List of the best Richard Thorpe movies: Night Must Fall(1937), How the West Was Won(1962), Double Wedding(1937), The Prisoner of Zenda(1952), Three Little Words(1950), The Voice of Bugle Ann(1936), That Funny Feeling(1965), Ivanhoe(1952), The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn(1939), A Date With Judy(1948), Her Highness and the Bellboy(1945), Three Loves Has Nancy(1938) ... ...
7.2/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1937
117 Minutes
Director
Robert Montgomery Rosalind Russell Dame May Whitty Alan Marshall Merle Tottenham Kathleen Harrison Matthew Boulton Eily Malyon E.E. Clive Beryl Mercer Winifred Harris
widow maid fiancé niece police officer dark suspenseful household countryside cottage murder disappearance class distinctions missing persons dark secrets mystery 1930s
When a rich but cantankerous dowager on an isolated estates hires an engaging handyman, her niece/companion becomes suspicious of his motives.
7.1/10
Western
USA
1962
164 Minutes
Carroll Baker Richard Thorpe Henry Hathaway Lee J. Cobb Henry Fonda Carolyn Jones Karl Malden Gregory Peck George Peppard Robert Preston
gambler fur trapper singer frontiersman captain lieutenant striking rousing moving wild west san francisco st. louis new york state gold rush american civil war native people rebellion family family history adventure
A family saga covering several decades of Westward expansion in the nineteenth century - including the Gold Rush, the Civil War, and the building of the railroads.
7.0/10
Comedy
USA
1937
87 Minutes
Director
William Powell Myrna Loy Florence Rice John Beal Jessie Ralph Edgar Kennedy Sidney Toler Mary Gordon Barnett Parker Katharine Alexander Priscilla Lawson
artist sister young woman fiancé ex-wife free spirit amusing lighthearted city trailer wedding opposites attract siblings love triangle matchmaking marriage love rivalry adventure 1930s
Two sisters of differing temperaments, the younger's milquetoast fiancé, and a free-spirited artist in an auto trailer are all experiencing romantic complications.
7.0/10
Adventure
USA
1952
100 Minutes
Director
Stewart Granger Deborah Kerr James Mason Jane Greer Louis Calhern Lewis Stone Robert Douglas Robert Coote
prince princess brother fiancée king impersonator suspenseful engaging thrilling ruritania palace royal life conspiracy kidnapping identity deception adventure mystery escape 19th century
An Englishman vacationing in a Ruritarian kingdom is recruited to impersonate his cousin, the soon-to-be-crowned king after the monarch is drugged and kidnapped.
7.0/10
Musical
USA
1950
102 Minutes
Director
Fred Astaire Vera-Ellen Red Skelton Arlene Dahl Keenan Wynn Gale Robbins Gloria DeHaven Harry Shannon Debbie Reynolds Paul Harvey Carleton Carpenter
songwriter dancer wife entertainer nightclub owner cheery witty theater new york city backstage partnership friendship songwriting performance disaster second chance adventure rivalry love transformation
The story of the successful Tin Pan Alley songwriting team of Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby is told loosely and lightheartedly.
6.9/10
Drama
USA
1936
70 Minutes
Director
Lionel Barrymore Maureen O'Sullivan Eric Linden Dudley Digges Spring Byington Charley Grapewin Henry Wadsworth William Newell James Macklin Jonathan Hale Frederick Burton
farmer shepherd hunter dog son daughter emotional endearing touching ozark mountains woods family feud hunting forbidden love revenge forbidden love rivalry 1930s
The countrymen in the hills of Missouri take the hounds on night fox hunts. This goes on until Jacob Terry comes into the county and decides to raise sheep and install a woven wire fence. ... See full summary »
6.8/10
Romance
USA
1965
93 Minutes
Director
Sandra Dee Bobby Darin Donald O'Connor Nita Talbot Larry Storch James Westerfield Leo G. Carroll Robert Strauss Ben Lessy Reta Shaw Nora Marlowe
Joan Howell, a young and pretty maid-for-hire, meets and begins dating wealthy New York City businessman Tom Milford. Embarrassed about bringing him back to her tiny apartment that she ... See full summary »
6.8/10
Adventure
UK|USA
1952
106 Minutes
Director
Robert Taylor Elizabeth Taylor Joan Fontaine George Sanders Emlyn Williams Robert Douglas Finlay Currie Felix Aylmer Francis De Wolff Guy Rolfe Norman Wooland
knight king prince pretty woman robin hood engaging spirited england castle wilderness forest rescue romance competition kidnapping adventure rivalry rescue love 12th century
A knight seeks to free the captive King Richard (Norman Wooland) and put him back on the throne.
