Siegmund Lubin

Birth : 1851-04-20, Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]

Death : 1923-09-10

History

Siegmund Lubin was born on April 20, 1851 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was a producer and director, known for Uncle Tom's Cabin (1903), Passion Play (1900) and Thrilling Detective Story (1906). He was married to Annie Abrams. He died on September 10, 1923 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.

Movies

A Ready-Made Maid
Producer
Billie Reeves comedy produced by Lubin.
A Lucky Strike
Producer
Bill is a rich miner but wants a wife. He advertises in an Eastern paper and receives a response from Nellie and Eleanor, but doesn't know it was sent as a joke. When he travels East to meet them, they have the cook pose as the writer of the response.
An Expensive Visit
Producer
At college, Jack is spending his dad's money and not studying. When dad comes for a visit, Jack gets one of his friends to dress as a woman and flirt with his father. Another friend pretends to be the jealous husband, forcing dad to buy his way out of trouble.
They Looked Alike
Producer
Two tramps look so much alike that they can outfox the police time after time. When one of them is locked in a shack, the police manage to catch the other one and expose the trick.
The Servant Girl's Legacy
Producer
A serving girl receives a telegram that she has come into an inheritance. The family she works for suddenly starts to treat her well, and several young men come to court her. Then she receives another telegram telling her the inheritances is only $25. All her new 'friends' desert her, except her poor boyfriend.
Mother's Baby Boy
Producer
Percival is a spoiled mama's boy. When two toughs make time with his girlfriend he sends a telegram to his mother for help.
The Tenderfoot Hero
Producer
Tom Milford, foreman of the Hayden ranch, and Sylvia Hayden, daughter of the ranch owner, are in love. Hayden has been notified that Archie Hollister, son of an old friend in the east, is coming to visit the ranch. Just before Hollister arrives, a cowboy brings word to the ranch that Simms, a troublesome neighbor, has been illegally interfering with the ranch supply of water.
The Water Rats
Producer
A gang terrorizes and controls the waterfront.
His Mistake
Producer
Jim and Mary are a betrothed couple whose devotion to each other is tested when a famous actress comes to town.
The Gambler's Charm
Producer
The professional gambler of the old-fashioned sort is a fast disappearing type in the west, but Kenyon was one of the best of the old school.
The Clown and the Minister
Producer
A minister and a circus clown move mountains to save the life of a sick little girl.
The Judge's Ward
Producer
A formerly lost Lubin short film.
The Yiddisher Boy
Producer
Moses uses his last pennies to help a friend in need. 25 years later the men meet again.
The Yiddisher Boy
Director
Moses uses his last pennies to help a friend in need. 25 years later the men meet again.
The Unwritten Law: A Thrilling Drama Based on the Thaw-White Tragedy
Producer
Dramatization of the real-life shooting of Stanford White by Harry K. Thaw.
The Great Train Robbery
Director
Remake of Edwin S. Porter's film of the same title.
Watermelon Eating Contest
Producer
One of many early silent films depicting young black men eating watermelon. This one involves a competition.
Leap Frog
Producer
Boys play a rough game of leap frog.
Esquimaux Village
Producer
“One of the principal features at the Pan-American Exposition is the Alaskan or Esquimaux Village. In this most interesting exhibit, scenes are enacted just as they take place in the far away frozen North. In this subject we depict a large number of Esquimaux clothed in their native costumes and seated on their sleds, which are drawn by spans of four Esquimaux dogs. They are engaged in a race and are to be seen running over the ice and snow at a high rate of speed. There is a pond in the foreground of the picture on the shores of which the home stretch of the race takes place. The picture is perfect photographically, and the figures stand out clear and sharp, throwing a most perfect reflection on the pond.” (Edison film company catalog)
The Haunted House
Producer
Silas Hayseed arrives in town and proceeds to put up a hotel noted for its 'tables,' which are all made of hard wood. The country yokel is shown to his room and divests himself of his best Sunday-go-to-meetin' clothes. His little bunch of whiskers that adorn his chin seem to be as proud of him as his Melindy Jane, whom he left in Grassville, back over yonder. He is finally undressed and tumbles into bed, resolving meanwhile to dream of the good prices he will realize in his produce. While pondering over matters, he looks around and discovers a Ghost standing in the middle of the room. Silas becomes scared, begosh, and leaping out on the floor begs the Ghost to do him no harm. The Ghost suddenly vanishes and the Hayseed is about to jump into bed again when Satan appears from under the sheets and scares him to such an extent that he is willing to promise him even a box of fresh rooster eggs if he will only go away.