Movies by Arthur Lubin
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Bardelys the Magnificent (1926)
Cast: John Gilbert, Eleanor Boardman, John Wayne …
Directed by: King Vidor
In this King Vidor-directed gem from the silent era, 1920s matinee idol John Gilbert plays a swashbuckling French courtier in the time of King Louis XIII who sets out to win the heart of the…
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The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964)
Cast: Don Knotts, Carole Cook, Jack Weston …
Directed by: Arthur Lubin
Based on the novel by Theodore Pratt, this quaint little children's fantasy leads the viewer on a deep-sea adventure. Henry Limpet (Don Knotts), a bespectacled, milquetoast bookkeeper,…
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The Best of Bonanza (1960)
Cast: Dan Blocker, Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts …
Directed by: George Blair, John Florea, William Dario Faralla …
Four classic episodes of the beloved Western television series have the Cartwright clan facing off against outlaws, dealing with betrayal and helping out a couple of children who've lost…
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South Sea Woman (1953)
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo, Chuck Connors …
Directed by: Arthur Lubin
In this World War II comedy, Marine sergeant James O'Hearn (Burt Lancaster), absent from his post during the attack on Pearl Harbor, is branded a coward. But during his court-martial,…
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Francis Goes to West Point / Francis Covers the Big Town (1952)
Cast: Donald O'Connor, Chill Wills, Lori Nelson …
Directed by: Arthur Lubin
In Francis Goes to West Point, Francis the talking mule assists his cadet buddy Peter Stirling (Donald O'Connor) with his studies at the famed military academy, and in Francis Covers the…
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Cinema's Dark Side: Impact/ The Second Woman/ They Made Me a Criminal (1951)
Cast: Claude Rains, Robert Young, Brian Donlevy …
Directed by: Busby Berkeley, Arthur Lubin, James V. Kern …
This unique collection from Hollywood's golden age showcases three classic film noir flicks released in 1939. Impact tells the story of a man (Brian Donlevy) suffering from amnesia who…
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Rhubarb (1951)
Cast: Ray Milland, Jan Sterling, Gene Lockhart …
Directed by: Arthur Lubin
When eccentric millionaire T.J. Banner (Gene Lockhart) wills his fortune and his pathetic Brooklyn Loons pro baseball team not to his family but to Rhubarb, his cat, everyone has an axe to…
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Francis the Talking Mule / Francis Goes to the Races (1950)
Cast: Donald O'Connor, Mickey Rooney, Chill Wills …
Directed by: Arthur Lubin
In Francis the Talking Mule, the loquacious pack animal turns World War II Army grunt Peter Stirling (Donald O'Connor) into an unlikely -- and seemingly lunatic -- hero, while in Francis…
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Impact (1949)
Cast: Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines, Charles Coburn …
Directed by: Arthur Lubin
Irene Williams (Helen Walker) plots with her lover, Jim (Tony Barrett), to stage a car accident to kill her husband, Walter (Brian Donlevy). The plan backfires, killing Jim and landing Irene…
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New Orleans (1947)
Cast: Arturo de Córdova, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday …
Directed by: Arthur Lubin
As owner of a Bourbon Street gambling club, Nick Duquesne (Arturo De Cordova) sits at the center of the New Orleans jazz scene. His scruffy charm -- and the city's beguiling music -- is…
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Delightfully Dangerous (1945)
Cast: Ralph Bellamy, Louise Beavers, Arthur Treacher …
Directed by: Arthur Lubin
Innocent young music student Sherry Williams (Jane Powell, in her second starring role) dreams of following in the footsteps of her older sister Josephine (Constance Moore), a big Broadway…
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Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944)
Cast: Jon Hall, Maria Montez, Turhan Bey …
Directed by: Arthur Lubin
Raised by an infamous gang of thieves after his father, the Caliph of Baghdad, is killed, Ali Baba (Jon Hall) resolves to seek vengeance for his father's murder and reclaim his rightful…
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Phantom of the Opera (1943)
Cast: Claude Rains, Hume Cronyn, Susanna Foster …
Directed by: Arthur Lubin
Disfigured and wanted for murder, violinist Erik Claudin (Claude Rains) takes refuge in the Paris Opera House, where his shadowy figure terrorizes the theater company. Claudin worships…
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Keep 'Em Flying / Ride 'Em Cowboy / Pardon My Sarong / Who Done It? (1941)
Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Martha Raye …
Directed by: Arthur Lubin, Erle C. Kenton
Comedy icons Bud Abbott and Lou Costello tickle the funny bone in this hilarious quartet. In Keep 'Em Flying, the boys take to the skies with the Army Air Corps during World War II, and…
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One Night in the Tropics / Buck Privates / In the Navy / Hold That Ghost (1940)
Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Allan Jones …
Directed by: A. Edward Sutherland, Arthur Lubin
Slapstick abounds in this quartet of comedies starring icons Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. One Night in the Tropics, the duo's first film together, finds them helping a young couple…
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Prison Break (1938)
Cast: Barton MacLane, Glenda Farrell, Paul Hurst …
Directed by: Arthur Lubin
When his girlfriend's brother turns up dead, fisherman Joaquin Shannon (Barton MacLane) confesses to the crime -- even though he isn't the least bit responsible for it -- to shield…
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The Invisible Ray / Black Friday (1936)
Cast: Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Stanley Ridges …
Directed by: Lambert Hillyer, Arthur Lubin
This chilling Bela Lugosi double feature delivers the frights. In The Invisible Ray, a scientist (Boris Karloff) is handed the ultimate challenge when his research becomes secondary to basic…
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Yellowstone (1936)
Cast: Henry Hunter, Judith Barrett, Ralph Morgan …
Directed by: Arthur Lubin
When four fresh-from-prison thieves descend upon Yellowstone National Park to retrieve $90,000 in cash they squirreled away there years before, their pursuit turns deadly and a park ranger…
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Great God Gold (1935)
Cast: Sidney Blackmer, Martha Sleeper, Regis Toomey …
Directed by: Arthur Lubin
After narrowly escaping financial calamity during the 1929 stock market crash, greedy banker John Hart (Sidney Blackmer) joins up with gangsters to prey on those whom Black Friday left…