Edward Ludwig
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Also Known As
Edward I Ludwig,
Edward Luddy,
Edward I. Luddy,
Edward T. Ludwig
Birth Place
Russia
Born
October 07, 1899
Died
August 20, 1982
Cause of Death
Stroke
Biography
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With a successful directing career, Edward Ludwig boasts the ability to create compelling screen images. Early in his directing career, Ludwig worked on a variety of independent films, including such titles as "Let's Be Ritzy" (1934), "A Woman's Man" (1934) and the dramatic adaptation "The Man Who Reclaimed His Head" (1934) with Claude Rains. He also appeared in the musical "Old Man R...
Biography
With a successful directing career, Edward Ludwig boasts the ability to create compelling screen images. Early in his directing career, Ludwig worked on a variety of independent films, including such titles as "Let's Be Ritzy" (1934), "A Woman's Man" (1934) and the dramatic adaptation "The Man Who Reclaimed His Head" (1934) with Claude Rains. He also appeared in the musical "Old Man Rhythm" (1935) with Charles "Buddy" Rogers, the comedic drama "Adventure in Manhattan" (1936) with Jean Arthur and "Fatal Lady" (1936). He continued to work in film in the thirties and the forties, directing motion pictures like "The Last Gangster" (1937), "That Certain Age" (1938) and "Coast Guard" (1939). He also appeared in the Thomas Mitchell adventure "The Swiss Family Robinson" (1940). Nearing the end of his career, Ludwig directed "Wake of the Red Witch" (1948), the Mickey Rooney action flick "The Big Wheel" (1949) and the Jeff Chandler adventure "Smuggler's Island" (1951). He also appeared in the John Wayne action picture "Big Jim McLain" (1952) and the action movie "Jivaro" (1954) with Fernando Lamas. Ludwig was most recently credited in "Crimes and Misdemeanors" (1989) with Woody Allen. Ludwig passed away in August 1982 at the age of 83.
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
The Gun Hawk
(1963)
Director
The Black Scorpion
(1957)
Director
Flame of the Islands
(1956)
Director
Jivaro
(1954)
Director
Sangaree
(1953)
Director
The Vanquished
(1953)
Director
The Half-Breed
(1952)
Director
Big Jim McLain
(1952)
Director
Caribbean
(1952)
Director
The Blazing Forest
(1952)
Director
Smuggler's Island
(1951)
Director
The Big Wheel
(1949)
Director
Wake of the Red Witch
(1948)
Director
The Fabulous Texan
(1947)
Director
The Fighting Seabees
(1944)
Director
3 Is a Family
(1944)
Director
They Came to Blow Up America
(1943)
Director
Crash Dive
(1943)
Fill-In Director
Born to Sing
(1942)
Director
The Man Who Lost Himself
(1941)
Director
Swiss Family Robinson
(1940)
Director
Coast Guard
(1939)
Director
That Certain Age
(1938)
Director
The Last Gangster
(1937)
Director
Her Husband Lies
(1937)
Director
Adventure in Manhattan
(1936)
Director
Fatal Lady
(1936)
Director
Old Man Rhythm
(1935)
Director
Age of Indiscretion
(1935)
Director
Three Kids and a Queen
(1935)
Director
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
(1934)
Director
Let's Be Ritzy
(1934)
Director
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
(1934)
Director
A Woman's Man
(1934)
Director
They Just Had to Get Married
(1933)
Director
Steady Company
(1932)
Director
Jake the Plumber
(1927)
Director
The Man Who Waited
(1922)
Director
Writer (Feature Film)
Caribbean
(1952)
Written for Screen by
Steady Company
(1932)
Story
The Cohens and Kellys in Africa
(1931)
Story
The Virtuous Husband
(1931)
Adaptation
See America Thirst
(1930)
Story
The Girl From Woolworth's
(1929)
Dial
Jake the Plumber
(1927)
Story
The Irresistible Lover
(1927)
Adaptation
The Man Who Waited
(1922)
Story
Producer (Feature Film)
Flame of the Islands
(1956)
Associate Producer
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
Crimes And Misdemeanors
(1989)
Other
Life Events
Photo Collections
17 Photos
Adventure in Manhattan - Behind-the-Scenes Photos
Here are several photos taken behind-the-scenes during production of Columbia Pictures' Adventure in Manhattan (1936), starring Jean Arthur and Joel McCrea.
5 Photos
That Certain Age - Behind-the-Scenes Photos
Here are a few photos taken behind-the-scenes during production of Universal Pictures' That Certain Age (1938), starring Deanna Durbin, Jackie Cooper, and Melvyn Douglas.
Videos
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