Portrait of Richard Thorpe

Directing

Richard Thorpe

Career

Active from 1921 to 1967, busiest in 1932 with 11 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Two Girls and a Sailor
Two Girls and a Sailor
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 49 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Richard Thorpe Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5
  • Social Commentary
    3.5, average 4.9
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 13
  • Classic Adventure 8
  • Lighthearted 7
  • Historical Setting 6
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Romantic Comedy 4
  • Nostalgic Charm 4
  • Period Piece 4
  • Moral Dilemma 4
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Physical Comedy 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

157
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Bonanza Buckaroo
The Bonanza Buckaroo

Director

1970s

1 title ยท average score 70
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
GoodWatch score 70

Thanks

1960s

11 titles ยท average score 57
The Last Challenge
The Last Challenge (1967)
GoodWatch score 51

Director, Producer

The Scorpio Letters
The Scorpio Letters (1967)

Director, Producer

The Truth About Spring
The Truth About Spring (1965)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

That Funny Feeling
That Funny Feeling (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

The Golden Head
The Golden Head (1964)

Director

Fun in Acapulco
Fun in Acapulco (1963)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Follow the Boys
Follow the Boys (1963)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

The Horizontal Lieutenant
The Horizontal Lieutenant (1962)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

Special Guest Director

The Tartars
The Tartars (1961)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

The Honeymoon Machine
The Honeymoon Machine (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

1950s

22 titles ยท average score 57
Jailhouse Rock
Jailhouse Rock (1957)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Ten Thousand Bedrooms
Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

Bedevilled
Bedevilled (1955)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

The Prodigal
The Prodigal (1955)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

Athena
Athena (1954)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Knights of the Round Table
Knights of the Round Table (1953)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

All the Brothers Were Valiant
All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe (1952)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda (1952)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Carbine Williams
Carbine Williams (1952)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Vengeance Valley
Vengeance Valley (1951)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

The Great Caruso
The Great Caruso (1951)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

1940s

26 titles ยท average score 62
Malaya
Malaya (1949)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Big Jack
Big Jack (1949)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

A Date with Judy
A Date with Judy (1948)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

On an Island with You
On an Island with You (1948)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Fiesta
Fiesta (1947)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Her Highness and the Bellboy
Her Highness and the Bellboy (1945)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Thrill of a Romance
Thrill of a Romance (1945)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

The Thin Man Goes Home
The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Two Girls and a Sailor
Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)
GoodWatch score 82

Director

Above Suspicion
Above Suspicion (1943)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Tarzan's New York Adventure
Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

Tarzan's Secret Treasure
Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

1930s

55 titles ยท average score 58
Tarzan Finds a Son!
Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Three Loves Has Nancy
Three Loves Has Nancy (1938)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

The Toy Wife
The Toy Wife (1938)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Double Wedding
Double Wedding (1937)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Night Must Fall
Night Must Fall (1937)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Tarzan Escapes
Tarzan Escapes (1936)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Forgotten
Forgotten (1933)

Director

Beauty Parlor
Beauty Parlor (1932)

Director

Murder at Dawn
Murder at Dawn (1932)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

King of the Wild
King of the Wild (1931)

Director

The Lone Defender
The Lone Defender (1930)

Director

1920s

41 titles
The King of the Kongo
The King of the Kongo (1929)

Director

Border Romance
Border Romance (1929)

Director

The Fatal Warning
The Fatal Warning (1929)

Director

The Ballyhoo Buster
The Ballyhoo Buster (1928)

Director, Writer

The Desert of the Lost
The Desert of the Lost (1927)

Writer, Director

Twisted Triggers
Twisted Triggers (1926)

Director

College Days
College Days (1926)

Director

The Fighting Cheat
The Fighting Cheat (1926)

Director

Galloping On
Galloping On (1925)

Scenario Writer, Director

Thundering Romance
Thundering Romance (1924)

Director

Hard-Hittin' Hamilton
Hard-Hittin' Hamilton (1924)

Director

Bringin' Home the Bacon
Bringin' Home the Bacon (1924)

Director