This excerpt comes from Flight magazine, May 2, 1935:

This excerpt comes from “Theatre of Two Decades Ago” by Audrey Williamson (New York: MacMillan, 1951)

This excerpt comes from an interview with Katharine Cornell in the recent play, That Lady (The New York Sun, November 18, 1949).

This excerpt comes from the book Fighting For A Laugh, by Richard Fawkes (Macdonald and Jane's, London, 1978)

I came across this poem on the Internet that mentions Torin's name, as well as numerous other Hollywood figures. It's called Idiot's Delight, by Peter Balestrieri. Please click here to read the poem in its entirety.

Below is a segment from an interview between writer Tony Dalton and Ray Harryhausen that took place at the National Film Theatre on November 22, 2003. This segment describes Torin and his role in the Seventh Voyage of Sinbad:

Dalton: Torin Thatcher, let's just talk about the actors, because they're very interesting, especially in this movie. Torin Thatcher, a British actor, was wonderful.

Harryhausen: Oh yes, he kept the whole picture together, because he knew enough... he's a very experienced actor and he knew enough to play just that much over the top, to make this a fairly tale, and that's what fantasy is all about, it's a fairy tale, and I think you need over-the-top acting. Some actors, you know, that come from the method concept, they're afraid to overact. But Torin gave that magician, I think, throughout the picture, if you saw the whole film, just the right amount of over-the-top to give it that fairy tale quality.

The following comes from the Playbill for the Biltmore Theatre, 1951:

The following comes from the Playbill for the Martin Beck Theatre, 1949-1950:

The following appeared in Theatre Arts, October, 1946:

The following notice appeared in Theatre World, May 1946:

The following review appeared in Theatre World, June 1946:

The following review appeared in Theatre World, May 1948:

The following review appeared in Theatre World, September 1948:

From Theatre Notebook, 1947:

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