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name: "Thomas Richards"
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roles: ["Editor"]
born: "8 January 1899"
died: "4 January 1946"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T11:59:17.179804+00:00"
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# Thomas Richards

Editor. Born 8 January 1899 in Dalton, England, UK. Died 4 January 1946.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 8 January 1899, Dalton, England, UK
- **Died:** 4 January 1946

## Biography

Thomas Richards (8 January 1899 – 4 January 1946) was a British-born American film editor. He worked primarily at Warner Bros. in the 1930s and 1940s.

His credits include *The Maltese Falcon* (1941), *They Drive by Night* (1940), *Each Dawn I Die* (1939), *Dangerous* (1935) and *The Seventh Cross* (1944). He edited more than thirty features during his career.

Richards was married to actress Glenda Farrell from 1921 to 1929; their son was actor Tommy Farrell.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, catalog.afi.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Maltese Falcon* (1941), Fi1m 87, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-maltese-falcon.md)

## Also known for

- *They Drive by Night* (1940), Editor
- *Each Dawn I Die* (1939), Editor
- *Dangerous* (1935), Editor
- *The Seventh Cross* (1944), Editor

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