Arthur Lubin
Known for: Directing
Born: July 25, 1898
Died: May 12, 1995
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
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). Lubin's career ended in the late 1970s, and he lived the rest of his life with his life partner Frank Burford[citation needed] and died in Glendale, California of an unspecified cause on May 12, 1995 at age 96.
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Filmography
73 movies · 13 TV shows, newest first
7.5
Weekend Special
1977
4.3
Rain for a Dusty Summer
1971
6.5
The Pruitts of Southampton
1966
5.7
Hold On!
1966
8.0
The Addams Family
1964
6.2
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
1964
5.5
The Thief of Baghdad
1961
6.8
Mister Ed
1961
NR
New Comedy Showcase
1960
6.5
The Deputy
1959
7.5
Bonanza
1959
7.2
77 Sunset Strip
1958
6.3
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
7.0
The Ed Wynn Show
1958
6.0
Bronco
1958
5.7
Escapade in Japan
1957
7.0
Maverick
1957
5.6
The First Traveling Saleslady
1956
5.5
Lady Godiva of Coventry
1955
6.2
Cheyenne
1955
7.0
Footsteps in the Fog
1955
5.6
Francis in the Navy
1955
6.1
Francis Joins the WACS
1954
4.4
Star of India
1954
5.0
South Sea Woman
1953
5.2
Francis Covers the Big Town
1953
8.4
It Grows on Trees
1952
5.7
Francis Goes to West Point
1952
5.8
Rhubarb
1951
7.5
Queen for a Day
1951
6.5
Francis Goes to the Races
1951
5.8
Francis
1950
6.1
Impact
1949
6.6
New Orleans
1947
6.5
Night in Paradise
1946
6.8
The Spider Woman Strikes Back
1946
5.3
Delightfully Dangerous
1945
6.2
To the People of the United States
1944
6.2
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1944
6.2
Phantom of the Opera
1943
5.6
White Savage
1943
9.0
Keeping Fit
1942
7.0
Eagle Squadron
1942
6.2
Keep 'Em Flying
1941
6.0
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941
6.8
Hold That Ghost
1941
6.4
In the Navy
1941
6.8
Buck Privates
1941
6.0
Where Did You Get That Girl?
1941
7.3
San Francisco Docks
1940
5.5
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
1940
9.0
Meet the Wildcat
1940
6.5
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
1940
5.8
Gangs of Chicago
1940
6.0
Black Friday
1940
8.0
The Big Guy
1939
8.0
Call a Messenger
1939
9.0
Mickey the Kid
1939
7.0
Big Town Czar
1939
6.5
Risky Business
1939
8.0
Newsboys' Home
1938
5.5
Secrets of a Nurse
1938
6.4
Prison Break
1938
6.5
The Beloved Brat
1938
5.9
Midnight Intruder
1938
5.5
Adventure's End
1937
5.1
Idol of the Crowds
1937
5.1
I Cover the War!
1937
5.8
California Straight Ahead
1937
10.0
Mysterious Crossing
1936
5.3
Yellowstone
1936
10.0
The House of a Thousand Candles
1936
9.0
Frisco Waterfront
1935
9.5
Two Sinners
1935
5.8
Honeymoon Limited
1935
5.5
Great God Gold
1935
4.3
A Successful Failure
1934
5.9
She Done Him Wrong
1933
7.0
Times Square
1929
9.0
Eyes of the Underworld
192910.0
The Bushranger
1928
7.1
The Wedding March
1928
9.0
Afraid to Love
1927
9.0
Millionaires
1926
7.4
Bardelys the Magnificent
192610.0
His People
1925