Richard Murphy

screenwriter, film director, film producer (1912-1993)

Richard Murphy was an American screenwriter, film director and producer. His screenplays for Boomerang (1947) and The Desert Rats (1953) were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Screenplay, respectively.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 11 films (1942–1955) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 13 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1955 Three Stripes In The Sun Ideal Pictures Inc 16mm Color & B&W sound
1954 Broken Lance. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 96 min. 35mm Color sound
1953 The Desert Rats. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 88 min. 35mm B&W sound
1951 You’re In The Navy Now. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 93 min. 35mm B&W sound
1950 Panic in the streets Elia Kazan 96 min B&W
1950 Panic In The Streets. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 93 min. 35mm B&W sound
1948 Cry of the city Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. (Publisher) 95 min 16mm B&W sound
1944 X Marks The Spot. Handy (Jam) Organization 2 reels 16mm B&W sound
1942 Jesse James Jr. George Sherman 6 reels Color & B&W
1942 The Cyclone Kid. George Sherman 6 reels Color & B&W
1942 Wildcat. Frank McDonald 7 reels B&W