6.8/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1939
88 Minutes
Director
Mickey Rooney Walter Connolly William Frawley Rex Ingram Lynne Carver Jo Ann Sayers Minor Watson Elisabeth Risdon Victor Kilian Clara Blandick
huckleberry finn runaway slave alcoholic friend con artist playful spirited mississippi river the south st. petersburg, miss. friendship running away rafting slavery adolescence growing up adventure escape 1840s
To avoid his abusive father, a rambunctious boy rafts the Mississippi River with a slave, encountering many wild characters.
6.6/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1948
113 Minutes
Director
Wallace Beery Jane Powell Elizabeth Taylor Carmen Miranda Robert Stack Selena Royle Scotty Beckett Leon Ames George Cleveland Lloyd Corrigan Clinton Sundberg
teen girl best friend sweetheart father dance instructor brother lighthearted amusing school dance santa barbara, calif. high school friendship teen romance dance suspicion love triangle discovery growing up 1940s
Hyperactive teenager Judy Foster (Jane Powell) challenges, and is challenged by, her overly-proper parents, pesky brother Randolph (Jerry Hunter), and boyfriend Ogden "Oogie" Pringle (Scotty Beckett).
6.6/10
Romance
USA
1945
112 Minutes
Director
Hedy Lamarr Robert Walker June Allyson Carl Esmond Agnes Moorehead Rags Ragland Ludwig Stossel George Cleveland Warner Anderson Konstantin Shayne Tom Trout
A bellboy at a swanky New York hotel starts to ignore his girlfriend after meeting a beautiful European princess.
6.6/10
Comedy
USA
1938
69 Minutes
Director
Janet Gaynor Robert Montgomery Franchot Tone Guy Kibbee Claire Dodd Reginald Owen Cora Witherspoon Emma Dunn Charley Grapewin Lester Matthews
A small-town country homebody goes to New York to find her missing fiancé and gets romantically involved with two sophisticated men.
6.6/10
War
USA
1950
98 Minutes
Director
Spencer Tracy James Stewart Sydney Greenstreet Valentina Cortesa John Hodiak Lionel Barrymore Gilbert Roland Roland Winters Richard Loo Lester Matthews Ian MacDonald
journalist adventurer editor government agent girlfriend old friend gritty tense california alcatraz island ship malay peninsula jungle plantation world war ii secret mission friendship patriotism island life smuggling
Newspaperman Royer convinces government officials of a plan to obtain rubber by smuggling it out from under the Japanese. Carnahan is let out of prison to help.
6.6/10
Musical, Romance
USA
1954
107 Minutes
Director
Ann Blyth Edmund Purdom John Ericson Louis Calhern Edmund Gwenn S.Z. Sakall Betta St. John John Williams Evelyn Varden John Hoyt Richard Anderson
A prince has a romance with a barmaid before he must give up personal happiness for duty.
6.6/10
Adventure
USA
1939
90 Minutes
Director
Johnny Weissmuller Maureen O'Sullivan John Sheffield Ian Hunter Henry Stephenson Frieda Inescort Henry Wilcoxon Laraine Day Morton Lowry Gavin Muir
baby tarzan wife ape animal intense emotional melodramatic suspenseful thrilling jungle airplane tree treehouse wildlife tarzan adoption airplane crash adventure discovery
Tarzan finds a boy from a crashed plane and raises him with Jane in the jungle. A search party comes looking for the plane.
