Torin Thatcher
13 titles
Filmography
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Houdini
(1953)Tony Curtis gives a winning performance as the great Houdini, the struggling circus performer who emerged as the world’s most captivating magician and escape artist.

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
(1958)The heroic mariner must clear all sorts of hurdles in the way of rescuing a princess who’s been miniaturized and held captive by a ruthless magician.

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
(1955)This timeless romance stars Jennifer Jones and William Holden as a Eurasian doctor and an American journalist who fall in love, despite social taboos and other powerful challenges.

Jack the Giant Killer
(1962)Farm boy Jack must battle dragons, two-headed ogres, and an army of ghouls to rescue Princess Elaine from the enchanted fortress of an evil sorcerer.

The Crimson Pirate
(1952)Pirate Captain Vallo seizes a British warship, entangling himself in schemes with rebels, a British envoy, and a captivating courtesan.

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
(1968)A scientist experiments with a potion that reveals his dark and murderous alter ego, in this acclaimed adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic.
Drums of Africa
(1963)Frankie Avalon's beach-movie days were still ahead when he lent his boyish charm and golden pipes to this colorful tale set in 1897, blending breathtaking nature footage and sturdy performances. As David Moore (Lloyd Bochner) and gutsy young Brian Ferrers (Avalon) set off to inspect an African railway site, rampaging wildebeests turn their trek into a struggle for survival. After a hunter (Torin Thatcher) and a beautiful missionary (Mariette Hartley) save the duo, the lady swoons for Moore, but soon needs rescuing from cruel slave-hunters. In no time, the Drums of Africa send out a distress call, and the force of a mighty nation extracts its revenge. With vicious crocodiles, a risky river crossing, a blazing footbridge and an explosive finale, this is one exotic expedition you can't miss!

The Desert Rats
(1953)Richard Burton stars in this exciting film directed by Robert Wise about the courageous men who held off German Field Marshall Erwin Rommell, despite being hopelessly outnumbered.

The Black Shield of Falworth
(1954)In the reign of King Henry IV, Miles (Tony Curtis) is a peasant determined to save the throne and the Lady Anne (Janet Leigh) in an epic tale filled with jousts, jests and medieval heroics.

Darby's Rangers
(1958)Depicts the gallant exploits of the American Rangers and their leader, C olonel William Darby, as he leads his men through the landing assault on North Africa and the invasion of Italy.

Diane
(1956)Lana Turner stars as a woman who uses the control over men that her beauty gives her to climb her way to power in 16th century France. No man, and no woman, can stop Diane de Pottiers (Turner) as she manipulates King Francis I (Pedro Armendáriz), Prince Henri (Roger Moore) and even her own husband, the Count de Breze (Torin Thatcher) in her quest to control a nation.

The Snows of Kilimanjaro
(1952)A Hemingwayesque writer plays the movie of his life in his head as he lays dying from a hunting accident wound in the shadow of Mount Kilamanjaro.

The Sandpiper
(1965)Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton star in this romantic drama about a schoolboy's mother who becomes involved with the married headmaster of a Californian boarding school.