Richard THORPE | Rollo Smolt Thorpe

* 24.02.1896, Hutchinson, Kansas, USA † 01.05.1991, Palm Springs, California, USA

Regisseur * beginnt seine Karriere als Schauspieler (in) und Regisseur von Vaudeville-Shows und Theaterstücken * 1921 geht nach Hollywood (als Schauspieler) * ab 1923 dreht (Stumm)filme - vor allem Low-Budget-Western, Krimis und Abenteuerfilme * 1935 unterschreibt einen Vertrag bei MGM und etabliert sich dort in kurzer Zeit als Garant für solide Arbeit und gute Kinounterhaltung - arbeitet allerdings sehr schnell (braucht für viele Szenen nur ein Take) und effizient (bleibt oft unter dem Budget), was im Endeffekt wohl auf Kosten der Qualität geht und von vielen Beteiligten / Kritikern eher negativ ausgelegt wird ("His reputation for needing only one take is why we don't remember his films" James Mason) * 1936-42 realisiert vier Tarzan-Abenteuer * in den 50ern dreht einige Produktionen (Ivanhoe, 1951) in England * 1966 beendet seine Filmkarriere * Vater des Regisseurs Jerry Thorpe | Bild: studio portrait (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)


"His career began to pick up in the mid-30s, after he joined MGM. A prolific, technically proficient filmmaker, he rapidly advanced from second features to prestige productions. Over the next 30 years he proved himself to be a reliable director of all genres, ideally suited in his ability and temperament for working within the Hollywood studio system. Although he lacked a particular personal style and never directed a 'great' picture, he had a consistently acceptable batting average as a director of fine, unpretentious entertainment, ranging from drama and polished adventure to comedy and musicals." Film Encyclopedia (1994)

SOUND FILMS | TONFILME

The Bachelor Girl (1929-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Jack Townley; Frederic Hatton, Fanny Hatton, K: Joseph Walker, D: William Collier, Jr.: Jimmy ° Jacqueline Logan: Joyce, Edward Hearn: Campbell, Thelma Todd: Gladys) 65m-Drama (2905) > Stummfilm mit Tonsequenzen

Border Romance (1930-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: John Francis Natteford, K: Harry Zech, MD: Al Short, D: Armida: Conchita Cortez ° Don Terry: Bob Hamlin ° Marjorie Kane: Nina ° Victor Potel: Slim ° Wesley Barry: Victor Hamlin) 61m-musikalischer Western (3005)

The Dude Wrangler (1930-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Robert N. Lee, D: Tom Keene: Wally McCann, Lina Basquette: Helen Dane, Clyde Cook: Pinkey Fripp) 60m-Western (Roman von Caroline Lockhart, 1921) (3006)

Wings of Adventure (1930-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Harry [L.] Fraser, K: Arthur Reeves, D: Rex Lease: Dave Kent ° Clyde Cook: "Skeets" Smith) 53m-Abenteuer (3008)

The Thoroughbred (1930-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: John Francis Natteford, K: Max Dupont, D: Wesley Barry: Tod Taylor ° Nancy Dover [= Judith Barrett]: Colleen Riley ° Pauline Garon: Margie ° Larry Steers: Drake) 57m-Melodram (3008)

Under Montana Skies (1930-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: James A. Aubrey & Bennett Cohen, K: Harry Zech, D: Kenneth Harlan: Clay Conning ° Dorothy Gulliver: Mary) 60m-Tragikomödie (3009)

The Utah Kid (1930-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Fred Howard Clark, K: Arthur Reed, D: Rex Lease: Cal Reynolds, Dorothy Sebastian: Jennie / Boris Karloff: Baxter) 44/57m-Western (3010)

The Lawless Woman (1931-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: A[rthur Hoerl], Barney Gerard, Richard Thorpe, K: M.A. Anderson, D: Vera Reynolds: June Page ° Carroll Nye: Allan Perry ° Thomas E. Jackson: "Paddy" Reardon ° Wheeler Oakman: "Poker" Wilson) 63m-Krimidrama (3106)

Wild Horse (1931-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, Sidney Algier, B: Jack Natteford, K: Ernest Miller, D: Hoot Gibson: Jim Wright, Alberta Vaughn: Alice Hall, Stepin Fetchit: Stepin) 77m-Western (3107)

The Lady from Nowhere (1931-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Barney Gerard, Adrian Johnson, K: M.A. Anderson, D: Alice Day: Marian, John Holland: John Conroy, Mischa Auer: Rigo, Barbara Bedford: Mollie Carter) 60/5m-Krimidrama (3108)

The Sky Spider (1931-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Grace Keel Norton, K: Jules Cronjager, D: Glenn Tryon: Glenn Morgan ° Beryl Mercer: Mrs. Morgan) 59/69m-Drama (3110)