6.6/10
Musical
USA
1957
96 Minutes
Director
Elvis Presley Judy Tyler Mickey Shaughnessy Vaughn Taylor Dean Jones Jennifer Holden Anne Neyland Peter Adams
prisoner rock star beautiful woman record producer singer cellmate amusing spirited cool prison recording studio hollywood, calif. show business prison life rock 'n' roll rags to riches true love fame love rise
After serving time for manslaughter, young Vince Everett becomes a teenage rock star.
6.5/10
Drama, History
UK|USA
1955
101 Minutes
Director
Robert Taylor Kay Kendall Robert Morley George Cole Alec Clunes Duncan Lamont Laya Raki Marius Goring Wilfrid Hyde-White Eric Pohlmann Harcourt Williams
louis xi duke of burgundy knight countess gypsy lord thrilling passionate scotland castle france chateau arranged marriage royalty gallantry sword battles historical events love adventure underdog
A Scottish knight in France to facilitate a marriage between a rich and beautiful countess and his aging uncle becomes involved in court intrigue.
6.5/10
Romance
UK|USA
1965
102 Minutes
Director
Hayley Mills John Mills James MacArthur Lionel Jeffries Harry Andrews Niall MacGinnis Lionel Murton David Tomlinson
widower sailor lawyer millionaire uncle thrilling endearing spirited caribbean boat ocean island beach treasure hunting betrayal con game new romance greed father/daughter relationship adventure
During the 1960s, a Caribbean sailor and his tomboy daughter search for buried treasure but run into unsavory characters and a cute lawyer who's after romance.
6.5/10
Musical
USA
1945
104 Minutes
Director
Van Johnson Esther Williams Lauritz Melchior Frances Gifford Henry Travers Spring Byington Carleton G. Young Helene Stanley Donald Curtis Billy House Ethel Griffies
swimming instructor businessman war hero opera singer hotel manager husband lighthearted charming sierra nevada mountains resort wilderness los angeles swimming pool love triangle marrying for money honeymoon newlyweds romance forbidden love adventure
A swim teacher and a wealthy businessman are married after a brief courtship. A charming war hero falls in love with this newly-married woman, after her husband abandons her on their honeymoon for the sake of a business meeting.
6.5/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1951
86 Minutes
Director
defense attorney wife district attorney defendant murderer shop owner engaging intricate tense melodramatic united states courtroom prison murder case double jeopardy deception extortion law ethics discovery
An attorney successfully defends a young hoodlum charged with murder but later has doubts about his client's innocence and starts investigating his background and associations.
6.5/10
Biography
USA
1951
109 Minutes
Director
Mario Lanza Ann Blyth Dorothy Kirsten Jarmila Novotna Richard Hageman Carl Benton Reid Eduard Franz Ludwig Donath Alan Napier Paul Javor Carl Milletaire
opera singer italian immigrant wife socialite uplifting inspiring naples, italy new york city opera house opera success performance romance immigration rise sacrifice love 1900s
This film traces the life of tenor Enrico Caruso (1873-1921). He loves Musetta, in his home town of Naples, and then Dorothy, the daughter of one of the Metropolitan Opera's patrons. Caruso... See full summary »
6.5/10
Musical
USA
1949
93 Minutes
Director
Jeanette MacDonald Lloyd Nolan Claude Jarman Jr. Percy Kilbride Lewis Stone Nicholas Joy Margaret Hamilton Hope Landin Esther Somers Dwayne Hickman Teddy Infuhr
lassie widow orphan dog love interest emotional spirited heartwarming georgia countryside household orphanage rural community human-animal friendship orphans maternal instinct starting over grief discovery growing up
Set in the rural south of the United States, a bereaved war widow learns to to put aside her bitterness and grief as she grows to love a young orphan boy and the dog that belonged to her ... See full summary »
6.4/10
Western
USA
1940
82 Minutes
Director
Wallace Beery Leo Carrillo Marjorie Rambeau Anne Baxter Douglas Fowley Noah Beery Jr. Berton Churchill Arthur Hohl Clem Bevans Charles Halton Minor Watson
mule-team driver saloon owner daughter clerk prospector friend engaging rousing death valley saloon bank desert rooming house office fugitives blackmail mining murder prospecting failing business
In California's Death Valley, in 1892, Borax ore miners scratch a hard living until a map pinpointing the location of high-grade Borax ore surfaces, sending prospectors and crooks alike into a gold-rush-like frenzy.
