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Edward Ludwig
Director 1899 - 1982

Edward Ludwig

Balta, Ukraine, Podolia

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edward Irving Ludwig (7 October 1899 – 20 August 1982) was a Russian-born American film director and writer. He directed nearly 100 films between 1921 and 1963. Ludwig was also one of the directors of John Payne's NBC western television... Read full bio →

Directed Films

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8 titles
The Gun Hawk

The Gun Hawk

Edward Ludwig 1963 1h 32m 6.0

When his town-drunk father is killed by the Sully brothers, gunfighter Blaine Madden exacts his revenge but has to flee, aided by a young aspiring gunslinger, when the sheriff tries to arrest him.

The Black Scorpion

The Black Scorpion

Edward Ludwig 1957 1h 28m 6.3

Giant scorpions wreck havoc after being released due to volcanic activity

The Big Wheel

The Big Wheel

Edward Ludwig 1949 1h 32m 5.0

A brash young midget car race driver lives in the shadow of his famous father, a drunken womanizer, who was killed in an accident years earlier.

Wake of the Red Witch

Wake of the Red Witch

Edward Ludwig 1948 1h 46m 6.0

Captain Ralls fights Dutch shipping magnate Mayrant Sidneye for the woman he loves, Angelique Desaix, and for a fortune in gold aboard the Red Witch.

Three Is a Family

Three Is a Family

Edward Ludwig 1944 1h 21m

Based on a play by Phoebe and Henry Ephron, "3 Is a Family" is a 1940s farce. Charlie Ruggles plays a hubby whose bungled business schemes force his wife, Fay Bainter, to enter the workplace. The couple's daughter, Marjorie Reynolds, shows up with her twin babies in tow. Son Arthur Lake arrives with his pregnant wife (Jeff Donnell).

The Fighting Seabees

The Fighting Seabees

Edward Ludwig 1944 1h 40m 6.0

During WW2, the U.S. Navy implements a new idea of forming construction battalions that also are fighting units, in case of Japanese attack.

That Certain Age

That Certain Age

Edward Ludwig 1938 1h 35m

Dashing reporter Vincent Bullit has just returned from covering the Spanish Civil War. His boss, newspaper magnate Fullerton, has more plans to send him off to China. However, first Fullerton invites Bullit to the peace and quiet of his own home to write a series of European affair articles.

The Last Gangster

The Last Gangster

Edward Ludwig 1937 1h 21m 7.0

A gangster is jailed for ten years after his wife becomes pregnant. He becomes bitter when she divorces him and remarries.

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