Arthur Lubin

Known for: Directing
Born: July 25, 1898, Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: May 12, 1995
Movies: 73

Arthur Lubin (July 25, 1898 – May 12, 1995) was an American film director and producer who directed several Abbott & Costello films and created the TV series Mr. Ed.

Arthur Lubin was born Arthur William Lubovsky in Los Angeles, California in 1898. Lubin created his own film and music studio, Lubin Studios, in the 1920s, where he acted in silent films in the later half of the decade. Lubin directed the Abbott and Costello movies Buck Privates (1941), In the Navy (1941), Hold That Ghost (1941), Keep 'Em Flying (1942) and Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942). His most successful film at the box office was probably Phantom of the Opera (1943). Another may be Rhubarb (1951) about a cat that inherits a baseball team by proxy.

Lubin also directed the "Francis the Talking Mule" series and brought the idea to TV as the series Mr. Ed. He was the first producer to give a contract to Clint Eastwood. Lubin also directed episodic TV shows like Bronco (1958), Maverick (1959), Bonanza (1960), Mister Ed (1961) and The Addams Family (1965). Lubin's last work was the TV series called Little Lulu (1978).

Best-Known Movies

6.2

Phantom of the Opera

1943

6.2

The Incredible Mr. Limpet

1964

6.8

Hold That Ghost

1941

6.8

Buck Privates

1941

6.1

Impact

1949

6.0

Black Friday

1940

7.0

Footsteps in the Fog

1955

7.1

The Wedding March

1928

6.2

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

1944

6.4

In the Navy

1941

Filmography

1929	Times Square
1929	Eyes of the Underworld	Gang Leader
1928	The Bushranger	Arthur
1928	The Wedding March	Mountain Guide
1927	Afraid to Love	Rafael
1926	Millionaires	Lew
1926	Bardelys the Magnificent	King Louis XIII
1925	His People	Morris Cominsky

Directing, Writing & Producing

1978	Little Lulu	Director
1971	Rain for a Dusty Summer	Director
1966	Hold On!	Director
1964	The Incredible Mr. Limpet	Director
1961	The Thief of Baghdad	Director
1957	Escapade in Japan	Director, Producer
1956	The First Traveling Saleslady	Director, Producer
1955	Lady Godiva of Coventry	Director
1955	Footsteps in the Fog	Director
1955	Francis in the Navy	Director
1954	Francis Joins the WACS	Director
1954	Star of India	Director
1953	South Sea Woman	Director
1953	Francis Covers the Big Town	Director
1952	It Grows on Trees	Director
1952	Francis Goes to West Point	Director
1951	Rhubarb	Director
1951	Queen for a Day	Director
1951	Francis Goes to the Races	Director
1950	Francis	Director
1949	Impact	Director
1947	New Orleans	Director
1946	Night in Paradise	Director
1946	The Spider Woman Strikes Back	Director
1945	Delightfully Dangerous	Director
1944	To the People of the United States	Director
1944	Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves	Director
1943	Phantom of the Opera	Director
1943	White Savage	Director
1942	Keeping Fit	Director
1942	Eagle Squadron	Director
1942	Ride 'Em Cowboy	Director
1941	Keep 'Em Flying	Director
1941	Hold That Ghost	Director
1941	In the Navy	Director
1941	Buck Privates	Director
1941	Where Did You Get That Girl?	Director
1940	San Francisco Docks	Director
1940	Who Killed Aunt Maggie?	Director
1940	Meet the Wildcat	Director
1940	I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now	Director
1940	Gangs of Chicago	Director
1940	Black Friday	Director
1939	The Big Guy	Director
1939	Call a Messenger	Director
1939	Mickey the Kid	Director
1939	Big Town Czar	Director
1939	Risky Business	Director
1938	Newsboys' Home	Director
1938	Secrets of a Nurse	Director
1938	Prison Break	Director
1938	The Beloved Brat	Director
1938	Midnight Intruder	Director
1937	Adventure's End	Director
1937	Idol of the Crowds	Director
1937	I Cover the War!	Director
1937	California Straight Ahead	Director
1936	Mysterious Crossing	Director
1936	Yellowstone	Director
1936	The House of a Thousand Candles	Director
1935	Frisco Waterfront	Director
1935	Two Sinners	Director
1935	Honeymoon Limited	Director
1935	Great God Gold	Director
1934	A Successful Failure	Director

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