6.3/10
Adventure
USA
1953
115 Minutes
Director
Robert Taylor Ava Gardner Mel Ferrer Stanley Baker Felix Aylmer Anne Crawford Maureen Swanson Gabriel Woolf
king arthur lancelot guinevere nemesis knight gripping engaging camelot england kingdom countryside love triangle battle government loyalty love fall sacrifice 6th century
King Arthur's rule is threatened by the adulterous love between Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere, a relationship the king's enemies hope to exploit.
6.3/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1940
85 Minutes
Director
Robert Montgomery Edward Arnold Reginald Owen Edmund Gwenn E.E. Clive Ronald Sinclair Norma Varden Halliwell Hobbes
bootlegger enemy english gentleman offbeat brooding chicago england mansion court inheritance betrayal rags to riches murder class conflict alcohol revenge rise fall 1930s
Silky has always moved booze. In prohibition, he smuggled it from Canada, but now that it is legal, he produces his own brand. Seven years before, he sent Doc to prison because Doc was an ... See full summary »
6.3/10
Comedy
USA
1961
88 Minutes
Director
Steve McQueen Jim Hutton Brigid Bazlen Paula Prentiss Dean Jagger Jack Weston Jack Mullaney Marcel Hillaire Ben Astar William Lanteau Ken Lynch
lieutenant naval officer scientist admiral heiress ex-girlfriend crafty madcap playful amusing ship venice, italy casino hotel computers gambling schemes courtship romance pursuit
A navy lieutenant and his civilian friend use a classified computer to help them break the bank at a Venetian casino.
6.2/10
Drama
USA
1930
60 Minutes
Director
Armida Don Terry
In a cantina across the border, Bob Hamlin shoots a man that threatens his friend. He and his pals escape but return that night for the dance as Bob is attracted to Conchita. Running once ... See full summary »
6.2/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1938
73 Minutes
Director
Robert Montgomery Virginia Bruce Warren William Binnie Barnes Harry Davenport Nydia Westman Donald Briggs Jonathan Hale E.E. Clive Lee Bowman
career woman husband theater promoter lawyer judge sexy woman witty engaging melodramatic new york city apartment shipyard yacht new bedford, mass. marital problems gender roles career vs. love jealousy husband/wife relationship city life
David and Lynn are a happily married couple. When David gets his dream job in another state, Lynn, a high-powered executive, doesn't want to leave NYC and her job.
6.2/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1957
99 Minutes
Director
Robert Taylor Dorothy Malone Gia Scala Martin Gabel Marcel Dalio Jack Lord Joyce Jameson
pilot expatriate wife nurse smuggler jockey suspenseful melodramatic thrilling sicily madrid family home law office racetrack airplane divorce gambling drug smuggling post-traumatic stress disorder horse racing
During the 1950s Madrid, an American veteran pilot with a gambling problem is forced to accept a high-paying dangerous smuggling job.
6.2/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1933
65 Minutes
Director
Inspector Marotte, attending an auction of rare collectible books previously ownded by the recently murdered M. Le Duc de Poisse, hopes he can catch his old nemesis Prahec, a murderer and ... See full summary »
6.2/10
Comedy
USA
1938
68 Minutes
Director
Franchot Tone Gladys George Mickey Rooney Ralph Morgan Jessie Ralph Barnett Parker Ted Healy Frank Jenks Virginia Weidler Fay Holden Julius Tannen
A press agent for a Broadway actress whose career is going downhill, attempts to get her some publicity by having her adopt two orphans.
6.1/10
Comedy, Western
USA
1949
85 Minutes
Director
Wallace Beery Richard Conte Marjorie Main Edward Arnold Vanessa Brown Clinton Sundberg Charles Dingle Clem Bevans Jack Lambert Will Wright
An outlaw finds a place in his gang for a grave-robbing doctor.
