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