Grief Street (1931-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Arthur Hoerl, K: M.A. Anderson, D: Barbara Kent: Jean Royce ° John Holland: Jim Ryan) 65m-Mysterykrimi (3110)

Neck and Neck (1931-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Betty Burbridge, K: Jules Cronjager, D: Glenn Tryon: Bill Grant, Vera Reynolds: Norma Rickson, Carroll Nye: Frank Douglas, Stepin Fetchit: the hustler) 62m-Drama (3111)

Forgotten Women  (1931-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Wellyn Totman; Adele Buffington, K: Archie Stout, D: Marion Shilling: Patricia Young, Beryl Mercer: Fern Madden, Rex Bell: Jimmy Burke) 58/69m-Krimidrama (3112)

The Devil Plays (1931-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Arthur Hoerl, K: M.A. Anderson, D: Jameson Thomas: Harry Forrest, Florence Britton: Diana Amberson, Thomas E. Jackson: Inspector Brown) 63m-Mystery (3112)

Murder at Dawn (1931-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Barry Barringer, K: Edward Kull, D: Josephine Dunn: Doris Farrington ° Jack Mulhall: Danny) 55/61m-Spionagedrama (3202)

Cross-Examination (1932-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Arthur Hoerl, K: M.A. Anderson, D: H.B. Warner: Gerald Waring, Sally Blane: Grace Varney, Natalie Moorhead: Inez Wells) 73m-Drama (01-?; 3202)

Probation (1932-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Edward T. Lowe, K: M.A. Anderson, D: John Darrow: Nick ° Sally Blane: Janet ° J. Farrell MacDonald: Onkel George) 60/70m-Drama (3204)

Escapade (1932-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Edward T. Lowe, K: M.A. Anderson, D: Jameson Thomas: John Whitney ° Sally Blane: Kay Whitney ° Anthony Bushell: Phillip Whitney) 63/7m-Krimidrama (3204)

The Midnight Lady (1932-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Edward T. Lowe, K: M.A. Anderson, D: Sarah Padden: Nita, John Darrow: Bert, Claudia Dell: Jean) 66m-Melodram (?-04; 3205)

Forbidden Company (1932-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Edward T. Lowe, K: M.A. Anderson, D: Sally Blane: Jeanette Blake ° John Darrow: Jerry Grant ° John St. Polis: David Grant ° Myrtle Stedman: Henrietta Grant) 67m-Drama (3206)

Beauty Parlor (1932-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Marion Orth; Harry Sauber, K: M.A. Anderson, D: Barbara Kent: Sally, Joyce Compton: Joan, John Harron: Jeffery Colt) 60/6m-Romanze (3206)

Thrill of Youth (1932-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Edward T. Lowe, K: M.A. Anderson, D: June Clyde: Jill Fenwick, Allen Vincent: Jack Thayer, Dorothy Peterson: Seena Sherwood) 60/3m-Drama (?-08; 3208)

The King Murder (1932-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Charles Reed Jones, K: M.A. Anderson, D: Conway Tearle: Henry Barton ° Natalie Moorhead: Elizabeth Hawthorn) 64/7m-Mystery (3209)

Slightly Married (1932-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Mary McCarthy, K: M.A. Anderson, D: Evalyn Knapp: Mary Smith, Walter Byron: Jimmie Martin, Marie Prevost: Nellie) 62/5m-Drama (3210)

The Secrets of Wu Sin (1932-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Basil Dickey; William J. McGrath; Betty Burbridge, K: M.A. Anderson, D: Lois Wilson: Mona Gould, Grant Withers: James Manning, Dorothy Revier: Margaret King, Robert Warwick: Roger King, Toshia Mori: Miao Lin) 65m-Drama (3212)

Women Won't Tell (1932-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Lela E. Rogers, K: M.A. Anderson, D: Sarah Padden: Aggie Specks, Otis Harlan: Henry Jones, Gloria Shea: April Specks Moorehouse, Larry Kent: George Robinson, Edmund Breese: Verteidiger, Mae Busch: Ruth Howard, Walter Long: Joe Kummer) 67m-Melodram (11; 3301)

Forgotten (1933-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Harry Sauber, K: M.A. Anderson, D: Lee Kohlmar: Papa Strauss, June Clyde: Lena Strauss, William Collier, Jr.: Joseph Meyers) 66m-Drama (3302)

Love Is Like That / Love Is Dangerous / [1952] No Shame (1933-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Stuart Anthony, K: M.A. Anderson, D: John Warburton: Steve, Rochelle Hudson: Gwendolyn, Bradley Page: Dean Scarsdale) 61/5m-Tragikomödie (3303)

I Have Lived / [1954] Love Life (1933-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Winifred Dunn, K: M.A. Anderson, D: Alan Dinehart: Thomas Langley, Anita Page: Jean St. Clair, Allen Vincent: Warren White) 65/9m-Drama (3306)

