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Frank L. Inghram, Frank Inghram, Rollo Smolt 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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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1896-02-24
- event Death Date 1991-05-01
- school Known for: Directing
- star Popularity: 1.9
- info Birth Place Hutchinson, Kansas, USA
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Flames of Desire
1924-11-30
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Burn 'Em Up Barnes
1921-08-01
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Three O'Clock in the Morning
1923-12-01
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Double Wedding
1937-10-15
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Above Suspicion
1943-05-31
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Ivanhoe
1952-07-31
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King of the Wild
1931-03-01
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The Honeymoon Machine
1961-08-16
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Tarzan Finds a Son!
1939-06-16
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Tarzan's New York Adventure
1942-05-01
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Tarzan's Secret Treasure
1941-12-01
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The Prisoner of Zenda
1952-11-04
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Black Hand
1950-03-12
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The Thin Man Goes Home
1944-12-24
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Three Little Words
1950-07-12
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Vengeance Valley
1951-02-14
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Challenge to Lassie
1949-10-31
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On an Island with You
1948-05-03
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Thrill of a Romance
1945-05-23
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This Time for Keeps
1947-10-17
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That Funny Feeling
1965-08-14
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Carbine Williams
1952-05-01
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Malaya
1949-12-27
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Fiesta
1947-06-12
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Jailhouse Rock
1957-11-08
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Tarzan Escapes
1936-11-06
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The Vanishing West
1928-10-15
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The Student Prince
1954-06-15
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Fun in Acapulco
1963-11-27
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Her Highness and the Bellboy
1945-11-11
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Three Loves Has Nancy
1938-09-02
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The Unknown Man
1951-11-09
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The House of the Seven Hawks
1959-10-29
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Cry 'Havoc'
1943-11-23
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Two Girls and a Sailor
1944-06-14
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Follow the Boys
1963-02-27
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Knights of the Round Table
1953-12-22
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The Girl Who Had Everything
1953-03-27
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It's a Big Country
1951-11-20
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All the Brothers Were Valiant
1953-11-13
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Night Must Fall
1937-04-30
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Quentin Durward
1955-09-09
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1939-02-10
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Joe Smith, American
1942-02-01
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The Last Challenge
1967-12-22
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The Last Challenge
1967-12-22
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Green Eyes
1934-06-15
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A Date with Judy
1948-07-29
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White Cargo
1942-12-12
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The Great Caruso
1951-04-16
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Apache Trail
1942-09-01
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Athena
1954-11-04
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Wild Horse
1931-08-02
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The Horizontal Lieutenant
1962-04-18
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Tip on a Dead Jockey
1957-09-06
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Secret of the Chateau
1934-12-03
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The Sun Comes Up
1949-05-12
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Bedevilled
1955-04-28
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The Earl of Chicago
1940-01-05
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Cross-Examination
1932-02-13
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Murder at Dawn
1932-02-15
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The King Murder
1932-09-15
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Grief Street
1931-10-01
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The Prodigal
1955-05-06
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The Voice of Bugle Ann
1936-02-15
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Forgotten
1933-02-14
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The Desert of the Lost
1927-12-17
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The Toy Wife
1938-06-10
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Ten Thousand Bedrooms
1957-04-03
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The Lone Defender
1930-03-04
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The Bad Man
1941-03-28
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Murder on the Campus
1933-12-26
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Wyoming
1940-09-13
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Big Jack
1949-04-12
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The Truth About Spring
1965-03-30
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20 Mule Team
1940-05-03
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Notorious But Nice
1933-08-04
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The Tartars
1961-04-01
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Barnacle Bill
1941-04-07
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Man-Proof
1938-01-07
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The Midnight Lady
1932-05-15
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Killers of Kilimanjaro
1959-10-01
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Probation
1932-03-15
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What Next, Corporal Hargrove?
1945-11-21
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Rainbow Over Broadway
1933-12-01
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Border Romance
1929-05-25
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Love Is a Headache
1938-01-14
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City Park
1934-05-01
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The First Hundred Years
1938-03-12
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Women Won't Tell
1932-11-16
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The King of the Kongo
1929-08-29
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Slightly Married
1932-10-15
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Grief Street
1931-10-01
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The Crowd Roars
1938-08-06
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A Man of Sentiment
1933-09-15
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Beauty Parlor
1932-06-15
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I Have Lived
1933-06-15
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Stolen Sweets
1934-03-15
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The Scorpio Letters
1967-09-01
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The Scorpio Letters
1967-09-01
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Three Hearts for Julia
1943-05-21
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The Lady from Nowhere
1931-08-01
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The Lady from Nowhere
1931-08-01
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The Secrets of Wu Sin
1932-12-15
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Dangerous Number
1937-01-22
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The Utah Kid
1930-10-27
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Forgotten Women
1931-11-25
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The Thoroughbred
1930-08-09
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Wings of Adventure
1930-08-01
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Under Montana Skies
1930-09-09
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The Ballyhoo Buster
1928-01-08
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The Ridin' Rowdy
1927-04-24
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The Ridin' Rowdy
1927-04-24
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The Ballyhoo Buster
1928-01-08
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Tearin' Into Trouble
1927-03-19
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The Meddlin' Stranger
1927-06-12
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Vultures of the Sea
1928-03-01
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The Fatal Warning
1929-02-15
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Tearin' Loose
1925-09-04
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Strange People
1933-06-16
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The Golden Head
1964-08-22
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Lest We Forget
1937-05-01
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Strange Wives
1934-11-30
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The Quitter
1934-02-05
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Last of the Pagans
1935-12-20
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Thrill of Youth
1932-08-15
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Cheating Cheaters
1934-11-05
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College Days
1926-10-15
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The Devil Plays
1931-12-15
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Easy Going
1926-05-22
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How the West Was Won
1962-11-02
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Neck and Neck
1931-11-04
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Escapade
1932-04-01
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The Bachelor Girl
1929-05-20
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The Desert of the Lost
1927-12-17
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The Sky Spider
1931-10-01
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The Dude Wrangler
1930-07-01
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The Valley Of Hunted Men
1928-02-19
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The Valley Of Hunted Men
1928-02-19
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On the Go
1925-04-04
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On the Go
1925-04-04
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Josselyn's Wife
1926-11-15
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Fast and Fearless
1924-09-15
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Twisted Triggers
1926-07-11
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Ridin' Rivals
1926-05-02
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Tearin' Loose
1925-09-04
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The Roaring Rider
1926-01-02
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Thundering Romance
1924-12-15
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The Fighting Cheat
1926-02-11
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Double Daring
1926-06-11
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Bringin' Home the Bacon
1924-11-15
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The Flyin' Buckaroo
1928-11-25
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The Devil Plays
1931-12-15
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Double Daring
1926-06-11
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The Flyin' Buckaroo
1928-11-25
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The Lawless Woman
1931-05-05
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The Bonanza Buckaroo