A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Leigh Jacobson
Leon Jacobson
Born:
July 26, 1904
Died:
February 19, 1979
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
Director:
1929 Eyes of the Underworld
1933 A Preferred List
1933 High Gear
1934 Apples to You!
1934 Bubbling Over
1934 Everybody Likes Music
1934 Nifty Nurses
1934 Roamin' Vandals
1934 Super Stupid
1934 The Knife of the Party
1935 Hail, Brother
1935 How to Break 90 at Croquet
1935 Love, Honor and Obey (the Law!)
1935 The Spirit of 1976
1936 Love on a Bet
1936 That Girl from Paris
1936 The Bride Walks Out
1937 New Faces of 1937
1937 Wise Girl
1938 The Mad Miss Manton
1939 Career
1939 The Flying Irishman
1941 Model Wife
1941 Three Girls About Town
1942 Lady for a Night
1943 Dangerous Blondes
1944 Carolina Blues
1944 Nine Girls
1946 Meet Me on Broadway
1947 Lost Honeymoon
1947 Out of the Blue
1948 The Man from Texas
1952 Okinawa
1956 The Go-Getter
1961 The Choppers
1961 The Festival Girls
Producer:
1929 Eyes of the Underworld
1933 A Preferred List
1933 High Gear
1934 Apples to You!
1934 Bubbling Over
1934 Everybody Likes Music
1934 Nifty Nurses
1934 Roamin' Vandals
1934 Super Stupid
1934 The Knife of the Party
1935 Hail, Brother
1935 How to Break 90 at Croquet
1935 Love, Honor and Obey (the Law!)
1935 The Spirit of 1976
1936 Love on a Bet
1936 That Girl from Paris
1936 The Bride Walks Out
1937 New Faces of 1937
1937 Wise Girl
1938 The Mad Miss Manton
1939 Career
1939 The Flying Irishman
1941 Model Wife
1941 Three Girls About Town
1942 Lady for a Night
1943 Dangerous Blondes
1944 Carolina Blues
1944 Nine Girls
1946 Meet Me on Broadway
1947 Lost Honeymoon
1947 Out of the Blue
1948 The Man from Texas
1952 Okinawa
1956 The Go-Getter
1961 The Choppers
1961 The Festival Girls
Screenplay:
1929 Eyes of the Underworld
1933 A Preferred List
1933 High Gear
1934 Apples to You!
1934 Bubbling Over
1934 Everybody Likes Music
1934 Nifty Nurses
1934 Roamin' Vandals
1934 Super Stupid
1934 The Knife of the Party
1935 Hail, Brother
1935 How to Break 90 at Croquet
1935 Love, Honor and Obey (the Law!)
1935 The Spirit of 1976
1936 Love on a Bet
1936 That Girl from Paris
1936 The Bride Walks Out
1937 New Faces of 1937
1937 Wise Girl
1938 The Mad Miss Manton
1939 Career
1939 The Flying Irishman
1941 Model Wife
1941 Three Girls About Town
1942 Lady for a Night
1943 Dangerous Blondes
1944 Carolina Blues
1944 Nine Girls
1946 Meet Me on Broadway
1947 Lost Honeymoon
1947 Out of the Blue
1948 The Man from Texas
1952 Okinawa
1956 The Go-Getter
1961 The Choppers
1961 The Festival Girls
Story:
1929 Eyes of the Underworld
1933 A Preferred List
1933 High Gear
1934 Apples to You!
1934 Bubbling Over
1934 Everybody Likes Music
1934 Nifty Nurses
1934 Roamin' Vandals
1934 Super Stupid
1934 The Knife of the Party
1935 Hail, Brother
1935 How to Break 90 at Croquet
1935 Love, Honor and Obey (the Law!)
1935 The Spirit of 1976
1936 Love on a Bet
1936 That Girl from Paris
1936 The Bride Walks Out
1937 New Faces of 1937
1937 Wise Girl
1938 The Mad Miss Manton
1939 Career
1939 The Flying Irishman
1941 Model Wife
1941 Three Girls About Town
1942 Lady for a Night
1943 Dangerous Blondes
1944 Carolina Blues
1944 Nine Girls
1946 Meet Me on Broadway
1947 Lost Honeymoon
1947 Out of the Blue
1948 The Man from Texas
1952 Okinawa
1956 The Go-Getter
1961 The Choppers
1961 The Festival Girls
Writer:
1925 The Crook Buster
1926 The Show Cowpuncher
1927 The Shield of Honor
1929 Eyes of the Underworld
1933 A Preferred List
1933 High Gear
1934 Apples to You!
1934 Bubbling Over
1934 Everybody Likes Music
1934 Nifty Nurses
1934 Roamin' Vandals
1934 Super Stupid
1934 The Knife of the Party
1935 Hail, Brother
1935 How to Break 90 at Croquet
1935 Love, Honor and Obey (the Law!)
1935 The Spirit of 1976
1936 Love on a Bet
1936 That Girl from Paris
1936 The Bride Walks Out
1937 New Faces of 1937
1937 Wise Girl
1938 The Mad Miss Manton
1939 Career
1939 The Flying Irishman
1941 Model Wife
1941 Three Girls About Town
1942 Lady for a Night
1943 Dangerous Blondes
1944 Carolina Blues
1944 Nine Girls
1946 Meet Me on Broadway
1947 Lost Honeymoon
1947 Out of the Blue
1948 The Man from Texas
1952 Okinawa
1956 The Go-Getter
1961 The Choppers
1961 The Festival Girls
Director:
1950 Treasury Men in Action
1953 I Led Three Lives
1955 Science Fiction Theatre
1957 Richard Diamond, Private Detective
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