The Scorpio Letters
1967 · 5.0/10
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Richard Thorpe
Director & actor · born 24 February 1896 · 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.
Where to start: Ivanhoe (1952).
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The Last Challenge
1967 · 6.3/10
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That Funny Feeling
1965 · 6.3/10
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The Truth About Spring
1965 · 6.9/10
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The Golden Head
1964 · 6.0/10
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Fun in Acapulco
1963 · 5.9/10
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Follow the Boys
1963 · 4.6/10
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The Horizontal Lieutenant
1962 · 5.2/10
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The Honeymoon Machine
1961 · 6.5/10
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The Tartars
1961 · 6.0/10
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The House of the Seven Hawks
1959 · 6.1/10
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Killers of Kilimanjaro
1959 · 6.3/10
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Tip on a Dead Jockey
1957 · 6.6/10
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Ten Thousand Bedrooms
1957 · 5.6/10
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Jailhouse Rock
1957 · 6.3/10
Popcorn Flick
Quentin Durward
1955 · 5.8/10
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The Prodigal
1955 · 4.6/10
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Bedevilled
1955 · 6.0/10
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Athena
1954 · 5.8/10
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The Student Prince
1954 · 6.3/10
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Knights of the Round Table
1953 · 6.0/10
Popcorn Flick
All the Brothers Were Valiant
1953 · 6.1/10
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The Girl Who Had Everything
1953 · 6.2/10
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The Prisoner of Zenda
1952 · 6.9/10
Popcorn Flick
Ivanhoe
1952 · 6.8/10
Popcorn Flick
Carbine Williams
1952 · 6.5/10
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It's a Big Country
1951 · 5.9/10
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The Unknown Man
1951 · 5.1/10
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The Great Caruso
1951 · 5.9/10
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Vengeance Valley
1951 · 5.4/10
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Three Little Words
1950 · 6.3/10
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Black Hand
1950 · 6.2/10
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Malaya
1949 · 6.9/10
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Challenge to Lassie
1949 · 6.0/10
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The Sun Comes Up
1949 · 6.2/10
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Big Jack
1949 · 7.3/10
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A Date with Judy
1948 · 6.1/10
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On an Island with You
1948 · 5.9/10
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This Time for Keeps
1947 · 5.8/10
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Fiesta
1947 · 6.2/10
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What Next, Corporal Hargrove?
1945 · 5.4/10
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Her Highness and the Bellboy
1945 · 6.5/10
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Thrill of a Romance
1945 · 6.6/10
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The Thin Man Goes Home
1944 · 7.1/10
Worth the Hype
Two Girls and a Sailor
1944 · 5.8/10
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Cry 'Havoc'
1943 · 6.6/10
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Above Suspicion
1943 · 6.2/10
Popcorn Flick
Three Hearts for Julia
1943 · 6.5/10
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White Cargo
1942 · 6.2/10
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Apache Trail
1942 · 6.9/10
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Tarzan's New York Adventure
1942 · 6.4/10
Popcorn Flick
Joe Smith, American
1942 · 6.5/10
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Tarzan's Secret Treasure
1941 · 5.9/10
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Barnacle Bill
1941 · 7.8/10
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The Bad Man
1941 · 5.9/10
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Wyoming
1940 · 6.7/10
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20 Mule Team
1940 · 6.6/10
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The Earl of Chicago
1940 · 6.3/10
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Tarzan Finds a Son!
