Arthur Lubin
Highest Rated: 100% Hold That Ghost (1941)
Lowest Rated: 40% The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964)
Birthday: Jul 25, 1898
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Best known as the creator of the sitcom "Mister Ed," Arthur Lubin grew up near the hub of the burgeoning film medium. He first broke into the industry as an actor in silent films in 1924. He appeared in films over the next five years before making the leap to director in 1934 with "A Successful Failure." Then, he created his own film and music studio, Lubin Studios, and steadily built his reputation as a director. By the '40s, he was directing a number of Abbott and Costello comedy movies including, "Buck Privates," "In the Navy," and "Hold That Ghost." In 1943, he directed his biggest box office success, the horror classic, "Phantom of the Opera." In the '50s, Lubin directed a number of films featuring "Francis the Talking Mule." He brought the concept to television in 1958 with the show about a talking horse named "Mister Ed." After the series' successful eight-year run, Lubin continued working in television until he retired in 1981. He lived out the rest of his days with his life partner, Frank Burford. Lubin died age 96.
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Arthur Lubin
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Abbott & Costello: Funniest Routines Volume 1 | Director | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Guns of the Revolution | Director | - | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rain for a Dusty Summer | Director | - | 1969 |
No Score Yet |
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Hold On! | Director | - | 1966 |
40% |
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The Incredible Mr. Limpet | Director | - | 1964 |
No Score Yet |
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Thief of Baghdad | Director | - | 1961 |
No Score Yet |
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Escapade in Japan |
Director, Producer |
- | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Star of India | Director | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet |
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The First Traveling Saleslady |
Director, Producer |
- | 1956 |
No Score Yet |
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Lady Godiva | Director | - | 1955 |
No Score Yet |
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Footsteps in the Fog | Director | - | 1955 |
No Score Yet |
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Francis in the Navy | Director | - | 1955 |
No Score Yet |
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Francis Joins the WACS | Director | - | 1954 |
No Score Yet |
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South Sea Woman | Director | - | 1953 |
No Score Yet |
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Francis Covers the Big Town | Director | - | 1953 |
No Score Yet |
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Francis Goes to West Point | Director | - | 1952 |
No Score Yet |
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It Grows on Trees | Director | - | 1952 |
No Score Yet |
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Francis Goes to the Races | Director | - | 1951 |
No Score Yet |
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Rhubarb | Director | - | 1951 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Queen for a Day | Director | - | 1951 |
No Score Yet |
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Francis | Director | - | 1949 |
67% |
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Impact | Director | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet |
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New Orleans | Director | - | 1947 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Night in Paradise | Director | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Spider Woman Strikes Back | Director | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet |
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Delightfully Dangerous | Director | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet |
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Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves | Director | - | 1944 |
77% |
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Phantom of the Opera | Director | - | 1943 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | White Savage | Director | - | 1943 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | To the People of the United States | Director | - | 1943 |
No Score Yet |
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Ride 'em Cowboy | Director | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Eagle Squadron | Director | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet |
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Buck Privates | Director | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet |
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Abbott and Costello in the Navy | Director | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet |
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Keep 'Em Flying | Director | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | San Francisco Docks | Director | - | 1941 |
100% |
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Hold That Ghost | Director | - | 1941 |
100% |
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Black Friday | Director | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Who Killed Aunt Maggie? | Director | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gangs of Chicago | Director | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mickey, the Kid | Director | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Big Town Czar | Director | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Call a Messenger | Director | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet |
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The Big Guy | Director | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Risky Business | Director | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet |
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Prison Break | Director | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Midnight Intruder | Director | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet |
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Beloved Brat | Director | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I Cover the War | Director | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Adventure's End | Director | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Idol of the Crowds | Director | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | California Straight Ahead | Director | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Yellowstone | Director | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | House of a Thousand Candles | Director | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Honeymoon Limited | Director | - | 1935 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Great God Gold | Director | - | 1935 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Frisco Waterfront | Director | - | 1935 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Successful Failure | Director | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bushranger | Arthur (Character) | - | 1928 |
No Score Yet |
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Bardelys the Magnificent | King Louis XIII (Character) | - | 1926 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Proud Heart | Morris Cominsky (Character) | - | 1925 |
TV
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100% | 91% | The Addams Family | Director | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bonanza | Director | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cheyenne | Director | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Deputy | Director | 1959-1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bronco | Director | 1959 |