Leigh Jason
Directing · Born 1904-07-26 · age 74 at death
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
Titles
The Mad Miss Manton
The Bride Walks Out
Lady for a Night
The Choppers
Out of the Blue
Science Fiction Theatre
Dangerous Blondes
Wise Girl
That Girl from Paris
Lost Honeymoon
Okinawa
The Flying Irishman
The Shield of Honor
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Three Girls About Town
Bubbling Over
High Gear
Love on a Bet
Carolina Blues
Nine Girls
Treasury Men in Action
Nifty Nurses
The Festival Girls
The Knife of the Party
A Preferred List
New Faces of 1937
Apples to You!
The Man from Texas
Model Wife
Meet Me on Broadway
Your Jeweler's Showcase
How to Break 90 at Croquet
Roamin' Vandals
The Show Cowpuncher
The Crook Buster
Eyes of the Underworld
Career
The Go-Getter
The Spirit of 1976
Hail, Brother
The Body Punch
Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
One Glorious Scrap
Home Work
I Led Three Lives
Love, Honor and Obey (the Law!)
Everybody Likes Music