Luther Reed
American film director

Luther Reed

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American film director
Gender:
Male
Places:
United States of America
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Film directorScreenwriter
Work field:
Film, TV, Stage & Radio
Birth:
14 July 1888(Berlin)
Death:
15 June 1961(New York City)
Family:
Spouse(s):
Naomi Childers
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Luther Reed (July 14, 1888 – June 15, 1961) was an American screenwriter and film director.

Biography

Reed was born in 1888 in Berlin, Wisconsin and graduated from Columbia University. He worked as a journalist and the music and theater critic for the New York Herald before his film career. Reed directed such films as Convention Girl, Dixiana and Hit the Deck. He also worked with Howard Hughes on the film Hell's Angels.

Reed was married to actress Naomi Childers until their divorce in 1929. They had one son together. Reed died in New York City in 1961.

Selected filmography

  • Some Bride (1919)
  • The Great White Way (1924)
  • Yolanda (1924)
  • Lovers in Quarantine (1925)
  • The Ace of Cads (1926)
  • New York (1927)
  • Evening Clothes (1927)
  • The World at Her Feet (1927)
  • Shanghai Bound (1927)
  • Honeymoon Hate (1927)
  • The Sawdust Paradise (1928)
  • Rio Rita (1929)
  • Hit the Deck (1930)
  • Dixiana (1930)
  • Convention Girl (1935)