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Gus Meins (March 6, 1893 – August 1, 1940), born Gustave Peter Ludwig Luley, was an American film director. He was born in Frankfurt, Germany.
Gus Meins was born on 6 March 1893 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Kelly the Second (1936), Earl of Puddlestone (1940) and His Exciting Night (1938). He was married to Mary Berge Lewis. He died on 1 August 1940 in La Crescenta, California, USA.
- Director, Producer, Writer
- March 6, 1893
- Gus Meins
- August 1, 1940
Gus Meins was born on March 6, 1893 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Kelly the Second (1936), Earl of Puddlestone (1940) and Scatterbrain (1940). He was married to Mary Berge Lewis. He died on August 1, 1940 in La Crescenta, California, USA.
- March 6, 1893
- August 1, 1940
Gus Meins, who directed many "Our Gang" aka "Little Rascals" shorts in the 1930s, was later brought up on a "morals charge" of sexually abusing young boys. Meins committed suicide before the case was brought to trial, and opinions are still very divided as to whether he was guilty or not.
History: Gus Meins was German-American film director best known for directing short films in the 1920s and 1930s, most notably the Our Gang and Buster Brown series. Born Gustave Peter Ludwig Luley on March 6, 1893 in Frankfurt, Germany, Meins started out as a cartoonist with the Los Angeles Evening Herald and broke into movies at Fox in 1919.
Oct 17, 2018 · A prolific comedy director who flourished for years at Hal Roach’s studio, Gus Meins is most infamous today for the way he died; accused of molesting several boys, he committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning before the charges could be either proven or disproven.
Our Gang Follies of 1936 is a 1935 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Gus Meins. Produced by Hal Roach and released to theaters by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it was the 140th Our Gang short to be released and the first of several musical entries in the series.
