Edward Ludwig
Edward Ludwig was born on Oct 07, 1899 in Ukraine]. Edward Ludwig's big-screen debut came with Spuds directed by Edward Ludwig in 1927. Edward Ludwig is known for The Girl from Woolworth's directed by William Beaudine, Alice White stars as Pat King and Charles Delaney as Bill Harigan. The upcoming new movie Edward Ludwig plays is The Gun Hawk which will be released on Aug 28, 1963.
Russian-born Edward Ludwig came to the U.S. as a child and was educated in Canada and New York City. He entered the film business as an actor in silents, then became a scenarist and screenwriter, and in the early 1930s turned to directing. Although most of his films were routine second features, he showed a flair for action pictures, a good example of which is a John Wayne war epic he made for Republic, Alerte aux marines (1944), one of Wayne's better--and most successful--films for that studio. In the late 1950s he turned to directing TV series.
Birthday
Oct 07, 1899Place of Birth
Balta, Podolia Governorate, Russian Empire [now Odessa Oblast, Ukraine]
Known For
Movies & TV Shows
- 1963
director
5.8 - 1957
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5.4 - 1955
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5.8 - 1954
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6.0 - 1953
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6.0 - 1952
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5.1 - 1952
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5.1 - 1949
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5.6 - 1948
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6.5 - 1944
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5.2 - 1944
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6.4 - 1943
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6.4 - 1942
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5.8 - 1941
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6.1 - 1940
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6.3 - 1939
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6.0 - 1938
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6.5 - 1937
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6.7 - 1936
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6.5 - 1936
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6.7 - 1935
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6.8 - 1935
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5.6 - 1935
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6.2 - 1934
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
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6.8 - 1934
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5.1 - 1931
director, writer
3.8 - 1931
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6.8 - 1930
writer
6.0 - 1929
director, writer
6.4 - 19297.4
- 1927
director, writer