Leigh Jason
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Leigh Jason was an American film director and sceeenwriter. He was born in New York, New York, and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.
Filmography
- The Price of Fear (1928)
- Wolves of the City (1929)
- Eyes of the Underworld (1929)
- The Tip Off (1929)
- The Body Punch (1929)
- Humanettes (1930)
- High GearHigh Gear (1933 film)High Gear is a 1933 American film directed by Leigh Jason. The film is also known as The Big Thrill in the United Kingdom.- Plot summary :...
(1933) - A Preferred ListA Preferred ListA Preferred List is a 1933 short comedy film produced by Lou Brock. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1933 for Best Short Subject ....
(1933) - Bubbling Over (1934)
- The Knife of the PartyThe Knife of the PartyThe Knife of the Party is a black-and-white short film starring Shemp Howard and released on February 16, 1934. The comedy was filmed at Van Beuren Studios and released by RKO Radio Pictures.-Shemp Howard and his Stooges:...
(1934) - Apples to You! (1934)
- Roamin' Vandals (1934)
- Nifty Nurses (1934)
- How to Break 90 at Croquet (1935)
- The Spirit of 1976 (1935)
- Hail, Brother (1935)
- Metropolitan Nocturne (1935)
- Love on a Bet (1936)
- The Bride Walks Out (1936)
- That Girl from ParisThat Girl from ParisThat Girl from Paris is a 1936 musical comedy film directed by Leigh Jason. The film was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Sound Recording .-Cast:* Lily Pons as Nicole 'Nikki' Martin* Jack Oakie as Whammo Lonsdale...
(1936) - New Faces of 1937New Faces of 1937New Faces of 1937, aka Young People is a black and white 1937 American musical film.-Cast:*Joe Penner - Seymore Seymore*Milton Berle - Wallington 'Wally' Wedge*Harry Parke - Parkyakarkus 'Parky'...
(1937) - Wise GirlWise Girl (film)Wise Girl is a 1937 romantic comedy film starring Miriam Hopkins and Ray Milland. A wealthy socialite tries to gain custody of her orphaned nieces.-Plot:...
(1937) - The Mad Miss MantonThe Mad Miss MantonThe Mad Miss Manton is a 1938 screwball comedy and mystery film starring Barbara Stanwyck as fun-loving socialite Melsa Manton and Henry Fonda as newspaper editor Peter Ames. Melsa and her debutante friends hunt for a murderer while eating bonbons, flirting with Ames, and otherwise behaving like...
(1938) - The Flying IrishmanThe Flying IrishmanThe Flying Irishman is a 1939 biographical drama film produced by RKO Pictures in 1939 about Douglas Corrigan's unofficial transatlantic flight the previous year. Directed by Leigh Jason to a screenplay by Ernest Pagano and Dalton Trumbo, the film was made quickly to exploit the huge public...
(1939) - CareerCareer (1939 film)Career is a 1939 drama film directed by Leigh Jason and starring Anne Shirley and Edward Ellis. The film was distributed by RKO Radio Pictures and centers on a rivalry between two men who are in love with the same girl....
(1939) - Model Wife (1941)
- Three Girls About TownThree Girls About TownThree Girls About Town is a 1941 Columbia comedy film directed by Leigh Jason. The story is written by Richard Carroll and stars Joan Blondell, Binnie Barnes and Janet Blair .-Plot:...
(1941) - Lady for a NightLady for a Night-Cast:* Joan Blondell - Jenny 'Jen' Blake Alderson* John Wayne - Jackson Morgan* Ray Middleton - Alan Alderson* Philip Merivale - Stephen Alderson* Blanche Yurka - Julia Anderson* Edith Barrett - Katherine Alderson* Leonid Kinskey - Boris, Jack's Bodyguard...
(1942) - Dangerous Blondes (1943)
- Nine Girls (1944)
- Carolina Blues (1944)
- Meet Me on Broadway (1946)
- Lost HoneymoonLost Honeymoon- Cast :*Franchot Tone as Johnny Gray*Ann Richards as Amy Atkins / Tillie Gray*Tom Conway as Dr. Robert "Bob" Davis*Frances Rafferty as Lois Evans*Clarence Kolb as Mr. Evans *Una O'Connor as Mrs. Tubbs*Winston Severn as Johnny Gray Jr....
(1947) - Out of the BlueOut of the Blue (1947 film)Out of the Blue is a 1947 comedy based on the short story by Vera Caspary who also co-wrote the screenplay. It stars George Brent, Ann Dvorak, Turhan Bey and Virginia Mayo...
(1947) - Man from Texas (1948)
- Okinawa (1952)
- The Go-Getter (1956)
- The ChoppersThe Choppers- Plot summary :A gang of teenage delinquents terrorize a small community by stealing cars and stripping them for parts, then selling the parts to a crooked junkyard owner. The police and an insurance company investigator set out to break up the gang.- Cast :...
(1961) - The Festival Girls (1962)