Richard Thorpe
Director, Actor
Films to Rent
- Tarzan Escapes (1936)
- Dir. Richard Thorpe
Feat. Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Benita Hume
- One of the best Weissmuller TARZAN sequels, has the jungleman kidnapped by hunters and taken back to England. Excitingly action–packed.
- Tarzan Finds a Son (1939)
- Dir. Richard Thorpe
Feat. Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield…
- Tarzan and Jane raise a boy – the only survivor of a jungle plane crash – in their vine–swinging style. Later, his relatives search…
- Tarzan's Secret Treasure / Tarzan's New York Adventure (1941-1942)
- Dir. Richard Thorpe
Feat. Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan
- Double feature of the 5th and 6th TARZAN films from Johnny Weissmuller.
TARZAN'S SECRET TREASURE (1941) – Here Tarzan fights…
- Thin Man Goes Home, The (1945)
- Dir. Richard Thorpe
Feat. William Powell, Myrna Loy, Lucile Watson…
- Nick and Nora's reputation precedes them as they wrap up another murder mystery while visiting Nick's parents. The penultimate film in the popular…
- Great Caruso, The (1951)
- Dir. Richard Thorpe
Feat. Mario Lanza
- Entertaining biopic of the legendary tenor Enrico Caruso with American protege Mario Lanza in the title role. His hokey performance and some…
- Ivanhoe (1952)
- Dir. Richard Thorpe
Feat. Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Fontaine…
- Boisterous Middle–Ages spectacular featuring brutal action scenes.
- Prisoner of Zenda, The (1952)
- Dir. Richard Thorpe
Feat. Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr, James Mason…
- Second version of Anthony Hope's archetypal swashbuckler, sees King of Ruritania Stewart Granger deposed by his half–brother and…
- Knights of the Round Table (1953)
- Dir. Richard Thorpe
Feat. Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Mel Ferrer…
- Sumptuous retelling of the legends of Camelot was MGM's first Cinemascope production. Tayloris excellent as Lancelot while Ava Gardner is inspired…
- Student Prince, The (1954)
- Dir. Richard Thorpe
Feat. Ann Blyth, Edmund Purdom, John Ericson…
- Taken from the operetta by Sigmund Romberg, and the third filmed version of the tale of a young Prince breaking out into the real world by falling in…
- Jailhouse Rock (1957)
- Dir. Richard Thorpe
Feat. Elvis Presley
- Great musical numbers highlight this Elvis Presley vehicle. The handsome delinquent learns to pick the guitar while behind bars, which of course…