Luther Reed (July 14, 1888 – June 15, 1961) was an American screenwriter and film director.Reed was born in 1888 in Berlin, Wisconsin and graduated from Columbia University. He worked as a journalist and the music and theater critic for the New York Herald before his film career. Reed directed such films as Convention Girl, Dixiana and Hit the Deck. He also worked with Howard Hughes on the film Hell's Angels.Reed was married to actress Naomi Childers until their divorce in 1929.