Arthur Ripley

Director, Producer, Editor, Writer

January 12, 1897 — February 13, 1961 (64 years)
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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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Chase
    The Chase1946
  • I Met My Love Again
    I Met My Love Again1938
  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie
    The Adventures of Jim Bowie1 season

Known For

  • Thunder Road
    Thunder Road1958
  • The Chase
    The Chase1946
  • The Strong Man
    The Strong Man1926
  • Long Pants
    Long Pants1927
  • His First Flame
    His First Flame1927
  • Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
    Tramp, Tramp, Tramp1926
  • I Met My Love Again
    I Met My Love Again1938
  • Siren of Atlantis
    Siren of Atlantis1948
  • Prisoner of Japan
    Prisoner of Japan1942
  • Everybody's Hobby
    Everybody's Hobby1939
  • General Electric Theater
    General Electric Theater10 seasons
  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie
    The Adventures of Jim Bowie2 seasons

Filmography

1956
1942
Prisoner of Japan · as Screenplay
1939
Waterfront · as Screenplay
1932
Hypnotized · as Screenplay
1931
1931
1931
1926

1953
1952
Cavalcade of America · as Teleplay
1944
Voice in the Wind · as Original Story
1939
Everybody's Hobby · as Dialogue
1934
Caravan · as Contributor To Dialogue
1928
The Chaser · as Story
1927
Three's a Crowd · as Story
1927
His First Flame · as Story
1927
Long Pants · as Story
1926