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Ludwig Erb

1875 – 1958

Film producer

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About Ludwig Erb

Lived 1875 – 1958 (aged 82–83). Ludwig Erb was a film producer and cinematographer.

Ludwig G. B. Erb (November 3, 1875 – July 31, 1958) was a film producer in the United States during the silent film era. He established Erbograph Productions.

Career Erb was involved in a series of film businesses. He worked with Pat Powers and Joseph A. Golden at one studio. He established Crystal Film Company / Crystal Productions, a split-reel comedy film producer that supplied Universal and then United Film Service. It partnered with other producers after United folded. Golden partnered with Erb at Crystal.

According to IMDb, O. E. Goebel served as president of Erbograph Productions. He went on to write and direct films.

In the early 20th century, Erb registered names for various health products with the U.S. Patent Office. Erb also invested in residential property development in Beverly Hills in the 1920s. /

Filmography The Crimson Stain Mystery (1916), producer Infidelity (1917 film), produced by Ludwig G. B. Erb's Erbograph Company The Little Samaritan (1917), produced by Ludwig G.B. Erb Little Miss Fortune (1917), producer The Road Between (1917), producer Drusilla with a Million (1925), supervisor

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Who was Ludwig Erb?

film producer

When was Ludwig Erb born?

Ludwig Erb was born on 3 November 1875.

When did Ludwig Erb die?

Ludwig Erb died in 1958.

What was Ludwig Erb's occupation?

Ludwig Erb was a film producer and cinematographer.

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