Luther Reed (July 14, 1888 - June 15, 1961) was an American screenwriter and film director.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.
Child: Dana (October 28, 1928 - February 6, 2002).
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Was one of several directors hired by producer Howard Hughes to direct Hell's Angels (1930), all of whom either quit or were fired by Hughes. Exasperated with the constant interference from Hughes, who had never directed a picture before, Reed one day threw up his hands, shouted at Hughes, "If you know so damn much, then direct the damn thing yourself!" and stormed out. Hughes, who hadn't liked the idea of others being in control of his money in the first place, took over the reins of the picture and finished it, albeit way over schedule and more than a million dollars over budget--which didn't bother him, as it was all his money anyway.
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Child: Peter (c. 1921)
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Was aviation editor for five years for the New York "Herald" before coming to Hollywood.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Matinee Theatre
1957
TV Series teleplay - 1 episode
The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
1933
dialogue / screenplay
Meet the Champ
1933
Short story and adaptation
Bachelor Mother
1932
adaptation
Dixiana
1930
adapted by
Hit the Deck
1929
adaptation
Rio Rita
1929
adapted by
Kid Boots
1926
adaptation
Say It Again
1926
story
Let's Get Married
1926
adaptation
Womanhandled
1925
adaptation
Lovers in Quarantine
1925
The Shock Punch
1925
Yolanda
1924
The Great White Way
1924
The Purple Highway
1923
play "Dear Me, or April Changes"
Little Old New York
1923
writer
Adam and Eva
1923
writer
When Knighthood Was in Flower
1922
adaptation
The Young Diana
1922
Beauty's Worth
1922
scenario
Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford
1921
Enchantment
1921
Beau Revel
1921
The Lure of Youth
1921
screenplay / story
Cinderella's Twin
1920
screenplay / story
Below the Surface
1920
story
Let's Be Fashionable
1920
scenario
Mary's Ankle
1920
scenario
Behind the Door
1919
writer
A Favor to a Friend
1919
screenplay - as Luther A. Reed / story - as Luther A. Reed
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