Strange People (1933-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Jack Townley, K: M.A. Anderson, D: John Darrow: Jimmy Allen ° Gloria Shea: Helen Mason ° Hale Hamilton: J.E. Burton) 65m-Krimidrama (3306)

Notorious but Nice (1933-USA; R: Richard Thorpe, B: Carol Webster, K: M.A. Anderson, D: Marian Marsh: Jenny Jones ° Betty Compson: Millie Sprague, Don Dillaway: Richard Hamilton, Rochelle Hudson: Constance Martin, J. Carrol Naish: Joe Charney, John St. Polis: John J. Martin, Henry Kolker: Clark) 65/72m-Drama (07; 3308)

A Man of Sentiment (1933-USA; R: Richard Thorpe, B: Robert Ellis, K: M.A. Anderson, D: Marian Marsh: Julia Wilkins ° Owen Moore: Stanley Colton, William Bakewell: John Russell, Christian Rub: Herman Heupelkossel, Geneva Mitchell: Doris Russell, Emma Dunn: Mrs. Russell) 62/74m-Melodram (3309)

Murder on the Campus (1933-USA; R: Richard Thorpe, B: Andrew Moses, K: M.A. Anderson, D: Shirley Grey: Lillian Voyne ° Charles Starrett: Bill Bartlett ° J. Farrell MacDonald: Captain Ed Kyne) 73m-Mystery (Roman The Campanile Murders von Whitman Chambers, 1933) (3312)

Rainbow over Broadway (1933-USA; R: Richard Thorpe, B: Winifred Dunn, K: M.A. Anderson, M: Albert von Tilzer, D: Joan Marsh: Judy Chibbins ° Frank Albertson: Don Hayes ° Lucien Littlefield: Timothy Chibbins ° Grace Hayes: Trixie Valleron) 62/72m-Musikkomödie (3312)

The Quitter (1934-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Robert Ellis, K: M.A. Anderson, D: Charley Grapewin: Ed Tilford, Emma Dunn: Cordelia Tilford, William Bakewell: Russell Tilford) 66m-Drama (01; 3402)

Stolen Sweets (1934-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Karl Brown, K: M.A. Anderson, D: Sally Blane: Patricia Belmont ° Charles Starrett: Bill Smith, Jameson Thomas: Barrington Thorne, Claude King: Henry Belmont, John Harron: Sam Ragland) 72/5m-Tragikomödie (02; 3403)

City Park (1934-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Karl Brown, K: M.A. Anderson, D: Sally Blane: Rose Wentworth, Henry B. Walthall: Colonel Henry Randolph Ransome, Matty Kemp: Raymond Ransome) 70/5m-Tragikomödie (04; 3405)

Green Eyes (1934-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Andrew Moses, K: M.A. Anderson, D: Shirley Grey: Jean Kester, Charles Starrett: Bill Tracy, Claude Gillingwater: Steven Kester, John Wray: Inspector Crofton, William Bakewell: Cliff Miller, Dorothy Revier: Mrs. Pritchard, Ben Hendricks[, Jr.]: Detective Regan) 68m-Mystery (Roman The Murder of Steven Kester von Harriette Ashbrook, 1931) (05; 3406)

(The) Secret of the Chateau (1934-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Albert DeMond, Harry Behn; Llewellyn Hughes, K: Robert H. Planck, D: Claire Dodd: Julie Verlaine ° Alice White: Didi ° Osgood Perkins: Martin ° Jack La Rue: Lucien ° George E. Stone: Armand ° Clark Williams: Paul) 66m-Mystery (08-?; 3412)

Cheating Cheaters (1934-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Gladys Unger, Allen Rivkin; James Mulhauser, K: George Robinson, M: Edward Ward, D: Fay Wray: Nan Brockton, Cesar Romero: Tom Palmer, Minna Gombell: Nell Brockton, Henry Armetta: Prof. Tony Verdi, Hugh O'Connell: Steve Wilson, Francis L. Sullivan: Dr. George Brockton) 67/70m-Krimikomödie (Bühnenstück von Max Marcin, 1916) (09; 3411)

Strange Wives (1934-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Gladys Unger; Barry Trivers, James Mulhauser, K: George Robinson, D: Roger Pryor: Jimmy King ° June Clayworth: Nadia ° Esther Ralston: Olga) 74m-Komödie (Kurzgeschichte Bread upon the Waters von Edith Wharton, 1934) (10; 3412)

Last of the Pagans (Sturm in der Südsee, 1935-USA; R: Richard Thorpe, B: John Farrow, K: Clyde De Vinna, M: Nat W. Finston, D: Mala: Taro, Lotus Long: Lilleo) 70/80m-Drama [Roman Typee von Herman Melville, 1846] (01-08; 3512)

