Edward Ludwig
American film director
- Film director
- writer
Edward Irving Ludwig (October 7, 1899[1] – August 20, 1982) was a Russian-born American film director and writer. He directed nearly 100 films between 1921 and 1963 (some under the names Edward I. Luddy and Charles Fuhr).
Edward Ludwig was born Isidor Litwack in Ukraine, then part of the Russian Empire, entered the United States from Canada on March 6, 1911, became a naturalized citizen December 23, 1932, and died in 1982 in Santa Monica, California, at age 82.
Partial filmography
- Rip Van Winkle (1921)
- The Man Who Waited (1922)
- What an Eye (1924) a haunted house comedy for Universal Pictures[2]
- The Irresistible Lover (1927)
- Spuds (1927)
- Jake the Plumber (1927)
- The Girl from Woolworth's (1929)
- See America Thirst (1930)
- Steady Company (1932)
- They Just Had to Get Married (1932)
- A Woman's Man (1934)
- Let's Be Ritzy (1934)
- Friends of Mr. Sweeney (1934)
- The Man Who Reclaimed His Head (1934)
- Age of Indiscretion (1935)
- Three Kids and a Queen (1935)
- Old Man Rhythm (1935)
- Adventure in Manhattan (1936)
- Fatal Lady (1936)
- The Last Gangster (1937)
- Her Husband Lies (1937)
- That Certain Age (1938)
- Coast Guard (1939)
- Swiss Family Robinson (1940)
- The Man Who Lost Himself (1941)
- Born to Sing (1942)
- They Came to Blow Up America (1943)
- Bomber's Moon (co-director credited as "Charles Fuhr"; 1943)
- The Fighting Seabees (1944) with John Wayne
- Three Is a Family (1944)
- The Fabulous Texan (1947)
- Wake of the Red Witch (1948) with John Wayne
- The Big Wheel (1949)
- Smuggler's Island (1951)
- Caribbean (1952)
- The Blazing Forest (1952)
- Sangaree (1953)
- The Vanquished (1953)
- Jivaro (1954)
- Flame of the Islands (1956)
- The Black Scorpion (1957)
- New Comedy Showcase (TV series, 1960, Season 1 Episode 7: "Maisie")
- The Gun Hawk (1963)
References
External links
- Edward Ludwig at IMDb
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Films directed by Edward Ludwig
- Rip Van Winkle (1921)
- The Man Who Waited (1922)
- Jake the Plumber (1927)
- Spuds (1927)
- Steady Company (1932)
- They Just Had to Get Married (1933)
- Let's Be Ritzy (1934)
- A Woman's Man (1934)
- Friends of Mr. Sweeney (1934)
- The Man Who Reclaimed His Head (1934)
- Age of Indiscretion (1935)
- Old Man Rhythm (1935)
- Three Kids and a Queen (1935)
- Fatal Lady (1936)
- Adventure in Manhattan (1936)
- Her Husband Lies (1937)
- The Last Gangster (1937)
- That Certain Age (1938)
- Coast Guard (1939)
- Swiss Family Robinson (1940)
- The Man Who Lost Himself (1941)
- Born to Sing (1942)
- They Came to Blow Up America (1943)
- Bomber's Moon (1943)
- The Fighting Seabees (1944)
- Three Is a Family (1944)
- The Fabulous Texan (1947)
- Wake of the Red Witch (1948)
- The Big Wheel (1949)
- Smuggler's Island (1951)
- Big Jim McLain (1952)
- Caribbean Gold (1952)
- The Blazing Forest (1952)
- Sangaree (1953)
- The Vanquished (1953)
- Jivaro (1954)
- Flame of the Islands (1956)
- The Black Scorpion (1957)
- The Gun Hawk (1963)