Arthur Lubin

Biography

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…

Directed

1. Bonanza (1959) — Director
2. The Addams Family (1964) — Director
3. Phantom of the Opera (1943) — Director
4. The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964) — Director
5. Buck Privates (1941) — Director
6. Hold That Ghost (1941) — Director
7. Impact (1949) — Director
8. Black Friday (1940) — Director
9. Mister Ed (1961) — Director
10. Footsteps in the Fog (1955) — Director
11. Maverick (1957) — Director
12. Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944) — Director
13. In the Navy (1941) — Director
14. Ride 'Em Cowboy (1941) — Director
15. Francis (1950) — Director
16. 77 Sunset Strip (1958) — Director
17. Francis in the Navy (1955) — Director
18. Cheyenne (1955) — Director
19. Keep 'Em Flying (1941) — Director
20. Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955) — Director
21. Francis Goes to the Races (1951) — Director
22. Francis Goes to West Point (1952) — Director
23. The Thief of Baghdad (1961) — Director
24. Escapade in Japan (1957) — Director
25. Francis Joins the WACS (1954) — Director
26. The Spider Woman Strikes Back (1946) — Director
27. New Orleans (1947) — Director
28. The First Traveling Saleslady (1956) — Director
29. Prison Break (1938) — Director
30. South Sea Woman (1953) — Director
31. Francis Covers the Big Town (1953) — Director
32. Rhubarb (1951) — Director
33. I Cover the War! (1937) — Director
34. The Beloved Brat (1938) — Director
35. Rain for a Dusty Summer (1971) — Director
36. Delightfully Dangerous (1945) — Director
37. Yellowstone (1936) — Director
38. Star of India (1954) — Director
39. Weekend Special (1977) — Director
40. Bronco (1958) — Director

Also appeared in

1. The Wedding March (1928) — Mountain Guide
2. Bardelys the Magnificent (1926) — King Louis XIII
3. Eyes of the Underworld (1929) — Gang Leader
4. Millionaires (1926) — Lew
5. His People (1925) — Morris Cominsky
6. Times Square (1929)
7. The Bushranger (1928) — Arthur
8. Afraid to Love (1927) — Rafael