1939 · 6.1/10
Popcorn Flick
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1939 · 6.7/10
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Three Loves Has Nancy
1938 · 4.2/10
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The Crowd Roars
1938 · 7.0/10
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The Toy Wife
1938 · 5.0/10
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The First Hundred Years
1938 · 7.3/10
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Love Is a Headache
1938 · 6.5/10
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Man-Proof
1938 · 5.2/10
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Double Wedding
1937 · 6.4/10
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Lest We Forget
1937 · 7.0/10
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Night Must Fall
1937 · 7.0/10
Worth the Hype
Dangerous Number
1937 · 4.9/10
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Tarzan Escapes
1936 · 6.9/10
Popcorn Flick
The Voice of Bugle Ann
1936 · 5.5/10
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Last of the Pagans
1935 · 6.7/10
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Secret of the Chateau
1934 · 6.3/10
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Strange Wives
1934 · 7.0/10
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Cheating Cheaters
1934 · 7.0/10
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Green Eyes
1934 · 5.8/10
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City Park
1934 · 10.0/10
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Stolen Sweets
1934 · 4.2/10
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The Quitter
1934 · 9.0/10
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Murder on the Campus
1933 · 5.5/10
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Rainbow Over Broadway
1933 · 5.7/10
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A Man of Sentiment
1933 · 7.0/10
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Notorious But Nice
1933 · 6.7/10
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Strange People
1933 · 5.8/10
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I Have Lived
1933 · 8.0/10
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Forgotten
1933 · 7.0/10
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The Secrets of Wu Sin
1932 · 6.5/10
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Women Won't Tell
1932 · 7.0/10
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Slightly Married
1932 · 6.3/10
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The King Murder
1932 · 4.9/10
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Thrill of Youth
1932 · 6.7/10
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Beauty Parlor
1932 · 7.5/10
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The Midnight Lady
1932 · 6.5/10
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Escapade
1932 · 7.0/10
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Probation
1932 · 6.3/10
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Murder at Dawn
1932 · 5.4/10
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Cross-Examination
1932 · 5.1/10
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The Devil Plays
1931 · 4.6/10
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Forgotten Women
1931 · 8.0/10
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Neck and Neck
1931 · 7.0/10
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Grief Street
1931 · 4.4/10
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The Sky Spider
1931 · 3.5/10
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Wild Horse
1931 · 6.2/10
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The Lady from Nowhere
1931 · 10.0/10
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The Lawless Woman
1931 · 8.0/10
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King of the Wild
1931 · 4.2/10
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The Utah Kid
1930 · 4.7/10
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Under Montana Skies
1930 · 10.0/10
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The Thoroughbred
1930 · 5.4/10
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Wings of Adventure
1930 · 5.6/10
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The Dude Wrangler
1930 · 10.0/10
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The Lone Defender
1930 · 9.0/10
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The King of the Kongo
1929 · 8.0/10
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Border Romance
1929 · 6.8/10
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The Bachelor Girl
1929 · 7.0/10
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The Fatal Warning
1929 · 5.0/10
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The Flyin' Buckaroo
1928 · 10.0/10
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The Vanishing West
1928 · 8.0/10
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Vultures of the Sea
1928 · 9.0/10
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The Valley Of Hunted Men
1928 · 9.0/10
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The Ballyhoo Buster
1928 · 8.0/10
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The Desert of the Lost
1927 · 8.0/10
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Roarin' Broncs
1927 · 8.0/10
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The Obligin' Buckaroo
1927 · 7.0/10
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The Soda Water Cowboy
1927 · 9.0/10
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Skedaddle Gold
1927 · 8.0/10
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The Meddlin' Stranger
1927 · 9.0/10
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The Ridin' Rowdy
1927 · 7.0/10
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Tearin' Into Trouble
1927 · 10.0/10
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Between Dangers
1927 · 8.0/10
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The Cyclone Cowboy
1927
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Josselyn's Wife
1926 · 7.0/10
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College Days
1926 · 10.0/10
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The Interferin' Gent
1926 · 8.0/10
NewThe Bonanza Buckaroo
The Bonanza Buckaroo
1926 · 7.0/10
NewTwisted Triggers
Twisted Triggers
1926 · 8.0/10
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Double Daring
1926 · 10.0/10
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Easy Going
1926 · 9.0/10
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Ridin' Rivals
1926 · 10.0/10
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The Fighting Cheat
1926 · 7.0/10
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The Roaring Rider
1926 · 7.0/10
NewGalloping On
Galloping On
1925
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The Desert Demon
1925 · 9.0/10
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Tearin' Loose
1925 · 9.0/10
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On the Go
1925 · 7.0/10
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Thundering Romance
1924 · 7.0/10
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Bringin' Home the Bacon
1924 · 8.0/10
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Hard-Hittin' Hamilton
1924 · 7.0/10
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Fast and Fearless
1924 · 7.0/10
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best Richard Thorpe movie?
By viewer score, Ivanhoe (1952) at 6.8/10.
What are Richard Thorpe’s most popular movies?
Jailhouse Rock, Ivanhoe, Tarzan Escapes.
How many movies has Richard Thorpe made?
153 films on TMDB, 150 as director, 3 as actor.