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Ralph Murphy(1895-1967)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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Ralph Murphy was born on 1 May 1895 in Rockville, Connecticut, USA. He was a director and writer, known for The Reason for the Season (1939), Crossroads (1955) and Mystery of the Black Jungle (1954). He was married to Maryon Curtis and Gloria Dickson. He died on 10 February 1967 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMay 1, 1895
DiedFebruary 10, 1967(71)
BornMay 1, 1895
DiedFebruary 10, 1967(71)
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Known for

The Reason for the Season
  • Director
  • 1939
Crossroads (1955)
Crossroads
7.3
TV Series
  • Director
Lex Barker and Fiorella Mari in Mystery of the Black Jungle (1954)
Mystery of the Black Jungle
5.7
  • Director
  • 1954
Nils Asther and Helen Walker in The Man in Half Moon Street (1944)
The Man in Half Moon Street
6.0
  • Director
  • 1944

Credits

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Director

  • Bob Terry in The Forsaken Westerns (2017)
    The Forsaken Westerns
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2017
  • Bob Denver and Dwayne Hickman in The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959)
    The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1959–1962
  • Westinghouse Preview Theatre (1961)
    Westinghouse Preview Theatre
    TV Series
    • directed by (as Ralph Francis Murphy)
    • 1961
  • Key Witness
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Counterspy (1958)
    Counterspy
    4.8
    TV Movie
    • Director (as Ralph Francis Murphy)
    • 1958
  • Michael Ansara and John Lupton in Broken Arrow (1956)
    Broken Arrow
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1958
  • The Christophers
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1958
  • Jon Provost, Tommy Rettig, and Lassie the Dog in Lassie (1954)
    Lassie
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director (as Ralph Francis Murphy)
    • 1957
  • Crossroads (1955)
    Crossroads
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • directed by
    • unconfirmed (as Ralph Francis Murphy)
    • 1955–1957
  • The Charles Farrell Show (1956)
    The Charles Farrell Show
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1956
  • Richard Boone in Medic (1954)
    Medic
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director (as Ralph Francis Murphy)
    • 1956
  • Theatre of the West
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1955
  • Adventures of the Falcon (1954)
    Adventures of the Falcon
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1954–1955
  • Black Devils of Kali (1954)
    Black Devils of Kali
    4.9
    • Director
    • 1954
  • Lex Barker and Fiorella Mari in Mystery of the Black Jungle (1954)
    Mystery of the Black Jungle
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1954

Writer

  • Bob Terry in The Forsaken Westerns (2017)
    The Forsaken Westerns
    8.0
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 2017
  • Crossroads (1955)
    Crossroads
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • written by
    • teleplay (as Ralph Francis Murphy, as Ralph Francis Murphy)
    • 1955–1957
  • Theatre of the West
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1955
  • Phil Regan and Gale Storm in Sunbonnet Sue (1945)
    Sunbonnet Sue
    5.7
    • screen adaptation
    • 1945
  • The Reason for the Season
    • Writer
    • 1939
  • Hugh Herbert, Allen Jenkins, and Marcia Ralston in Sh! The Octopus (1937)
    Sh! The Octopus
    5.5
    • from plays by
    • 1937
  • Eric Linden and Helen Twelvetrees in Young Bride (1932)
    Young Bride
    6.2
    • additional dialogue
    • 1932
  • William Bakewell, Lew Cody, and Helen Twelvetrees in A Woman of Experience (1931)
    A Woman of Experience
    6.1
    • additional dialogue (as Ralph F. Murphy)
    • 1931
  • Sweepstakes (1931)
    Sweepstakes
    5.1
    • dialogue
    • 1931
  • Joan Blondell, Robert Ames, John Francis Dillon, James Hall, John Halliday, Anita Louise, Charles R. Rogers, Lilyan Tashman, and Helen Twelvetrees in Millie (1931)
    Millie
    6.2
    • dialogue
    • 1931

Additional Crew

  • William Holden, Eddie Bracken, and Dorothy Lamour in The Fleet's In (1942)
    The Fleet's In
    6.5
    • fill-in director (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Ginger Rogers and Eddie Quillan in The Tip-Off (1931)
    The Tip-Off
    5.8
    • dialogue director (as Ralph E. Murphy)
    • 1931

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Ralph E. Murphy
  • Born
    • May 1, 1895
    • Rockville, Connecticut, USA
  • Died
    • February 10, 1967
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Maryon CurtisApril 22, 1944 - ?
  • Other works
    Stage: Wrote "The Handy Man", produced on Broadway. Drama.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Scripted a film for the DOD (Department Of Defense) in 1959 entitled "Pensacola." It was produced with and without DOD added holograph notations.

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