Edward Ludwig

Edward Ludwig
Born
Isidor Litwack

(1899-10-07)October 7, 1899
Balta, Podolia Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedAugust 20, 1982(1982-08-20) (aged 82)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Film director
  • writer
Years active1921–1963

Edward Irving Ludwig (October 7, 1899[1] – August 20, 1982) was a Russian-born American movie director and writer. He directed about 100 movies between 1921 and 1963. He sometimes used the names Edward I. Luddy and Charles Fuhr. His style was known for its use of montage.[2] A collection of his scripts is held at the American Film Institute Louis B. Mayer Library.[3]

Ludwig was born Isidor Litwack in Ukraine which was part of the Russian Empire at the time. He came to the United States from Canada on March 6, 1911. He became a naturalized citizen on December 23, 1932 He died in 1982 in Santa Monica, California, at age 82.

Some movies he directed

  • Rip Van Winkle (1921)
  • The Man Who Waited (1922)
  • What an Eye (1924) a haunted house comedy for Universal Pictures[4]
  • 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

  1. ↑ According to his 1931 petition for citizenship
  2. ↑ "Edward Ludwig (Who's Who at MGM, 1937)". Vintoz. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  3. ↑ Holshouser, Hannah. "Finding Aid for the Edward Ludwig Collection" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2025. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  4. ↑ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 282. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.

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