6.1/10
Romance
USA
1935
72 Minutes
Director
Mala Lotus Long Telo A. Tematua Ae A. Faaturia Rangapo A. Taipoo
A young Polynesian couple is separated by a mining company which enslaves islanders.
6.1/10
Musical, Romance
USA
1948
107 Minutes
Director
Esther Williams Peter Lawford Ricardo Montalban Jimmy Durante Cyd Charisse Leon Ames Kathryn Beaumont Dick Simmons Marie Windsor Arthur Walsh Nina Ross
movie star lieutenant assistant director actor dancing girl orchestra conductor winsome playful rousing hawaii movie set deserted island romantic dilemma filmmaking dancing kidnapping love triangle dream vs. reality pursuit rivalry
While shooting on location in the South Pacific, a movie star is pursued by a handsome Naval officer who is convinced she is the girl for him.
6.1/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1937
74 Minutes
Director
Myrna Loy Franchot Tone Rosalind Russell Walter Pidgeon Nana Bryant Leonard Penn John Miljan William Stack Oscar O'Shea Marie Blake May Beatty
young woman heiress playboy mother illustrator friend airy witty melodramatic mushy new york city wedding office boxing match unrequited love marrying for money love triangle infidelity mother/daughter relationship jealousy
Mimi has tried everything to become the bride to Alan, but he chooses Elizabeth instead. The ironic part is that Mimi's mother writes romance novels and neither one has had any luck with ... See full summary »
6.0/10
Drama
USA
1942
90 Minutes
Director
Hedy Lamarr Walter Pidgeon Richard Carlson Frank Morgan Henry O'Neill Bramwell Fletcher Clyde Cook Leigh Whipper
The story takes place at a British plantation in Africa where Tondelayo entices all the Brits, especially Harry Witzel.
6.0/10
Musical
USA
1954
96 Minutes
Director
Jane Powell Edmund Purdom Debbie Reynolds Nancy Kilgas Dolores Starr Jane Fischer Cecile Rogers Vic Damone Louis Calhern Evelyn Varden Linda Christian
lawyer friend fiancée health nut sister grandfather winsome quirky cheery spirited family home apartment california opposites attract political campaign health bodybuilding eccentricity culture clash transformation
Attorney, Purdom, and singer, Damone, romance two sisters, Reynolds and Powell, who live with and are strongly influenced by eccentric, health oriented and star gazing grandparents.
6.0/10
Musical
USA
1933
72 Minutes
Director
Ex-vaudeville performer Trixie makes a come-back, and threatens to thwart the ambitions of her song-writing step-children, Bob and Judy.
5.9/10
Western
USA
1951
83 Minutes
Director
Burt Lancaster Robert Walker Joanne Dru Sally Forrest John Ireland Carleton Carpenter Hugh O'Brian
foreman rancher brother rival mother wife tense thrilling colorado ranch jail household adoption jealousy sibling rivalry framed illegitimate child infidelity rivalry revenge
The sons of a Colorado cattle baron, one biological and the other adopted, resent one another and fight for control of their father's cattle empire.
5.9/10
Musical
USA
1947
105 Minutes
Director
Esther Williams Lauritz Melchior Jimmy Durante Johnnie Johnston Dame May Whitty Sharon McManus Dick Simmons Mary Stuart Ludwig Stossel Dorothy Porter Nella Walker
soldier synchronized swimmer opera singer suitor bodyguard parent lighthearted amusing emotional theater swimming pool city michigan island show business synchronized swimming father/son relationship determination love rivalry
Expected to follow his opera star father into the business, but discontent with his life; a young man pursues a career in popular music and romances the aquatic-ballet dancer he met during his time in the service.
5.9/10
Western
USA
1941
70 Minutes
Director
Wallace Beery Lionel Barrymore Laraine Day Ronald Reagan Henry Travers Chris-Pin Martin Tom Conway Chill Wills Nydia Westman Charles Stevens
rancher uncle bandit banker old flame husband positive frenetic striking mexico ranch old west theft oil foreclosure redemption kidnapping transformation love 19th century
Lopez is a bandit who has stolen the herd at Gil's ranch, so Hardy is about to foreclose. But Lucia has come back from New York and Gil is happy until he meets her husband, Morgan. Saying ... See full summary »
5.9/10
Drama
USA
1932
67 Minutes
Director
Sally Blane John Darrow J. Farrell MacDonald Clara Kimball Young Betty Grable Eddie Phillips David Rollins Matty Kemp
A reckless young society girl, whose uncle is a judge, is assigned a young offender as her chauffer to try to help straighten her out.
