice

1933Notorious But Nice★ 6.7

Rainbow Over Broadway

1933Rainbow Over Broadway★ 5.7

A Man of Sentiment

1933A Man of Sentiment★ 7.0

I Have Lived

1933I Have Lived★ 8.0

Strange People

1933Strange People★ 5.8

Cross-Examination

1932Cross-Examination★ 5.1

Murder at Dawn

1932Murder at Dawn★ 5.4

The King Murder

1932The King Murder★ 4.9

The Midnight Lady

1932The Midnight Lady★ 6.5

Probation

1932Probation★ 6.3

Women Won't Tell

1932Women Won't Tell★ 7.0

Slightly Married

1932Slightly Married★ 6.3

Beauty Parlor

1932Beauty Parlor★ 7.5

The Secrets of Wu Sin

1932The Secrets of Wu Sin★ 6.5

Thrill of Youth

1932Thrill of Youth★ 6.7

Escapade

1932Escapade★ 7.0

King of the Wild

1931King of the Wild★ 4.2

Wild Horse

1931Wild Horse★ 6.2

Grief Street

1931Grief Street★ 4.4

The Lady from Nowhere

1931The Lady from Nowhere★ 10.0

Forgotten Women

1931Forgotten Women★ 8.0

The Devil Plays

1931The Devil Plays★ 4.6

Neck and Neck

1931Neck and Neck★ 7.0

The Sky Spider

1931The Sky Spider★ 3.5

The Lawless Woman

1931The Lawless Woman★ 8.0

The Lone Defender

1930The Lone Defender★ 9.0

The Utah Kid

1930The Utah Kid★ 4.7

Wings of Adventure

1930Wings of Adventure★ 5.6

Under Montana Skies

1930Under Montana Skies★ 10.0

The Thoroughbred

1930The Thoroughbred★ 5.4

The Dude Wrangler

1930The Dude Wrangler★ 10.0

Border Romance

1929Border Romance★ 6.8

The King of the Kongo

1929The King of the Kongo★ 8.0

The Fatal Warning

1929The Fatal Warning★ 5.0

The Bachelor Girl

1929The Bachelor Girl★ 7.0

The Vanishing West

1928The Vanishing West★ 8.0

The Ballyhoo Buster

1928The Ballyhoo Buster★ 8.0

Vultures of the Sea

1928Vultures of the Sea★ 9.0

1928The Valley Of Hunted Men★ 9.0

The Flyin' Buckaroo

1928The Flyin' Buckaroo★ 10.0

The Desert of the Lost

1927The Desert of the Lost★ 8.0

The Ridin' Rowdy

1927The Ridin' Rowdy★ 7.0

Tearin' Into Trouble

1927Tearin' Into Trouble★ 10.0

The Meddlin' Stranger

1927The Meddlin' Stranger★ 9.0

Between Dangers

1927Between Dangers★ 8.0

Roarin' Broncs

1927Roarin' Broncs★ 8.0

1927The Obligin' Buckaroo★ 7.0

Skedaddle Gold

1927Skedaddle Gold★ 8.0

The Soda Water Cowboy

1927The Soda Water Cowboy★ 9.0

College Days

1926College Days★ 10.0

Easy Going

1926Easy Going★ 9.0

Josselyn's Wife

1926Josselyn's Wife★ 7.0

1926The Roaring Rider★ 7.0

1926The Fighting Cheat★ 7.0

Double Daring

1926Double Daring★ 10.0

1926Twisted Triggers★ 8.0

1926Ridin' Rivals★ 10.0

The Interferin' Gent

1926The Interferin' Gent★ 8.0

1925On the Go★ 7.0

Tearin' Loose

1925Tearin' Loose★ 9.0

The Desert Demon

1925The Desert Demon★ 9.0

Thundering Romance

1924Thundering Romance★ 7.0

Fast and Fearless

1924Fast and Fearless★ 7.0

Bringin' Home the Bacon

1924Bringin' Home the Bacon★ 8.0

Hard-Hittin' Hamilton

1924Hard-Hittin' Hamilton★ 7.0

—The Bonanza Buckaroo★ 7.0

Acting(3)

1924Flames of DesireDick Langton

1923Three O'Clock in the MorningClayton Webster

1921Burn 'Em Up BarnesStephen Thompson

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