Will Jason (1910-1970)

Alias:
William Jacobson
William Jason
William Robert Jacobson
William Robert Jason

Birthplace:
New York City, New York, USA

Born:
June 23, 1910

Died:
February 10, 1970

Will Jason (1910–1970) was an American film and television director. He shot a number of short films for MGM during the early 1940s.

Additional information:

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Associate Producer:
1947  Sarge Goes to College

Director:
1938  Anaesthesia
1938  Once Over Lightly
1938  Penny's Picnic
1938  Snow Gets in Your Eyes
1938  The Canary Comes Across
1940  A Failure at Fifty
1941  Cuban Rhythm
1941  Ghost Treasure
1941  Water Bugs
1942  Calling All Pa's
1942  Victory Quiz
1943  First Aid
1943  Inca Gold
1943  My Tomato
1943  No News Is Good News
1943  Seventh Column
1944  Groovie Movie
1944  Important Business
1944  Movie Pests
1944  Safety Sleuth
1944  Tahiti Nights
1944  The Soul of a Monster
1944  Why Daddy?
1945  Eve Knew Her Apples
1945  Guest Pests
1945  Ten Cents a Dance
1946  Blonde Alibi
1946  Idea Girl
1946  Slightly Scandalous
1946  The Dark Horse
1947  Sarge Goes to College
1948  Campus Sleuth
1948  Music Man
1948  Rusty Leads the Way
1948  Smart Politics
1949  Kazan
1950  Everybody's Dancin'
1951  Chain of Circumstance
1951  Disc Jockey
1951  The Harlem Globetrotters
1952  Thief of Damascus
1954  Mandrake the Magician

Original Story:
1937  Carnival in Paris
1938  Anaesthesia
1938  Once Over Lightly
1938  Penny's Picnic
1938  Snow Gets in Your Eyes
1938  The Canary Comes Across
1940  A Failure at Fifty
1941  Cuban Rhythm
1941  Ghost Treasure
1941  Water Bugs
1942  Calling All Pa's
1942  Victory Quiz
1943  First Aid
1943  Inca Gold
1943  My Tomato
1943  No News Is Good News
1943  Seventh Column
1944  Groovie Movie
1944  Important Business
1944  Movie Pests
1944  Safety Sleuth
1944  Tahiti Nights
1944  The Soul of a Monster
1944  Why Daddy?
1945  Eve Knew Her Apples
1945  Guest Pests
1945  Ten Cents a Dance
1946  Blonde Alibi
1946  Idea Girl
1946  Slightly Scandalous
1946  The Dark Horse
1947  Sarge Goes to College
1948  Campus Sleuth
1948  Music Man
1948  Rusty Leads the Way
1948  Smart Politics
1949  Kazan
1950  Everybody's Dancin'
1951  Chain of Circumstance
1951  Disc Jockey
1951  The Harlem Globetrotters
1952  Thief of Damascus
1954  Mandrake the Magician

Producer:
1937  Carnival in Paris
1938  Anaesthesia
1938  Once Over Lightly
1938  Penny's Picnic
1938  Snow Gets in Your Eyes
1938  The Canary Comes Across
1940  A Failure at Fifty
1941  Cuban Rhythm
1941  Ghost Treasure
1941  Water Bugs
1942  Calling All Pa's
1942  Victory Quiz
1943  First Aid
1943  Inca Gold
1943  My Tomato
1943  No News Is Good News
1943  Seventh Column
1944  Groovie Movie
1944  Important Business
1944  Movie Pests
1944  Safety Sleuth
1944  Tahiti Nights
1944  The Soul of a Monster
1944  Why Daddy?
1945  Eve Knew Her Apples
1945  Guest Pests
1945  Ten Cents a Dance
1946  Blonde Alibi
1946  Idea Girl
1946  Slightly Scandalous
1946  The Dark Horse
1947  Sarge Goes to College
1948  Campus Sleuth
1948  Music Man
1948  Rusty Leads the Way
1948  Smart Politics
1949  Kazan
1950  Everybody's Dancin'
1951  Chain of Circumstance
1951  Disc Jockey
1951  The Harlem Globetrotters
1952  Thief of Damascus
1954  Mandrake the Magician

Screenplay:
1937  Carnival in Paris
1938  Anaesthesia
1938  Once Over Lightly
1938  Penny's Picnic
1938  Snow Gets in Your Eyes
1938  The Canary Comes Across
1940  A Failure at Fifty
1941  Cuban Rhythm
1941  Ghost Treasure
1941  Water Bugs
1942  Calling All Pa's
1942  Victory Quiz
1943  First Aid
1943  Inca Gold
1943  My Tomato
1943  No News Is Good News
1943  Seventh Column
1944  Groovie Movie
1944  Important Business
1944  Movie Pests
1944  Safety Sleuth
1944  Tahiti Nights
1944  The Soul of a Monster
1944  Why Daddy?
1945  Eve Knew Her Apples
1945  Guest Pests
1945  Ten Cents a Dance
1946  Blonde Alibi
1946  Idea Girl
1946  Slightly Scandalous
1946  The Dark Horse
1947  Sarge Goes to College
1948  Campus Sleuth
1948  Music Man
1948  Rusty Leads the Way
1948  Smart Politics
1949  Kazan
1950  Everybody's Dancin'
1951  Chain of Circumstance
1951  Disc Jockey
1951  The Harlem Globetrotters
1952  Thief of Damascus
1954  Mandrake the Magician

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