Arthur Ripley

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Arthur Ripley

Directing January 12, 1897

New York City, New York, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Arthur DeWitt Ripley (January 12, 1897 – February 13, 1961) was an American film screenwriter, editor, producer and director. In 1923, he j…

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Foolish Wives

Foolish Wives

6.5 1922 Movie
The Chase

The Chase

6.2 1946 Movie
Thunder Road

Thunder Road

6.0 1958 Movie
The Pharmacist

The Pharmacist

5.7 1933 Movie
The Strong Man

The Strong Man

6.2 1926 Movie
The Barber Shop

The Barber Shop

6.4 1933 Movie
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp

5.9 1926 Movie
Long Pants

Long Pants

5.9 1927 Movie
I Met My Love Again

I Met My Love Again

6.0 1938 Movie
Voice in the Wind

Voice in the Wind

5.5 1944 Movie
Saturday Afternoon

Saturday Afternoon

5.8 1926 Movie
Three's a Crowd

Three's a Crowd

5.6 1927 Movie

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Arthur DeWitt Ripley (January 12, 1897 – February 13, 1961) was an American film screenwriter, editor, producer and director. In 1923, he joined the Mack Sennett studio as a comedy writer. In the 1920s, he worked closely with Frank Capra churning out screenplays for many movies. After breaking with Capra and the Sennett studio, Ripley again returned to being a gag-writer, screenwriter, and occasional director, making short films with such comedians as W. C. Fields and Edgar Kennedy. His directorial work in the 1940s, Voice in the Wind (1944) and The Chase (1946), were both critical successes, but neither film were boxoffice hits. Ripley entered the world of academia, helping to establish the Film Center at U.C.L.A. while also working occasionally on TV. Ripley returned to directing one more time, at the request of Robert Mitchum, for Thunder Road (1958) before returning to U.C.L.A. and working until his death in 1961.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2000
    W.C. Fields: 6 Short Films

    Movie Director

  2. 1958
    Thunder Road

    Movie Director

  3. 1955
    Dark Stranger

    Movie Director

  4. 1951
    Hollywood Honeymoon

    Movie Story

  5. 1946
    The Chase

    Movie Director

  6. 1944
    Voice in the Wind

    Movie Original Story

  7. 1943
    Hold Your Temper

    Movie Writer

  8. 1942
    Prisoner of Japan

    Movie Director

  9. 1942
    Wedded Blitz

    Movie Writer

  10. 1939
    Everybody's Hobby

    Movie Dialogue

  11. 1939
    Waterfront

    Movie Screenplay

  12. 1938
    I Met My Love Again

    Movie Director

  13. 1936
    How to Train a Dog

    Movie Director

  14. 1936
    How to Behave

    Movie Director

  15. 1936
    Will Power

    Movie Director

  16. 1936
    Gasoloons

    Movie Director

More credits
  1. 1935
    In Love at 40

    Movie Director

  2. 1935
    Edgar Hamlet

    Movie Director

  3. 1935
    The Leather Necker

    Movie Director

  4. 1934
    Shivers

    Movie Writer

  5. 1934
    In the Dog House

    Movie Screenplay

  6. 1934
    Counsel on De Fence

    Movie Director

  7. 1934
    Elmer Steps Out

    Movie Screenplay

  8. 1933
    The Barber Shop

    Movie Director

  9. 1933
    The Pharmacist

    Movie Director

  10. 1933
    The Wrestler's Bride

    Movie Writer

  11. 1931
    Hold 'er Sheriff

    Movie Writer

  12. 1930
    The Bluffer

    Movie Screenplay

  13. 1930
    Hide-Out

    Movie Writer

  14. 1930
    Captain of the Guard

    Movie Adaptation

  15. 1928
    Heart Trouble

    Movie Director

  16. 1928
    The Chaser

    Movie Story

  17. 1927
    Fiddlesticks

    Movie Story

  18. 1927
    Three's a Crowd

    Movie Story

  19. 1927
    His First Flame

    Movie Story

  20. 1927
    Long Pants

    Movie Story

  21. 1927
    The Jolly Jilter

    Movie Writer

  22. 1926
    The Strong Man

    Movie Writer

  23. 1926
    Hooked at the Altar

    Movie Director

  24. 1926
    Tramp, Tramp, Tramp

    Movie Story