Richard Thorpe

Richard Thorpe

February 24, 1896

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 o…

Known For

11 titles
1
Jailhouse Rock

Jailhouse Rock

1957 · 1h 36m · Movie

After serving time for manslaughter, young Vince Everett becomes a teenage rock star.

6.5
2
Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe

1952 · 1h 46m · Movie

A knight seeks to free the captive King Richard and put him back on the throne.

6.7
3
The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944 · 1h 40m · Movie

Nick, a private detective, visits his hometown with wife Nora. Locals believe he's investigating a case. When someone is murdered on his doorstep, Nick gets embroiled in solving the crime despite intending a vacation.

7.3
4
The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

1952 · 1h 36m · Movie

An Englishman vacationing in a Ruritarian kingdom is recruited to impersonate his cousin, the soon-to-be-crowned king, after the monarch is drugged and kidnapped.

6.9
5
Knights of the Round Table

Knights of the Round Table

1953 · 1h 55m · Movie

King Arthur's rule is threatened by the adulterous love between Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere, a relationship the king's enemies hope to exploit.

6.2
6
Fun in Acapulco

Fun in Acapulco

1963 · 1h 37m · Movie

A yacht owner's spoiled daughter gets Mike fired, but a boy helps him get a job as singer at Acapulco Hilton etc. He upsets the lifeguard by taking his girl and 3 daily work hours. Mike's also seeing a woman bullfighter.

5.8
7
Three Little Words

Three Little Words

1950 · 1h 42m · Movie

The story of the successful Tin Pan Alley songwriting team of Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby is told loosely and lightheartedly.

6.9
8
A Date with Judy

A Date with Judy

1948 · 1h 53m · Movie

Hyperactive teenager Judy Foster (Jane Powell) challenges, and is challenged by, her overly-proper parents, pesky brother Randolph (Jerry Hunter), and boyfriend Ogden "Oogie" Pringle (Scotty Beckett).

6.5
9
The Truth About Spring

The Truth About Spring

1965 · 1h 42m · Movie

During the 1960s, a Caribbean sailor and his tomboy daughter search for buried treasure but run into unsavory characters and a cute lawyer who's after romance.

6.4
10
Athena

Athena

1954 · 1h 35m · Movie

The story about two sisters in love. Everything should be wonderful, but father doesn't approve of his daughters' physically underdeveloped fiancés.

5.9
11
Fiesta

Fiesta

1947 · 1h 44m · Movie

When a matador leaves town to focus on his music, his twin sister takes on his identity in the bullfighting ring.

5.9
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