5.9/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1963
97 Minutes
Director
Elvis Presley Ursula Andress Paul Lukas Alejandro Rey Elsa Cardenas Larry Domasin Robert Carricart Teri Hope Charles Evans Alberto Morin Francisco Ortega
lifeguard diver daughter young boy love interest rival amusing melodramatic charming acapulco, mexico boat hotel jealousy new job love interest music competition diving love transformation
A yacht owner's spoiled daughter gets Mike fired, but a boy helps him get a job as singer at Acapulco Hilton etc. He upsets the lifeguard by taking his girl and 3 daily work hours. Mike's also seeing a woman bullfighter.
5.9/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1947
104 Minutes
Director
Esther Williams Akim Tamiroff Ricardo Montalban John Carroll Mary Astor Cyd Charisse Fortunio Bonanova Hugo Haas Jean Van Joey Preston Frank Puglia
bullfighter sister brother father mother composer amusing engaging mexico bullring household bullfighting brother/sister relationship deception disguise aspirations family quest transformation 1940s
When a matador leaves town to focus on his music, his twin sister takes on his identity in the bullfighting ring.
5.9/10
Musical, Romance
USA
1957
114 Minutes
Director
Dean Martin Anna Maria Alberghetti Eva Bartok Dewey Martin Walter Slezak Paul Henreid Jules Munshin Marcel Dalio Evelyn Varden Lisa Montell Lisa Gaye
millionaire assistant sister pilot father boyfriend airy mellow rome hotel household dance floor airplane studio romance marriage father/daughter relationship social customs sister relationship matchmaking
In this musical-comedy, Dean Martin plays an American hotel mogul who becomes smitten with a young Italian woman (Anna Maria Alberghetti) when buying a hotel in Rome. To marry this gal, he has to get her three older sisters married off.
5.7/10
Romance
USA
1931
67 Minutes
Director
Marion Shilling Rex Bell Beryl Mercer Virginia Lee Corbin Carmelita Geraghty Edna Murphy Edward Earle Jack Carlyle Edward Keane Gordon De Main
reporter extra aspiring actress young woman gangster publisher melodramatic sad passionate hollywood, calif. newsroom office apartment cruise ship exploitation love triangle romantic dilemma acting failing career organized crime
A drama set in filmland, following the triumphs and heartaches of women who try to succeed in the movie industry.
5.6/10
Drama
USA
1953
69 Minutes
Director
daughter boyfriend gangster lawyer father tense melodramatic courtroom house unlikely romance mobsters crime father/daughter relationship marriage love triangle forbidden love temptation rivalry transformation 1950s
Attorney's daughter falls for one of his gangster clients.
5.6/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Romance
USA
1931
64 Minutes
Director
Barbara Kent John Holland Dorothy Christy Crauford Kent Lillian Rich Jimmy Burtis Larry Steers Lloyd Whitlock Lafe McKee Creighton Hale Raymond Largay
Alvin Merle, a womanizing Broadway matinée idol, is found strangled in his dressing room. The door is locked from the inside and there is no possible other way into the room. Merle is ... See full summary »
5.6/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1934
73 Minutes
Director
A popular young student finds herself accused of a series of murders that have occurred on the college campus. Her boyfriend, a reporter for the local newspaper, knows she didn't do it, and sets out to prove her innocence and catch the real killer.
5.5/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1932
67 Minutes
Director
Conway Tearle Natalie Moorhead Marceline Day Dorothy Revier Don Alvarado Huntley Gordon Robert Frazer Maurice Black
A beautiful blonde makes a career out of seducing and then blackmailing wealthy married men. She is found murdered after demanding a $5000 payoff from her latest victim, and the detective ... See full summary »
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