Richard Murphy
May 8, 1912 · 114 years old
Richard Murphy was an American screenwriter and director known for his work in film during the mid-20th century. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he began his career as a journalist before transitioning to screenwriting. Murphy wrote scripts for films such as Boomerang! (1947) and The Desert Rats (195…
Known For
6 titles
Panic in the Streets
A doctor and a policeman in New Orleans have only 48 hours to locate a killer infected with pneumonic plague.
Compulsion
Two wealthy law-school students go on trial for murder in this version of the Leopold-Loeb case.
Boomerang!
The true story of a prosecutor's fight to prove the innocence of a man accused of a notorious murder.
Broken Lance
The saga of the Devereaux rancher family, set in 1880's Arizona.
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
During WW2, Lt. Rip Crandall, who was a yachtsman before the war, takes command of the USS Echo, a sailing ship, for a secret mission in waters patrolled by Japanese warships.
The Kidnapping of the President
Based on a Charles Templeton novel, Secret Service chief Jerry O'Connor leads a game of cat and mouse when a gang of Latin-American terrorists kidnap the current U.S. President Adam Scott while he is on a state trip to Toronto, Ca...