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Arthur DeWitt Ripley (January 12, 1897 β 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
all 65
Movies 64
Writer 36
Director 24
Producer 1
TV Shows 1
W.C. Fields: 6 Short Films (2000)
Thunder Road (1958)
Siren of Atlantis (1949)
The Chase (1946)
Voice in the Wind (1944)
Behind Prison Walls (1943)
Hold Your Temper (1943)
Prisoner of Japan (1942)
Wedded Blitz (1942)
Three Blonde Mice (1942)
Everybody's Hobby (1939)
Waterfront (1939)
I Met My Love Again (1938)
Am I Having Fun! (1936)
How to Train a Dog (1936)
How to Behave (1936)
Will Power (1936)
Gasoloons (1936)
In Love at 40 (1935)
Edgar Hamlet (1935)
The Leather Necker (1935)
Caravan (1934)
Shivers (1934)
In the Dog House (1934)
Counsel on De Fence (1934)
Love on a Ladder (1934)
Elmer Steps Out (1934)
The Barber Shop (1933)
The Pharmacist (1933)
The Wrestler's Bride (1933)
Courting Trouble (1932)
Hold 'er Sheriff (1931)
The Bride's Mistake (1931)
Dance Hall Marge (1931)
A Hollywood Theme Song (1930)
The Bluffer (1930)
Hide-Out (1930)
Captain of the Guard (1930)
Barnum Was Right (1929)
Heart Trouble (1928)
The Chaser (1928)
Fiddlesticks (1927)
Three's a Crowd (1927)
His First Flame (1927)
Long Pants (1927)
The Jolly Jilter (1927)
The Strong Man (1926)
Hooked at the Altar (1926)
A Yankee Doodle Duke (1926)
Soldier Man (1926)
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1926)
Saturday Afternoon (1926)
Lucky Stars (1925)
Remember When? (1925)
Plain Clothes (1925)
His Marriage Wow (1925)
Boobs in the Wood (1925)
All Night Long (1924)
Wandering Waistlines (1924)
A Lady of Quality (1924)
Foolish Wives (1922)
Alias Jimmy Valentine (1920)
The Green-Eyed Monster (1916)
A Celebrated Case (1914)
Thunder Road
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GenderMale
Birthday1897-01-12
Deathday1961-02-13 (64 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsArthur D. Ripley
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