Leigh Jason
Born: 1904-07-26
Died: 1979-02-19
Known For: Directing
Biography
Leigh Jason (born Leigh Jacobson) was an instructor at UCLA before entering the film business in 1924 as an electrician. He turned to screenwriting in 1926, then changed his name to Leigh Jason when he started directing in 1928. He turned out numerous shorts and B pictures, mainly thrillers and light comedies, up to the 1950s, when he began to devote most of his energies to directing TV series, although he still directed a feature every now and then. He was the brother of director Will Jason. Date of Birth 26 July 1904, New York City, New York Date of Death 19 February 1979, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California
Filmography
1961
- The Choppers ... (Director)
- The Festival Girls ... (Director)
1957
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective ... (Director)
1956
- The Go-Getter ... (Director)
1955
- Science Fiction Theatre ... (Director)
1953
- I Led Three Lives ... (Director)
1952
- Your Jeweler's Showcase ... (Director)
- Okinawa ... (Director)
1950
- Treasury Men in Action ... (Director)
1948
- The Man from Texas ... (Director)
1947
- Out of the Blue ... (Director)
- Lost Honeymoon ... (Director)
1946
- Meet Me on Broadway ... (Director)
1944
- Nine Girls ... (Director)
- Carolina Blues ... (Director)
1943
- Dangerous Blondes ... (Director)
1942
- Lady for a Night ... (Director)
1941
- Model Wife ... (Director)
- Three Girls About Town ... (Director)
1939
- The Flying Irishman ... (Director)
- Career ... (Director)
1938
- The Mad Miss Manton ... (Director)
1937
- Wise Girl ... (Director)
- New Faces of 1937 ... (Director)
1936
- The Bride Walks Out ... (Director)
- That Girl from Paris ... (Director)
- Love on a Bet ... (Director)
1935
- Hail, Brother ... (Director)
- Love, Honor and Obey (the Law!) ... (Director)
- The Spirit of 1976 ... (Director)
- How to Break 90 at Croquet ... (Director)
1934
- Bubbling Over ... (Director)
- Super Stupid ... (Director)
- The Knife of the Party ... (Director)
- Apples to You! ... (Director)
- Nifty Nurses ... (Story)
- Everybody Likes Music ... (Director)
- Roamin' Vandals ... (Director)
1933
- High Gear ... (Director)
- A Preferred List ... (Director)
1929
- The Body Punch ... (Director)
- Eyes of the Underworld ... (Story)
1928
- Anybody Here Seen Kelly? ... (Story)
1927
- One Glorious Scrap ... (Writer)
- The Shield of Honor ... (Writer)
1926
- The Show Cowpuncher ... (Writer)
1925
- The Crook Buster ... (Writer)