Arthur Lubin (July 25, 1898 – May 12, 1995) was an American film director and producer who directed several Abbott & Costello films and created the TV series Mr. Ed. Arthur Lubin was born Arthur William Lubovsky in Los Angeles, California in 1898. Lubin created his own film and music studio, Lubin Studios, in the 1920s, where he acted in silent films in the later half of the decade. Lubin directed the Abbott and Costello movies Buck Privates (1941), In the Navy (1941), Hold That Ghost (1941), Keep 'Em Flying (1942) and Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942). His most successful film at the box office was probably Phantom of the Opera (1943). Another may be Rhubarb (1951) about a cat that inherits a baseball team by proxy. Lubin also directed the "Francis the Talking Mule" series and brought the idea to TV as the series Mr. Ed. He was the first producer to give a contract to Clint Eastwood. Lubin also directed episodic TV shows like Bronco (1958), Maverick (1959), Bonanza (1960), Mister Ed (1961) and The Addams Family (1965). Lubin's last work was the TV series called Little Lulu (1978). Lubin's career ended in the late 1970s, and he lived the rest of his life with his life partner Frank Burford[citation needed] and died in Glendale, California of an unspecified cause on May 12, 1995 at age 96.
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 25, 1898
- May 12, 1995 (aged 96)
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Director, also producer
- 34 on MovieCove · 87 credits in all
What are Arthur Lubin's films like?
Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 27
Light 20 · Serious 5 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 16 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 6
A split, not a type: Gentle 14 · Charged 10 · Intense 4
Steady 17 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 14
Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 1
Casual 18 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 20 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 1
Resolved 28 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy18
- Bittersweet7
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Arthur Lubin's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).
- The Addams Family (1964) · director · free
- The Wedding March (1928) · actor · free
- Impact (1949) · director · free
- New Orleans (1947) · director · free
- Bonanza (1959) · director · free
- Keep 'Em Flying (1941) · director · free
- Prison Break (1938) · director · free
- Delightfully Dangerous (1945) · director · free
- Yellowstone (1936) · director · free
Subscription and free streaming for Arthur Lubin's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
87 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page.
Little Lulu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
ABC Weekend Specials (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Rain for a Dusty Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
The Pruitts of Southampton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Hold On! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
The Addams Family(1964)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
The Thief of Baghdad(1961)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Mister Ed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
New Comedy Showcase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Bonanza(1959)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
The Deputy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
77 Sunset Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
The Ed Wynn Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Bronco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Escapade in Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Maverick(1957)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Lady Godiva of Coventry(1955)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Cheyenne(1955)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Footsteps in the Fog(1955)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Francis in the Navy(1955)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Francis Joins the WACS(1954)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Star of India (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
South Sea Woman(1953)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
It Grows on Trees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Rhubarb(1951)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Queen for a Day(1951)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Francis(1950)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Impact(1949)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
New Orleans(1947)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Night in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
The Spider Woman Strikes Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Delightfully Dangerous(1945)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
To the People of the United States (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Phantom of the Opera(1943)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
White Savage(1943)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Keeping Fit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
Eagle Squadron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
Keep 'Em Flying(1941)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Ride 'Em Cowboy(1942)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Hold That Ghost(1941)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
In the Navy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
Buck Privates(1941)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Where Did You Get That Girl? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
San Francisco Docks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
Who Killed Aunt Maggie? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
Meet the Wildcat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
Gangs of Chicago (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
Black Friday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
The Big Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Call a Messenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Mickey the Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Big Town Czar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Risky Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Newsboys' Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Secrets of a Nurse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Prison Break(1938)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
The Beloved Brat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Midnight Intruder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Adventure's End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
Idol of the Crowds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
I Cover the War! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
California Straight Ahead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
Mysterious Crossing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Yellowstone(1936)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
The House of a Thousand Candles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Frisco Waterfront (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
Two Sinners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
Honeymoon Limited(1935)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Great God Gold(1935)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
A Successful Failure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
She Done Him Wrong(1933)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Times Square (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
Eyes of the Underworld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
The Bushranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
The Wedding March(1928)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Afraid to Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)
Millionaires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)
Bardelys the Magnificent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)
His People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)
Career shape
A full career of 87 titles from 1925 to 1978.
