Jack Luden

Jaccob Benson Luden (born February 8, 1902 in Reading , Pennsylvania , † February 15, 1951 in San Quentin State Prison , San Quentin , California ) was an American actor .

Life

Jack Luden was one of a group of acting students who were admitted to the Paramount Pictures School of Acting and were awarded a five-year contract with the company in 1926; At the end of the silent film era and the beginning of the sound film era, he could be seen in about 30 roles; The breakthrough was denied to him, although he played with Emil Jannings , Fredric March , Clara Bow and several other stars.

It wasn't until 1936 that he reappeared on the screen. At Columbia he played small and very small roles until the mid-1940s. He was given the opportunity to star in Breezy in a number of B-Westerns in 1938 , but only four films were made before it was discontinued. After that, he, who had been a drug addict for years, came into conflict with the law on several occasions and was sentenced to prison in San Quentin in 1950 , during which he died.

Luden was married three times.

Filmography (selection)

1926: Fascinating Youth
1929: Millions for a Woman (The Wolf of Wall Street)
1930: Street of Chance
1938: Stagecoach Days
1938: Pioneer Trail
1938: Phantom Gold
1938: Rolling Caravans
1940: Flight Command
1941: I Wanted Wings
1942: Silver Queen
1945: Incendiary Blonde
1945: Speedboats in front of Bataan (They Were Expendable)

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personal data
SURNAME	Luden, Jack
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Luden, Jack Benson (full name); Luden. Jack B .; Luden, John (other names)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH	February 8, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH	Reading , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH	February 15, 1951
Place of death	San Quentin State Prison , San Quentin , California