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Luther Adler

Luther Adler

2 films · 115 frames · top-billed in 1 · 19491951

Born 4 May 1903 · New York City, New York, USA · died 8 December 1984

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. He was an American actor best known for his work in theatre, but who also worked in film and television. He also directed plays on Broadway. Adler was born Lutha Adler on May 4, 1903 in New York City. He was one of six children born to Russian Jewish actors Sara and Jacob P. Adler. His father was considered to be one of the founders of the Yiddish theater in America. His siblings also worked in theatre; his sister Stella Adler achieved fame as an actress and drama teacher. His brother Jay also achieved some fame as an actor.

How their films are shot

Measured across 115 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Luther takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.

Across the 2 films we hold, 53% of their frames are night, 42% low key — the look of the work Luther takes.

Time of day

Night53%
Day39%
Interior7%

Lighting

Low key42%
High key23%
Natural21%
Chiaroscuro15%

Shot size

Medium70%
Wide11%
Fullbody10%
Closeup5%

Camera angle

Eye level92%
High angle4%
Low angle4%

Mood

Neutral58%
Tense31%
Ominous7%
Lonely4%

Films in the library

Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.

A reference database for filmmakers

FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 115 frames from Luther Adler's 2 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.