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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. 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
Directed 141
1960s
- 1967
The Scorpio Letters
Director
The Last Challenge
Director
- 1965
That Funny Feeling
Director
The Truth About Spring
Director
- 1964
The Golden Head
Director
- 1963
Follow the Boys
Director
- 1962
The Horizontal Lieutenant
Director
- 1961
The Honeymoon Machine
Director
The Tartars
Director
1950s
- 1959
The House of the Seven Hawks
Director
Killers of Kilimanjaro
Director
- 1957
Tip on a Dead Jockey
Director
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
Director
- 1955
Quentin Durward
Director
The Prodigal
Director
- 1954
- 1953
The Girl Who Had Everything
Director
- 1952
The Prisoner of Zenda
Director
Carbine Williams
Director
- 1951
It's a Big Country
Director
The Unknown Man
Director
The Great Caruso
Director
- 1950
Black Hand
Director
1940s
- 1949
Malaya
Director
The Sun Comes Up
Director
Big Jack
Director
- 1948
A Date with Judy
Director
On an Island with You
Director
- 1947
This Time for Keeps
Director
- 1945
What Next, Corporal Hargrove?
Director
Her Highness and the Bellboy
Director
Thrill of a Romance
Director
- 1944
Two Girls and a Sailor
Director
- 1943
Above Suspicion
Director
Three Hearts for Julia
Director
- 1942
White Cargo
Director
Apache Trail
Director
Joe Smith, American
Director
- 1941
Barnacle Bill
Director
The Bad Man
Director
- 1940
Wyoming
Director
20 Mule Team
Director
1930s
- 1939
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Director
- 1938
The Crowd Roars
Director
The Toy Wife
Director
The First Hundred Years
Director
Love Is a Headache
Director
Man-Proof
Director
- 1937
Lest We Forget
Director
Night Must Fall
Director
Dangerous Number
Director
- 1936
The Voice of Bugle Ann
Director
- 1935
Last of the Pagans
Director
- 1934
Secret of the Chateau
Director
Strange Wives
Director
Cheating Cheaters
Director
Green Eyes
Director
City Park
Director
Stolen Sweets
Director
The Quitter
Director
- 1933
Murder on the Campus
Director
Rainbow Over Broadway
Director
A Man of Sentiment
Director
Notorious But Nice
Director
Strange People
Director
I Have Lived
Director
Forgotten
Director
- 1932
The Secrets of Wu Sin
Director
Women Won't Tell
Director
Slightly Married
Director
The King Murder
Director
Thrill of Youth
Director
The Midnight Lady
Director
Escapade
Director
Probation
Director
Murder at Dawn
Director
Cross-Examination
Director
- 1931
The Devil Plays
Director
Forgotten Women
Director
Neck and Neck
Director
Grief Street
Director
The Sky Spider
Director
Wild Horse
Director
The Lady from Nowhere
Director
The Lawless Woman
Director
King of the Wild
Director
- 1930
The Utah Kid
Director
The Thoroughbred
Director
Wings of Adventure
Director
The Dude Wrangler
Director
The Lone Defender
Director
1920s
- 1929
The King of the Kongo
Director
Border Romance
Director
The Bachelor Girl
Director
The Fatal Warning
Director
- 1928
The Flyin' Buckaroo
Director
The Vanishing West
Director
Vultures of the Sea
Director
The Ballyhoo Buster
Director
- 1927
The Desert of the Lost
Director
Roarin' Broncs
Director
The Soda Water Cowboy
Director
Skedaddle Gold
Director
The Meddlin' Stranger
Director
The Ridin' Rowdy
Director
Tearin' Into Trouble
Director
Between Dangers
Director
- 1926
Josselyn's Wife
Director
College Days
Director
The Interferin' Gent
Director
Easy Going
Director
- 1925
The Desert Demon
Director
Tearin' Loose
Director
- 1924
Thundering Romance
Director
Bringin' Home the Bacon
Director
Hard-Hittin' Hamilton
Director
Fast and Fearless
Director
Wrote 10
1920s
- 1928
The Shady Lady
Story
The Flyin' Buckaroo
Writer
The Ballyhoo Buster
Writer
- 1927
The Desert of the Lost
Writer
Roarin' Broncs
Writer
Skedaddle Gold
Writer
The Ridin' Rowdy
Writer
Between Dangers
Writer
- 1926
- 1925
Tearin' Loose
Writer
Acted in 3
1920s
- 1924
Flames of Desire
Dick Langton
- 1923
Three O'Clock in the Morning
Clayton Webster
- 1921
Burn 'Em Up Barnes
Stephen Thompson
Edited 3
1930s
- 1931
The Devil Plays
Editor
Grief Street
Editor
The Lady from Nowhere
Editor
Produced 2
1960s
- 1967
The Scorpio Letters
Producer
The Last Challenge
Producer
Thanked in the credits1
1970s
- 1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
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