The Voice of Bugle Ann (1935-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Harvey Gates, Samuel Hoffenstein, K: Ernest Haller, M: Rudolph G. Kopp, D: Lionel Barrymore: Spring/field Davis, Maureen O'Sullivan: Camden Terry, Eric Linden: Benjy Davis) 71m-Drama (Roman von MacKinlay Kantor, 1935) (11-12; 3602)

Tarzan Escapes (Tarzans Rache, 1936-USA; R: Richard Thorpe, B: Cyril Hume, K: Leonard Smith, D: Johnny Weissmuller: Tarzan ° Maureen O'Sullivan: Jane) 89m-Abenteuer (07-09; 3611)

Dangerous Number (1936-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Carey Wilson, K: Leonard Smith, M: David Snell, D: Robert Young: Hank Medhill ° Ann Sothern: Eleanor, Reginald Owen: William, Cora Witherspoon: Gypsy) 70m-Komödie (12; 3701)

Night Must Fall (1937-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: John Van Druten, K: Ray June, M: Edward Ward, D: Robert Montgomery: Danny * Rosalind Russell: Olivia, May Whitty: Mrs. Bramson, Alan Marshal: Justin, Merle Tottenham: Dora, Kathleen Harrison: Mrs. Terence) 116m-Mystery (Bk von Emlyn Williams, 1935) (02-03; 3704)

Double Wedding (1937-USA) (05-08; 3710)

Man-Proof (1937-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Vincent Lawrence & Waldemar Young & George Oppenheimer, K: Karl Freund, M: Franz Waxman, D: Myrna Loy: Mimi Swift * Franchot Tone: Jimmy Kilmartin * Rosalind Russell: Elizabeth Kent * Walter Pidgeon: Alan Wythe) 74m-Tragikomödie (Roman von Fanny Heaslip Lea, 1937) (09-10; 3801)

Love Is a Headache (1937-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Marion Parsonnet, Harry Ruskin, William R. Lipman, K: John F. Seitz, M: Edward Ward, D: Gladys George: Carlotta [Charlie] Lee * Franchot Tone: Peter Lawrence, Ted Healy: Jimmy Slattery, Mickey Rooney: Mike O'Toole, Frank Jenks: Joe Cannon) 68/73m-Komödie (11-12; 3801)

The First Hundred Years (1938-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Melville Baker, K: Joseph Ruttenberg, M: William Axt, D: Robert Montgomery: David Conway * Virginia Bruce: Lynn Conway, Warren William: Harry Borden, Binnie Barnes: Claudia Weston) 70/5m-Tragikomödie (01-02; 3803)

The Toy Wife (1938-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Zoë Akins, K: Oliver T. Marsh, M: Edward Ward, D: Luise Rainer: Gilberte Brigard [Frou Frou], Melvyn Douglas: George Sartoris, Robert Young: André Vallaire) 93/6m-Drama [Bühnenstück Frou-frou von Ludovic Halévy & Henri Meilhac, 1869] (03-05; 3806)

The Crowd Roars (1938-USA) (04-05/+07; 3808)

Three Loves Has Nancy (1938-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Bella Spewack, Samuel Spewack, George Oppenheimer, David Hertz, K: William H. Daniels, M: William Axt, D: Janet Gaynor: Nancy Briggs * Robert Montgomery: Malcolm Niles * Franchot Tone: Robert Hanson) 67/70m-Komödie (06-08; 3809)

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Die Abenteuer des Huckleberry Finn, 1938/39-USA; R: Richard Thorpe, B: Hugo Butler, K: John F. Seitz, M: Franz Waxman, D: Mickey Rooney: Huckleberry Finn, Walter Connolly: "The King", William Frawley: "The Duke", Rex Ingram: Jim, Lynne Carver: Mary Jane, Jo Ann Sayers: Susan) 88/92m-Abenteuer (Roman von Mark Twain, 1884) (11-01; 3902)

Tarzan Finds a Son! (Tarzan und sein Sohn, 1939-USA; R: Richard Thorpe, B: Cyril Hume, K: Leonard Smith, D: Johnny Weissmuller: Tarzan, Maureen O'Sullivan: Jane, John Sheffield: Boy, Ian Hunter: Austin Lancing, Henry Stephenson: Sir Thomas Lancing, Frieda Inescort: Mrs. Lancing, Henry Wilcoxon: Mr. Sande, Laraine Day: Mrs. Lancing [Richards Frau]) 81m-Abenteuer (01-?; 3906)

The Earl of Chicago (1939-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Lesser Samuels; Charles de Grandcourt, Gene Fowler, K: Ray June, M: Werner R. Heymann, D: Robert Montgomery: Robert [Silky] Kilmount, Edward Arnold: Quentin [Doc] Ramsey, Reginald Owen: Gervase Gonwell, Edmund Gwenn: Munsey) 85m-Drama (Roman von Brock Williams, 1937) (10-11; 4001)

