- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- July 25, 1898
- Place of Birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Died
- May 12, 1995
Arthur Lubin
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 …
Filmography
Weekend Special
tvWeekend Special
1977 · Director
movieRain for a Dusty Summer
1971 · Director
tvThe Pruitts of Southampton
1966 · Director
movieHold On!
1966 · Director
tvThe Addams Family
1964 · Director
movieThe Incredible Mr. Limpet
1964 · Director
movieThe Thief of Baghdad
1961 · Director
tvMister Ed
1961 · Director, Producer
tvNew Comedy Showcase
1960 · Director
tvThe Deputy
1959 · Director
tvBonanza
1959 · Director
tv77 Sunset Strip
1958 · Director
tvWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958 · Director
tvThe Ed Wynn Show
1958 · Director
tvBronco
1958 · Director
movieEscapade in Japan
1957 · Director, Producer
tvMaverick
1957 · Director
movieThe First Traveling Saleslady
1956 · Director, Producer
movieLady Godiva of Coventry
1955 · Director
tvCheyenne
1955 · Director
movieFootsteps in the Fog
1955 · Director
movieFrancis in the Navy
1955 · Director
movieFrancis Joins the WACS
1954 · Director
movieStar of India
1954 · Director
movieSouth Sea Woman
1953 · Director
movieFrancis Covers the Big Town
1953 · Director
movieIt Grows on Trees
1952 · Director
movieFrancis Goes to West Point
1952 · Director
movieRhubarb
1951 · Director
movieQueen for a Day
1951 · Director
movieFrancis Goes to the Races
1951 · Director
movieFrancis
1950 · Director
movieImpact
1949 · Director
movieNew Orleans
1947 · Director
movieNight in Paradise
1946 · Director
movieThe Spider Woman Strikes Back
1946 · Director
movieDelightfully Dangerous
1945 · Director
movieTo the People of the United States
1944 · Director
movieAli Baba and the Forty Thieves
1944 · Director
moviePhantom of the Opera
1943 · Director
movieWhite Savage
1943 · Director
movieKeeping Fit
1942 · Director
movieEagle Squadron
1942 · Director
movieKeep 'Em Flying
1941 · Director
movieRide 'Em Cowboy
1941 · Director
movieHold That Ghost
1941 · Director
movieIn the Navy
1941 · Director
movieBuck Privates
1941 · Director
movieWhere Did You Get That Girl?
1941 · Director
movieSan Francisco Docks
1940 · Director
movieWho Killed Aunt Maggie?
1940 · Director
movieMeet the Wildcat
1940 · Director
movieI'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
1940 · Director
movieGangs of Chicago
1940 · Director
movieBlack Friday
1940 · Director
movieThe Big Guy
1939 · Director
movieCall a Messenger
1939 · Director
movieMickey the Kid
1939 · Director
movieBig Town Czar
1939 · Director
movieRisky Business
1939 · Director
movieNewsboys' Home
1938 · Director
movieSecrets of a Nurse
1938 · Director
moviePrison Break
1938 · Director
movieThe Beloved Brat
1938 · Director
movieMidnight Intruder
1938 · Director
movieAdventure's End
1937 · Director
movieIdol of the Crowds
1937 · Director
movieI Cover the War!
1937 · Director
movieCalifornia Straight Ahead
1937 · Director
movieMysterious Crossing
1936 · Director
movieYellowstone
1936 · Director
movieThe House of a Thousand Candles
1936 · Director
movieFrisco Waterfront
1935 · Director
movieTwo Sinners
1935 · Director
movieHoneymoon Limited
1935 · Director
movieGreat God Gold
1935 · Director
movieA Successful Failure
1934 · Director
movieShe Done Him Wrong
1933 · Production Assistant
movieTimes Square
1929
movieEyes of the Underworld
1929 · Gang Leader
The Bushranger
movieThe Bushranger
1928 · Arthur
movieThe Wedding March
1928 · Mountain Guide
movieAfraid to Love
1927 · Rafael
movieMillionaires
1926 · Lew
movieBardelys the Magnificent
1926 · King Louis XIII
His People
movieHis People
1925 · Morris Cominsky