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Ralph Murphy

Highest Rated: 75% I Want a Divorce (1940)

Lowest Rated: 75% I Want a Divorce (1940)

Birthday: May 1, 1895

Birthplace: Rockville, Connecticut, USA

Ralph Murphy was a well-known director who worked on a variety of many great films. Murphy's early work in directing consisted of various films, including "The Big Shot" (1931), "Girl Without a Room" (1933) and "Song of the Eagle" (1933). He also appeared in "Partners in Crime" (1937) and "Top of the Town" (1937). He continued to work in film in the forties, directing motion pictures like "Las Vegas Nights" (1941), the Betty Rhodes musical "Salute For Three" (1943) and the musical comedy "Rainbow Island" (1944) with Dorothy Lamour. He also appeared in the horror flick "The Man in Half Moon Street" (1944) with Nils Asther and "The Town Went Wild" (1944). In addition to his directing, Murphy also appeared on-screen in the musical comedy "Star Spangled Rhythm" (1942) with Bing Crosby. Nearing the end of his career, Murphy directed the musical "Sunbonnet Sue" (1945) with Gale Storm, "Mickey" (1948) with Lois Butler and "The Lady and the Bandit" (1951). He also appeared in the Louis Hayward adventure "Captain Pirate" (1952). Murphy's music was most recently featured in "The Express" (2008) with Dennis Quaid. Murphy passed away in February 1967 at the age of 72.

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Highest rated movies

75% I Want a Divorce
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She Made Her Bed
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Glamour Boy
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Collegiate
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Lady and the Bandit
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Rainbow Island
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The Town Went Wild
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20% Captain Pirate
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The Man in Half Moon Street
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Spirit of West Point
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mystery of the Black Jungle Director - 1955
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Black Devils of Kali Director - 1955
No Score Yet 20% Captain Pirate Director - 1953
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lady in the Iron Mask Director - 1952
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lady and the Bandit Director - 1951
No Score Yet No Score Yet Never Trust a Gambler Director - 1951
No Score Yet No Score Yet Stage to Tucson Director - 1950
No Score Yet No Score Yet Red Stallion in the Rockies Director - 1949
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mickey Director - 1948
No Score Yet No Score Yet Spirit of West Point Director - 1947
No Score Yet No Score Yet How Doooo You Do! Director - 1946
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sunbonnet Sue Director,
Screenwriter
- 1945
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Town Went Wild Director - 1944
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rainbow Island Director - 1944
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Man in Half Moon Street Director - 1944
No Score Yet No Score Yet Night Plane From Chungking Director - 1943
No Score Yet No Score Yet Salute for Three Director - 1943
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch Director,
Producer
- 1942
No Score Yet No Score Yet You're the One Director - 1941
No Score Yet No Score Yet Glamour Boy Director - 1941
No Score Yet No Score Yet Las Vegas Nights Director - 1941
75% No Score Yet I Want a Divorce Director - 1940
No Score Yet No Score Yet Our Neighbors, the Carters Director - 1939
No Score Yet No Score Yet Night Club Scandal Director - 1937
No Score Yet No Score Yet Partners in Crime Director - 1937
No Score Yet No Score Yet Top of the Town Director - 1937
No Score Yet No Score Yet Collegiate Director - 1936
No Score Yet No Score Yet Florida Special Director - 1936
No Score Yet No Score Yet Men Without Names Director - 1935
No Score Yet No Score Yet McFadden's Flats Director - 1935
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Notorious Sophie Lang Director - 1934
No Score Yet No Score Yet She Made Her Bed Director - 1934
No Score Yet No Score Yet Menace Director - 1934
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Great Flirtation Director - 1934
No Score Yet No Score Yet Girl Without a Room Director - 1933
No Score Yet No Score Yet Golden Harvest Director - 1933
No Score Yet No Score Yet Panama Flo Director - 1932
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Big Shot Director - 1932

TV

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dobie Gillis Director,
Writer
1959-1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lassie Director 1957