Film career
- 1928Screen debut· The Wedding March
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Arthur Lubin's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 30; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up8
- 50th to 74th15
- 25th to 49th7
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
24 of their 34 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser24
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the atmosphere 60/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 27 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Arthur Lubin work with?
People who share at least 2 of Arthur Lubin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Frank Skinner shares the most, 9.
Writers
- Dorothy DavenportShared titles: Footsteps in the Fog (1955), Francis Joins the WACS (1954), Francis Goes to West Point (1952), Rhubarb (1951), Impact (1949), Prison Break (1938), Honeymoon Limited (1935)See all 7 shared titles with Dorothy Davenport
- David SternShared titles: Francis in the Navy (1955), Francis Joins the WACS (1954), Francis Covers the Big Town (1953), Francis Goes to West Point (1952), Francis Goes to the Races (1951), Francis (1950)See all 6 shared titles with David Stern
- Oscar BrodneyShared titles: Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955), Francis Covers the Big Town (1953), Francis Goes to West Point (1952), Francis Goes to the Races (1951)See all 4 shared titles with Oscar Brodney
- John GrantShared titles: Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942), Buck Privates (1941), Hold That Ghost (1941), Keep 'Em Flying (1941)See all 4 shared titles with John Grant
Actors
- Donald O'ConnorShared titles: Francis in the Navy (1955), Francis Joins the WACS (1954), Francis Covers the Big Town (1953), Francis Goes to West Point (1952), Francis Goes to the Races (1951), Francis (1950)See all 6 shared titles with Donald O'Connor
- Bud AbbottShared titles: Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942), Buck Privates (1941), Hold That Ghost (1941), Keep 'Em Flying (1941)See all 4 shared titles with Bud Abbott
- Lou CostelloShared titles: Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942), Buck Privates (1941), Hold That Ghost (1941), Keep 'Em Flying (1941)See all 4 shared titles with Lou Costello
- Robert WarwickShared titles: Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955), Francis (1950), Impact (1949)See all 3 shared titles with Robert Warwick
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Frank SkinnerShared titles: Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955), Francis Joins the WACS (1954), Francis Covers the Big Town (1953), Francis Goes to West Point (1952), Francis Goes to the Races (1951), Francis (1950), White Savage (1943), Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942), Keep 'Em Flying (1941)See all 9 shared titles with Frank Skinner
- Milton CarruthShared titles: Francis in the Navy (1955), Francis Covers the Big Town (1953), Francis Goes to West Point (1952), Francis Goes to the Races (1951), Francis (1950)See all 5 shared titles with Milton Carruth
- Milton R. KrasnerShared titles: Delightfully Dangerous (1945), Buck Privates (1941), Yellowstone (1936), Great God Gold (1935), Honeymoon Limited (1935)See all 5 shared titles with Milton R. Krasner
- Carl E. GuthrieShared titles: Francis in the Navy (1955), Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955), Francis Covers the Big Town (1953), Francis Goes to West Point (1952)See all 4 shared titles with Carl E. Guthrie
Producers
- Leonard GoldsteinShared titles: Francis Covers the Big Town (1953), Francis Goes to West Point (1952), Francis Goes to the Races (1951)See all 3 shared titles with Leonard Goldstein
- Alex GottliebShared titles: Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942), Buck Privates (1941), Hold That Ghost (1941)See all 3 shared titles with Alex Gottlieb
- Robert ArthurShared titles: Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955), Francis Goes to the Races (1951), Francis (1950)See all 3 shared titles with Robert Arthur
- George WaggnerShared titles: Phantom of the Opera (1943), White Savage (1943)See all 2 shared titles with George Waggner
