Richard Thorpe
- Naissance
- 24 février 1896
- Décès
- 1 mai 1991
- Origine
- 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.
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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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À l’étudeThe Last Challenge1967
À l’étudeThat Funny Feeling1965
À l’étudeThe Truth About Spring1965
À l’étudeAz aranyfej1964
L'idole d'Acapulco1963
À l’étudeFollow the Boys1963
À l’étudeLa Guerre en dentelles1962
À l’étudeBranle-bas au casino1961
À l’étudeI tartari1961
À l’étudeThe House of the Seven Hawks1959
À l’étudeLes Aventuriers du Kilimandjaro1959
À l’étudeDix mille chambres à coucher1957
Le rock du bagne1957
À l’étudeLes Aventures de Quentin Durward1955
À l’étudeThe Prodigal1955
À l’étudeAthena1954
À l’étudeThe Student Prince1954
Les Chevaliers de la table ronde1953
À l’étudeThe Girl Who Had Everything1953
Le Prisonnier de Zenda1952
Ivanhoé1952
À l’étudeL'Homme à la carabine1952
The Unknown Man1951
À l’étudeThe Great Caruso1951
À l’étudeLa Vallée de la vengeance1951
À l’étudeTrois petits mots1950
À l’étudeLa Main noire1950
À l’étudeMalaya1949
À l’étudeLe Défi de Lassie1949
À l’étudeLe soleil se lève1949
À l’étudeBig Jack1949
À l’étudeA Date with Judy1948
À l’étudeDans une île avec vous1948
À l’étudeThis Time for Keeps1947
À l’étudeWhat Next, Corporal Hargrove?1945
À l’étudeHer Highness and the Bellboy1945
À l’étudeThrill of a Romance1945
À l’étudeL'introuvable rentre chez lui1944
À l’étudeTwo Girls and a Sailor1944
À l’étudeCry 'Havoc'1943
À l’étudeAbove Suspicion1943
À l’étudeThree Hearts for Julia1943
À l’étudeApache Trail1942
À l’étudeLes Aventures de Tarzan à New York1942
À l’étudeJoe Smith, American1942
À l’étudeLe Trésor de Tarzan1941
À l’étudeThe Bad Man1941
À l’étude20 Mule Team1940
À l’étudeTarzan trouve un fils1939
À l’étudeThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn1939
À l’étudeThree Loves Has Nancy1938
À l’étudeThe Crowd Roars1938
À l’étudeThe Toy Wife1938
À l’étudeMariage double1937
Tarzan s'évade1936
À l’étudeThe Voice of Bugle Ann1936
À l’étudeCheating Cheaters1934
À l’étudeStolen Sweets1934
À l’étudeRainbow Over Broadway1933
À l’étudeWomen Won't Tell1932
À l’étudeThe Sky Spider1931
À l’étudeGrief Street1931
À l’étudeWild Horse1931
À l’étudeKing of the Wild1931
À l’étudeUnder Montana Skies1930
À l’étudeBorder Romance1929
À l’étudeVultures of the Sea1928- The Valley Of Hunted MenÀ l’étudeThe Valley Of Hunted Men1928
À l’étudeRoarin' Broncs1927- The Obligin' BuckarooÀ l’étudeThe Obligin' Buckaroo1927
À l’étudeTearin' Into Trouble1927
À l’étudeBetween Dangers1927
À l’étudeCollege Days1926
À l’étudeThe Interferin' Gent1926- Ridin' RivalsÀ l’étudeRidin' Rivals1926
- The Fighting CheatÀ l’étudeThe Fighting Cheat1926
À l’étudeThe Desert Demon1925