20 Mule Team (1940-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Cyril Hume, Edward E. Paramore, Jr., Richard Maibaum, K: Clyde De Vinna, M: David Snell, D: Wallace Beery: Skinner Bill Bragg, Leo Carrillo: Piute Pete, Marjorie Rambeau: Josie Johnson, Anne Baxter: Joan Johnson, Douglas Fowley: Stag Roper) 82m-Western (02-?; 4005)

Wyoming (1940-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Jack Jevne, Hugo Butler, K: Clyde De Vinna, M: David Snell, D: Wallace Beery: "Reb" Harkness, Leo Carrillo: Pete Marillo, Ann Rutherford: Lucy Kincaid, Lee Bowman: Sergeant Connelly, Paul Kelly: General Custer, Joseph Calleia: John Buckley, Marjorie Main: Mehitabel) 89m-Western (06-07; 4009)

The Bad Man (1940-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Wells Root, K: Clyde De Vinna, D: Wallace Beery: Pancho Lopez, Lionel Barrymore: Onkel Henry Jones, Laraine Day: Lucia Pell, Ronald Reagan: Gil Jones) 70m-Western (Bühnenstück von Porter Emerson Browne, 1920) (11-12/+02; 4103)

Barnacle Bill (1941-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Hugo Butler, K: Clyde De Vinna, M: Bronislau Kaper, D: Wallace Beery: Bill Johansen, Marjorie Main: Marge Cavendish, Leo Carrillo: Pico Rodriguez, Virginia Weidler: Virginia Johansen, Donald Meek: "Pop" Cavendish, Barton MacLane: John Kelly) 91m-Tragikomödie (04-05; 4107)

Tarzan's Secret Treasure (Tarzans geheimer Schatz, 1941-USA; R: Richard Thorpe, B: Myles Connolly, Paul Gangelin, K: Clyde De Vinna, M: David Snell, D: Johnny Weissmuller: Tarzan, Maureen O'Sullivan: Jane, John/ny Sheffield: Boy, Reginald Owen: Professor Elliott, Barry Fitzgerald: O'Doul, Tom Conway: Medford, Philip Dorn: Vandermeer) 81m-Abenteuer (07-08/+09-10; 4112)

Joe Smith, American (1941-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Allen Rivkin, K: Charles Lawton, Jr., D: Robert Young: Joe Smith, Marsha Hunt: Mary Smith) 63m-Drama (Kurzgeschichte von Paul Gallico, 1940) (10-11; 4202)

Tarzan's New York Adventure (Tarzans Abenteuer in New York, 1941/42-USA; R: Richard Thorpe, B: William R. Lipman, Myles Connolly, K: Sidney Wagner, M: David Snell, D: Johnny Weissmuller: Tarzan, Maureen O'Sullivan: Jane, Johnny Sheffield: Boy, Virginia Grey: Connie Beach, Charles Bickford: Buck Rand, Paul Kelly: Jimmie Shields, Chill Wills: Manchester Montford) 71m-Abenteuer (12-01/+02; 4205)

Apache Trail (1942-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Maurice Geraghty, K: Sidney Wagner, M: Sol Kaplan, D: Lloyd Nolan: "Trigger" Bill Folliard ° Donna Reed: Rosalia Martínez ° William Lundigan: Tom Folliard ° Ann Ayars: Constance Selden) 66m-Western (Kurzgeschichte Stage Station von Ernest Haycox, 1939) (03-04; 4209)

White Cargo (1942-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Leon Gordon, K: Harry Stradling, M: Bronislau Kaper, D: Hedy Lamarr: Tondelayo * Walter Pidgeon: Harry Witzel, Frank Morgan: Doktor) 89m-Abenteuerdrama (Bühnenstück von Leon Gordon, 1923 > Roman Hell's Playground von Ida Vera Simonton, 1912) (05-07; 4209)

Three Hearts for Julia (1942-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Lionel Houser, K: George J. Folsey, M: Herbert Stothart, D: Ann Sothern: Julia Seabrook * Melvyn Douglas: Jeff Seabrook, Lee Bowman: David Torrance, Richard Ainley: Philip Barrows, Marta Linden: May Alton, Reginald Owen: John Girard, Felix Bressart: Anton Ottoway) 89m-Liebeskomödie (09-10; 4305)

Above Suspicion (1942/43-USA) (Roman von Helen MacInnes) (11-02; 4308)

Cry "Havoc" (1943-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Paul Osborn, K: Karl Freund, M: Daniele Amfitheatrof, D: Margaret Sullavan: Lieutenant Smith * Ann Sothern: Pat * Joan Blondell: Grace Lambert) 98m-Kriegsdrama (Bühnenstück von Allan R. Kenward, 1942) (05-06/+07+09; 4311, NY)

Two Girls and a Sailor (1943-USA) (09-12/+02; 4406)

