History Creator / IdaLupino

** "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E145TheMasks The Masks]]" -- directed only

* ''Film/{{The Hard Way|1943}}''

* ''Film/{{The Hard Way|1943}}'''

* ''Film/TheHardWay'' (1943)

During her Warner years, she was constantly suspended for refusing roles she believed beneath her. However, her suspensions enabled her to observe the behind-the-scenes of film-making and piqued her interest in directing. In 1949, Ida, alongside her husband, Collier Young, created their own production company called The Filmakers. Here she produced, wrote and directed many of her films and had the distinction of being the only female director of her era. Her films tackled RippedFromTheHeadlines stories that dealt with unwanted pregnancies, rape, and grisly murder. She would act on the side to help keep her company afloat, but unfortunately, although her films were profitable, the comoany failed, and she would move to producing and directing TV shows during TheSixties and continued well into TheSeventies.

Ida grew up in London, born into English show business royalty; her mother was an actress and her father a famous vaudevillian, and the Lupinos had a rich family tree of entertainers spanning back to the Victorian era. UsefulNotes/QueenVictoria called them “The Royal Family of Greasepaint," and they were friends with the likes of Creator/CharlesDickens and the writer of ''Literature/PeterPan'', J. M. Barrie.

* ''Outrage'' (1950) - Added to the UsefulNotes/NationalFilmRegistry in 2020.

Ida Lupino (February 4, 1918 – August 3, 1995) was a British actor, writer, director, and producer who rose to moderate stardom during UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood and was the only female director working in the business during TheFifties.

* ''Outrage'' (1950)

During her Warner years, she was constantly suspended for refusing roles she believed beneath her. However, her suspensions enabled her to observe the behind-the-scenes of film-making and piqued her interest in directing. In 1949, Ida, alongside her husband, Collier Young, created their own production company called The Filmakers. Here she produced, wrote and directed many of her films and had the distinction of being the only female director of her era. Her films tackled RippedFromTheHeadlines stories that dealt with unwanted pregnancies, rape, and grisly murder. She would act on the side to help keep her company afloat, but unfortunately, her films were not very profitable and she would move to producing and directing TV shows during TheSixties and continued well into TheSeventies.

* ''Not Wanted'' (1950)

During her Warner years, she was constantly suspended for refusing roles she believed beneath her. However, her suspensions enabled her to observe the behind-the-scenes of film-making and piqued her interest in directing. In 1949, Ida, alongside her husband, Collier Young, created their own production company called The Filmakers. Here she produced, wrote and directed many of her films and had the distinction of being the only female director of her era. Her B-movies tackled RippedFromTheHeadlines stories that dealt with unwanted pregnancies, rape, and grisly murder. She would act on the side to help keep her company afloat, but unfortunately, her films were not very profitable and she would move to producing and directing TV shows during TheSixties and continued well into TheSeventies.

* ''Never Fear'' (1949)

Starting the family trade at an early age, she enrolled in London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, and although only thirteen, she was named the "British Creator/JeanHarlow" due to her remarkable sensuality on the screen. In 1934, she came to Hollywood (Creator/{{Paramount}} studios) at sixteen to play Alice in the 1933 version of ''Literature/AliceInWonderland'', but she proved to be too “old” for the part. Nevertheless, she signed a 5-year contract with them. For several years, she played ingénues and quickly became dissatisfied with these roles. In 1940, she signed with Creator/WarnerBrothers and starred in a slew of great films including Creator/RaoulWalsh’s ''Film/HighSierra'' (alongside Creator/HumphreyBogart) and ''Film/TheyDriveByNight'' as embittered gun molls or {{femme fatale}}s.

* ''Series/{{Batman}}'' -- appeared in

* ''Film/LustForGold''

* ''Film/OnDangerousGround'' (1951)