Edward Ludwig

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Edward Ludwig

Born October 7, 1899 · Balta, Ukraine, Podolia

Died August 20, 1982 · aged 82

​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 series The Restless Gun (1957-1959). He was born in Russia, entered the US from Canada, March 6, 1911, became a naturaliz…

Known For

The Fighting SeabeesThe Fighting Seabees · 1944
The Fighting Seabees
6.21944
MovieDramaAction
Construction workers in World War II in the Pacific are needed to build military sites, but the work is dangerous and they doubt the ability of the Navy to protect them. After a series of attacks by the Japanese, something new is tried, Construction Battalions (CBs=Seabees). The new CBs have to both build and be ready to fight.
Wake of the Red WitchWake of the Red Witch · 1948
Wake of the Red Witch
5.81948
MovieAdventureDrama
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.
The VanquishedThe Vanquished · 1953
The Vanquished
4.91953
MovieDramaAction
A man returns to his home -- a post Civil-War village -- and finds the law is in the hands of a few scrupulous people.
The Last GangsterThe Last Gangster · 1937
The Last Gangster
6.41937
MovieCrimeDrama
A crime boss goes searching for his ex-wife and son after a ten-year prison stint. His old gang has other plans though, and use the child to try and make him disclose the location of the loot he hid before going to the slammer.
The Black ScorpionThe Black Scorpion · 1957
The Black Scorpion
5.21957
MovieScience FictionHorror
Volcanic activity frees giant scorpions from the earth who wreak havoc in the rural countryside and eventually threaten Mexico City.
Big Jim McLainBig Jim McLain · 1952
Big Jim McLain
5.01952
MovieActionAdventure
House Un-American Activities Committee investigators Jim McLain and Mal Baxter come to post war Hawaii to track Communist Party activities even though belonging to the party was legal at the time. They are interested in everything from insurance fraud to the sabotage of a U.S. naval vessel.
Speed BoysSpeed Boys · 1924
Speed Boys
10.01924
MovieComedy
While Spec's father is ill, he takes over as conductor on the miniature railroad.
Sweet DreamsSweet Dreams · 1924
Sweet Dreams
10.01924
MovieComedy

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Her Husband LiesHer Husband Lies · 1937
Her Husband Lies
7.01937
MovieCrimeDrama
J. Ward Thomas of Park Avenue leads a double life as an investment broker and as notorious gambler Spade Martin, despite the protests of his beautiful wife Natalie, a nightclub singer who retired when they married. Spade's younger brother "Chick" wires Spade from Seattle that he has quit gambling for a job in real estate and is about to marry a nice girl named Betty. Relieved to find his kid brother is straight, Spade sends him $10,000 cash as a wedding present. When a woman posing as a pregnant wife comes to Spade for a loan, Spade gives it to her. Later, when Steve Burdick, the woman's supposed husband, brags in a bar that he made a fool of Spade, Spade's hit man, Trigger, kills Burdick. Tired of Spade's gambling, Natalie books a return engagement at Cafe Nocturne, telling him that she is a singer rather than a wife now.

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The Restless GunThe Restless Gun · 1957
The Restless Gun
4.41957
SeriesWestern
The Restless Gun is an American western television series that appeared on NBC between 1957 and 1959, with John Payne in the role of Vint Bonner, a wandering cowboy in the era after the American Civil War. A skilled gunfighter, Bonner is an idealistic person who prefers peaceful resolutions of conflict wherever possible. He is gregarious, intelligent, and public-spirited. The half-hour black-and-white program aired seventy-eight episodes. Jeanne Bates appeared in varying roles with Payne in five episodes of The Restless Gun. The Restless Gun theme song begins: "I ride with the wind, my eyes on the sun, and my hand on my restless gun..." The song composer is probably Paul Dunlap, credited as the primary series composer, but could have been contributed to by either of the two other series composers, Dave Kahn and Stanley Wilson, also. Two versions are currently posted on YouTube, but neither posting lists any composer or performance credits.

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