Rollo Smolt Thorpe (February 24, 1896 – May 1, 1991) was an American film director best known for his long career at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He began his entertainment career in vaudeville and onstage before entering films as an actor in 1921 and directing his first silent film in 1923. Thorpe went on to direct more than 180 films in a career spanning more than four decades, working in genres ranging from Westerns and musicals to adventure films, comedies, and dramas. Among his best-known films are Night Must Fall (1937), The Great Caruso (1951), Ivanhoe (1952), Knights of the Round Table (1953), The Student Prince (1954), and Jailhouse Rock (1957). He also served briefly as the original director of The Wizard of Oz (1939). For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Thorpe received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6101 Hollywood Boulevard. In 2003, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars was dedicated to Thorpe and his son, television director Jerry Thorpe.

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