Leigh Jason
Directing
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
Known for
Directing43
movieThe Choppers
1961
Director
movieThe Festival Girls
1961
Director
movieThe Go-Getter
1956
Director
tvScience Fiction Theatre
1955
Director
tvI Led Three Lives
1953
Director
tvYour Jeweler's Showcase
1952
Director
movieOkinawa
1952
Director
tvTreasury Men in Action
1950
Director
movieThe Man from Texas
1948
Director
movieOut of the Blue
1947
Director
movieLost Honeymoon
1947
Director
movieMeet Me on Broadway
1946
Director
movieCarolina Blues
1944
Director
movieNine Girls
1944
Director
movieDangerous Blondes
1943
Director
movieLady for a Night
1942
Director
movieThree Girls About Town
1941
Director
movieModel Wife
1941
Director
movieCareer
1939
Director
movieThe Flying Irishman
1939
Director
movieThe Mad Miss Manton
1938
Director
movieWise Girl
1937
Director
movieNew Faces of 1937
1937
Director
movieThat Girl from Paris
1936
Director
movieThe Bride Walks Out
1936
Director
movieLove on a Bet
1936
Director
movieRoamin' Vandals
1934
Director
movieBubbling Over
1934
Director
movieApples to You!
1934
Director
movieEverybody Likes Music
1934
Director
movieThe Knife of the Party
1934
Director
movieA Preferred List
1933
Director
movieHigh Gear
1933
Director
movieThe Body Punch
1929
Director
movieEyes of the Underworld
1929
Director
Home Work
Director
Writing8
movieHigh Gear
1933
Story, Screenplay
movieEyes of the Underworld
1929
Story, Screenplay
Production1
movieModel Wife
1941
Producer