The Thin Man Goes Home (Der dünne Mann kehrt heim, 1944-USA; R: Richard Thorpe, B: Robert Riskin, Dwight Taylor, K: Karl Freund, M: David Snell, D: William Powell: Nick Charles * Myrna Loy: Nora Charles) 100m-Krimikomödie (05-07/+08+09; 4501)

Thrill of a Romance (1944-USA) (08-10/+11+01; 4505, NY)

Her Highness and the Bellboy (1944/45-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Richard Connell, Gladys Lehman, K: Harry Stradling, M: Georgie Stoll, D: Hedy Lamarr: Prinzessin Veronica * Robert Walker: Jimmy Dobson * June Allyson: Leslie Odell) 112m-Liebeskomödie (12-01/+02; 4509)

What Next, Corporal Hargrove? (1945-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Harry Kurnitz, K: Henry Sharp, M: David Snell, D: Robert Walker: Corporal Marion Hargrove, Keenan Wynn: Private Thomas Mulvehill, Jean Porter: Jeanne Quidoc, Chill Wills: Sergeant Cramp, Hugo Haas: Bürgermeister Quidoc, William "Bill" Phillips: Bill Burk) 96m-Kriegskomödie (07-09; 4511)

Fiesta (Mexikanische Nächte, 1945/46-USA; R: Richard Thorpe, B: George Bruce, Lester Cole, K: Sidney Wagner, Charles Rosher, Wilfred M. Cline, M: Johnny Green, D: Esther Williams: Maria Morales, Ricardo Montalban: Mario Morales, Akim Tamiroff: Chato Vasquez, Cyd Charisse: Conchita, John Carroll: Jose "Pepe" Ortega, Mary Astor: Señora Morales, Fortunio Bonanova: Antonio Morales) 104m-Musikdrama (12-04/+05; 4706)

This Time for Keeps (1946-USA) (07-10; 4710)

On an Island with You (1947-USA) (06-09; 4806)

A Date with Judy (Wirbel um Judy, 1947/48-USA; R: Richard Thorpe, B: Dorothy Cooper, Dorothy Kingsley, K: Robert Surtees, ML: Georgie Stoll, D: Wallace Beery: Melvin R. Foster * Jane Powell: Judy Foster * Elizabeth Taylor: Carol Pringle * Carmen Miranda: Rosita Cochellas * Xavier Cugat: er selbst * Robert Stack: Stephen Andrews) 113m-Musikkomödie (12-01; 4807)

The Sun Comes Up (1948-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: William Ludwig, Margaret Fitts, K: Ray June, M: André Previn, D: Jeanette MacDonald: Helen Lorfield Winter, Lloyd Nolan: Thomas I. Chandler, Claude Jarman, Jr.: Jerry) 92/5m-Familiendrama (04-06; 4902)

Big Jack (1948-USA; d: Richard Thorpe, B: Gene Fowler, Marvin Borowsky, Osso Van Eyss=Otto Eis, K: Robert Surtees, M: Herbert Stothart, D: Wallace Beery: Big Jack Horner * Richard Conte: Dr. Alexander Meade * Marjorie Main: Flapjack Kate) 86m-Western (09-10; 4904)

Challenge to Lassie (Lassie in Not, 1948/49-USA; R: Richard Thorpe, B: William Ludwig, K: Charles Schoenbaum, M: André Previn, D: Edmund Gwenn: John Traill * Donald Crisp: "Jock" Gray * Geraldine Brooks: Susan Brown) 76m-Tierdrama (Roman Greyfriars Bobby von Eleanor Atkinson, 1912) (12-01; 4912)

Malaya (1949-USA) (02-03; 4912)

Black Hand (Blutrache in New York, 1949-USA; R: Richard Thorpe, B: Luther Davis, K: Paul C. Vogel, M: Alberto Colombo, D: Gene Kelly: Johnny Columbo, J. Carrol Naish: Louis Lorelli, Teresa Celli: Isabella Gomboli) 92m-Krimidrama (07-08; 5003)

Three Little Words (1949/50-USA) (12-02; 5007)

Vengeance Valley (1950-USA) (Fortsetzungsroman von Luke Short) (06-07; 5102)

It's a Big Country[: An American Anthology] (1950-USA; R: Richard Thorpe [1], John Sturges [2], Charles Vidor [4], Don Weis [5], Clarence Brown [6], William A. Wellman [7], Don Hartman [8], B: William Ludwig [1], Helen Deutsch [2], Ray Chordes [3], Isobel Lennart [4], Allen Rivkin [5], Dorothy Kingsley [6], Dore Schary [7], George Wells [8], K: John Alton, Ray June, William C. Mellor, Joseph Ruttenberg, MS: Johnny Green, D: Ethel Barrymore: Mrs. Riordan, Keefe Brasselle: Sgt. Maxie Klein, Gary Cooper: "Texas", Nancy Davis: Miss Coleman, Van Johnson: Adam Burch, Gene Kelly: Icarus Xenophon, Janet Leigh: Rosa Szabo, Marjorie Main: Mrs. Wrenley, Fredric March: Joe Esposito, George Murphy: Mr. Callaghan, William Powell: Professor, S.Z. Sakall: Stefan Szabo, Lewis Stone: church sexton, James Whitmore: Mr. Stacey, Keenan Wynn: Michael Fisher) 89m-Episodenfilm (04-09; 5201) > Reihenfolge der Episoden nach AFI catalog

