About

Known credits:
59
Birthday:
1897-01-12
Place of birth:
New York City, New York, USA
Website:
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Arthur Ripley

Overview

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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.

Known for

Directing
2000 W.C. Fields: 6 Short Films Directing Director 59
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1958 Thunder Road Directing Director 59
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1955 Dark Stranger Directing Director N/A
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1946 The Chase Directing Director 59
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1944 Voice in the Wind Directing Director 58
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1942 Prisoner of Japan Directing Director 58
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1938 I Met My Love Again Directing Director 59
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1936 How to Train a Dog Directing Director 59
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1936 How to Behave Directing Director 59
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1936 Will Power Directing Director N/A
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1936 Gasoloons Directing Director N/A
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1935 In Love at 40 Directing Director N/A
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1935 Edgar Hamlet Directing Director N/A
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1935 The Leather Necker Directing Director N/A
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1934 Shivers Directing Director N/A
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1934 In the Dog House Directing Director N/A
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1934 Counsel on De Fence Directing Director 58
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1933 The Barber Shop Directing Director 59
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1933 The Pharmacist Directing Director 59
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1933 The Wrestler's Bride Directing Director N/A
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1928 Heart Trouble Directing Director N/A
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1926 Hooked at the Altar Directing Director N/A
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1920 Alias Jimmy Valentine Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1944 Voice in the Wind Writing Original Story 58
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1943 Hold Your Temper Writing Writer N/A
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1942 Prisoner of Japan Writing Screenplay 58
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1942 Wedded Blitz Writing Writer N/A
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1939 Everybody's Hobby Writing Dialogue 59
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1939 Waterfront Writing Screenplay 59
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1935 The Leather Necker Writing Writer N/A
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1934 Shivers Writing Writer N/A
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1934 In the Dog House Writing Screenplay N/A
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1934 Elmer Steps Out Writing Screenplay N/A
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1933 The Wrestler's Bride Writing Writer N/A
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1931 Hold 'er Sheriff Writing Writer N/A
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1930 The Bluffer Writing Screenplay N/A
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1930 Hide-Out Writing Writer N/A
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1930 Captain of the Guard Writing Adaptation N/A
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1928 The Chaser Writing Story 58
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1927 Fiddlesticks Writing Story 59
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1927 Three's a Crowd Writing Story 58
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1927 His First Flame Writing Story 58
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1927 Long Pants Writing Story 58
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1927 The Jolly Jilter Writing Writer N/A
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1926 The Strong Man Writing Writer 58
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1926 Tramp, Tramp, Tramp Writing Story 58
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1926 Saturday Afternoon Writing Story 58
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1925 Lucky Stars Writing Story 59
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1925 Remember When? Writing Writer 58
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1925 His Marriage Wow Writing Screenplay 58
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1925 Boobs in the Wood Writing Writer 59
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1924 All Night Long Writing Writer 59
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1924 Wandering Waistlines Writing Writer N/A
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1924 A Lady of Quality Writing Adaptation N/A
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Production
1958 Thunder Road Production Producer 59
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Camera
1915 The Wonderful Adventure Camera Camera Operator N/A
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1915 Should a Mother Tell Camera Camera Operator N/A
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Editing
1926 The Strong Man Editing Editor 58
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1922 Foolish Wives Editing Editor 59
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