WereMaurice Elvey and Arthur Lubin both from the USA? 
Arthur Lubin: Arthur Lubin (July 25, 1898 – May 12, 1995) was an American film director and producer who directed several "Abbott & Costello" films, "Phantom of the Opera" (1943), the "Francis the Talking Mule" series and created the talking-horse TV series "Mister Ed".
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