The Great Caruso (Der große Caruso, 1950-USA; R: Richard Thorpe, B: Sonya Levien, William Ludwig, K: Joseph Ruttenberg, MS+background score: Johnny Green, D: Mario Lanza: Enrico Caruso * Ann Blyth: Dorothy Benjamin, Dorothy Kirsten: Louise Heggar, Jarmila Novotna: Maria Selka) 110m-Biografie (frei nach Buch Enrico Caruso, His Life and Death von Dorothy Caruso, 1945) (09-10; 5104)

The Unknown Man (1951-USA) (01-02; 5111)

Ivanhoe (1951-USA) (Roman von Walter Scott) (07-09; 5207)

Carbine Williams (Stärker als Ketten, 1951/52-USA; R: Richard Thorpe, B: Art Cohn, K: William C. Mellor, M: Conrad Salinger, D: James Stewart: "Marsh" Williams, Jean Hagen: Maggie Williams, Wendell Corey: Capt. H.T. Peoples) 91m-Porträt (12-01; 5205)

The Prisoner of Zenda (1952-USA) (Roman von Anthony Hope) (5211)

The Girl Who Had Everything (1952-USA) (Roman von Adela Rogers St. Johns) (5303)

All the Brothers Were Valiant (Die schwarze Perle, 1953-USA; R: Richard Thorpe, B: Harry Brown, K: George J. Folsey, M: Miklos Rozsa, D: Robert Taylor: Joel Shore * Stewart Granger: Mark Shore * Ann Blyth: Priscilla Holt) 94/101m-Abenteuer (Roman von Ben Ames Williams, 1919) (01-03; 5311)

Knights of the Round Table (1953-GB) (Prosawerk von Thomas Malory) (06-09; 5401-USA)

The Student Prince (Alt Heidelberg, 1953/54-USA; R: Richard Thorpe, B: William Ludwig, Sonya Levien, K: Paul C. Vogel, ML: George Stoll, D: Ann Blyth: Käthie * Edmund Purdom: Prinz Karl Heinz, John Ericson: Graf von Asterburg, Louis Calhern: König von Karlsburg, Edmund Gwenn: Professor Jüttner) 107m-Musikfilm (Operette von Sigmund Romberg /1924/ > Bühnenstück Alt-Heidelberg von Wilhelm Meyer-Förster /1901/) (12-01; 5406)

Athena (1954-USA; R: Richard Thorpe, B: William Ludwig, Leonard Spigelgass, K: Robert Planck, MS: George Stoll, D: Jane Powell: Athena Mulvain * Edmund Purdom: Adam Calhorn Shaw * Debbie Reynolds: Minerva Mulvain * Vic Damone: Johnny Nyle * Louis Calhern: Ulysses Mulvain) 97m-Musikkomödie (03-06; 5411)

The Prodigal (Tempel der Versuchung, 1954-USA; R: Richard Thorpe, B: Maurice Zimm; Joe Breen, Jr., Samuel James Larsen, K: Joseph Ruttenberg, M: Bronislau Kaper, D: Lana Turner: Samarra * Edmund Purdom: Micah * Louis Calhern: Nahreeb) 112/7m-Bibeldrama (08-09; 5505)

Quentin Durward / The Adventures of Quentin Durward (Liebe, Tod und Teufel, 1955-GB; R: Richard Thorpe, B: Robert Ardrey; George Froeschel, K: Christopher Challis, M: Bronislau Kaper, D: Robert Taylor: Quentin Durward * Kay Kendall: Isabelle * Robert Morley: König Louis XI.) 100m-Abenteuer (Roman von Walter Scott, 1823) (02-06; 5603)

Ten Thousand Bedrooms (10.000 Schlafzimmer, 1956-USA; R: Richard Thorpe, B: László Vadnay, Art Cohn, William Ludwig, Leonard Spigelgass, K: Robert Bronner, MS: George Stoll, D: Dean Martin: Ray Hunter, Anna Maria Alberghetti: Maria Martelli, Eva Bartok: Nina Martelli, Dewey Martin: Mike Clark, Walter Slezak: Vittorio Martelli, Paul Henreid: Anton) 113m-Musikkomödie (08-10; 5703)

