Arthur Ripley

Biography

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.

Directed

1. The Chase (1946) — Director
2. Thunder Road (1958) — Director
3. The Pharmacist (1933) — Director
4. The Barber Shop (1933) — Director
5. Voice in the Wind (1944) — Director
6. I Met My Love Again (1938) — Director
7. W.C. Fields: 6 Short Films (2000) — Director
8. How to Train a Dog (1936) — Director
9. How to Behave (1936) — Director
10. Prisoner of Japan (1942) — Director
11. Counsel on De Fence (1934) — Director
12. Gasoloons (1936) — Director
13. Hooked at the Altar (1926) — Director
14. The Leather Necker (1935) — Director
15. Will Power (1936) — Director
16. In the Dog House (1934) — Director
17. Alias Jimmy Valentine (1920) — Director
18. Edgar Hamlet (1935) — Director
19. In Love at 40 (1935) — Director
20. Heart Trouble (1928) — Director
21. Shivers (1934) — Director
22. The Wrestler's Bride (1933) — Director
23. Dark Stranger (1955) — Director