Ludwig Erb Explained

Ludwig G. B. Erb (November 3, 1875 – July 31, 1958)^[1] was a film producer in the United States during the silent film era.^[2] He established Erbograph Productions.^[3]

Career

Erb was involved in a series of film businesses. He worked with Pat Powers and Joseph A. Golden at one studio.^[4] He established Crystal Film Company^[5] / Crystal Productions, a split-reel comedy film producer that supplied Universal and then United Film Service. It partnered with other producers after United folded.^[6] Golden partnered with Erb at Crystal.^[7]

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.^[8] Erb also invested in residential property development in Beverly Hills in the 1920s.^[9] /

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^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: U.S. Tax Cases. Commerce Clearing. House. October 12, 1966. Commerce Clearing House. Google Books.
2. Web site: The Moving Picture World. October 12, 1916. World Photographic Publishing Company. Google Books.
3. Book: The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry. 9781135925543. Slide. Anthony. 25 February 2014. Routledge .
4. Book: Koszarski, Richard. Fort Lee: The Film Town (1904-2004). March 2, 2005. Indiana University Press. 9780861969425. Google Books.
5. Web site: The Theatre of Science: A Volume of Progress and Achievement in the Motion Picture Industry. Robert. Grau. October 12, 1914. Broadway publishing Company. Google Books.
6. Book: Slide, Anthony. The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry. February 25, 2014. Routledge. 9781135925611. Google Books.
7. Web site: Motion Picture News. September 19, 1912. Motion Picture News Incorporated. Google Books.
8. Web site: Annual Report of the Commissioner of Patents to the Secretary of Commerce for the Fiscal Year Ended .... United States Patent. Office. October 12, 1901. U.S. Government Printing Office. Google Books.
9. Web site: https://cite.case.law/set-cookie/?next=%2Fcal-app%2F125%2F641%2F. 2021-11-30. cite.case.law.
10. Web site: Ludwig G. B. Erb. www.tcm.com.