Tip on a Dead Jockey (Luftfracht Opium, 1957-USA; R: Richard Thorpe, B: Charles Lederer, K: George J. Folsey, M: Miklos Rozsa, D: Robert Taylor: Lloyd Tredman * Dorothy Malone: Phyllis Tredman, Gia Scala: Paquita Heldon) 99m-Krimidrama (Kurzgeschichte von Irwin Shaw, 1954) (02-04; 5708)

Jailhouse Rock (1957-USA) (05-06; 5711)

Killers of Kilimanjaro (Rivalen unter heißer Sonne, 1959-GB; R: Richard Thorpe, B: John Gilling, Earl Felton, K: Ted Moore, M: William Alwyn, D: Robert Taylor: Robert Adamson * Anthony Newley: Hooky * Anne Aubrey: Jane Carlton) 91m-Abenteuer (Buch African Bush Adventures von J.A. Hunter & Dan P. Mannix, 1954) (02-04; 5909)

The House of the Seven Hawks (Das Haus der sieben Falken, 1959-GB; R: Richard Thorpe, B: Jo Eisinger, K: Ted/Edward Scaife, M: Clifton Parker, D: Robert Taylor: John Nordley * Nicole Maurey: Constanta Sluiter, Linda Christian: Elsa, Donald Wolfit: Inspector van der Stoor) 91m-Mystery (Roman House of the Seven Flies von Victor Canning, 1952) (05-06; 5911-USA)

I Tartari / The Tartars (1960-I) (10; 6104) > Regie der italienischen Version: Ferdinando Baldi

The Honeymoon Machine (Die Heiratsmaschine, 1961-USA; R: Richard Thorpe, B: George Wells, K: Joseph LaShelle, M: Leigh Harline, D: Steve McQueen: Lt. Fergie Howard * Brigid Bazlen: Julie Fitch * Jim Hutton: Jason Eldridge * Paula Prentiss: Pam Dunstan) 88m-Komödie (Bühnenstück The Golden Fleecing von Lorenzo Semple, Jr., 1959) (6108)

The Horizontal Lieutenant (Ein Leutnant und ein Bett, 1961-USA; R: Richard Thorpe, B: George Wells, K: Robert Bronner, M: George Stoll, D: Jim Hutton: Merle Wye * Paula Prentiss: Molly Blue * Jack Carter: William "Billy" Monck) 90m-Militärgroteske (Roman The Bottletop Affair von Gordon Cotler, 1959) (6204)

Follow the Boys (Mein Schiff fährt zu Dir, 1962-USA; R: Richard Thorpe, B: David T. Chantler, David Osborn, K: Ted/Edward Scaife, M: Ron Goodwin, Alexander Courage, D: Connie Francis: Bonnie Pulaski, Paula Prentiss: Toni Denham, Dany Robin: Michèle Perrier, Russ Tamblyn: "Smitty" Smith, Richard Long: Pete Langley, Ron Randell: Ben Bradville, Roger Perry: Billy Pulaski & Janis Paige: Liz Bradville) 95m-Komödie (6302, NY)

Fun in Acapulco (1963-USA) (01-03; 6311)

The Golden Head / Az aranyfej (Das goldene Haupt, 1964-USA/H; R: Richard Thorpe, B: Stanley Goulder, Iván Boldizsár, K: István Hildebrand, M: Peter/Szabolcs Fényes, D: George Sanders: Basil Palmer * Buddy Hackett: Lionel Pack * Jess Conrad: Michael Stevenson * Lorraine Power: Milly Stevenson * Robert Coote: Braithwaite) 115m-Kinderfilm (Roman Nepomuk of the River von Roger Windle Pilkington, 1962) (6412-H)

The Truth about Spring (1964-GB; d: Richard Thorpe, B: James Lee Barrett, K: Ted/Edward Scaife, M: Robert Farnon, D: Hayley Mills: Spring Tyler * John Mills: Tommy Tyler * James MacArthur: William Ashton) 102m-Abenteuer (Roman Satan: a Romance of the Bahamas von Henry De Vere Stacpoole, 1921) (6505)

That Funny Feeling (Das Schlafzimmer ist nebenan, 1964/65-USA; R: Richard Thorpe, B: David R. Schwartz, K: Clifford Stine, MS: Joseph Gershenson, D: Sandra Dee: Joan Howell * Bobby Darin: Tom Milford * Donald O'Connor: Harvey Granson) 93m-Liebeskomödie (6508)

The Scorpio Letters (Erpressung durch Scorpio, 1966-USA; R: Richard Thorpe, B: Adrian Spies, Jo Eisinger, K: Ellsworth Fredericks, M: Dave Grusin, D: Alex Cord: Joe Christopher * Shirley Eaton: Phoebe Stewart, Laurence Naismith: Burr) 96m-Agententhriller (Roman von Victor Canning, 1964) (6709-D) > TVM (6702)

The Last Challenge (Duell der Gringos, 1966-USA) (Roman von John Sherry) (6712)

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