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Leigh Jason
Born July 26, 1904
Died February 19, 1979 · aged 74
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 serie…
Known For
Nine Girls · 1944Nine Girls
★ 5.81944
MovieMysteryComedy
One of the members of a sorority is found murdered. Although the police are called in to investigate, some of the girls decide to do some sleuthing on their own to unmask the killer.
Okinawa · 1952Okinawa
★ 5.61952
MovieWarAction
On the eve of their return to the states, the crew of the U.S.S. Blake is unpleasantly surprised when their new captain, Lt. Commander Hale, announces that they've been reassigned to the upcoming invasion of Okinawa. With the news turning the crew against him, Hale must rise to the occasion to keep his men inline.
Model Wife · 1941Model Wife
★ 6.51941
MovieComedy
Complications in a dressmaking firm when a model has to hide her marriage.
Wise Girl · 1937Wise Girl
★ 7.11937
MovieComedy
Snooty heiress decides to track down her dead sister's kids, who are living a Bohemian life with their uncle in Greenwich Village. Once she finds them, she discovers that the Bohemian life is fun and free of the constraints her country-club life places on her. But she decides to take the uncle to court anyway to free him from the kids so he can paint.
The Mad Miss Manton · 1938The Mad Miss Manton
★ 6.41938
MovieComedyCrime
When the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she and her group of friends prove them wrong.
Bubbling Over · 1934Bubbling Over
★ 5.01934
MovieComedy
In this all-black short musical comedy, a woman has a husband so lazy she can stick a pin in him without him waking up... but announcing lunch gets him up pretty fast. She's also saddled with a bevy of his lazy relatives. Four more come by and sing as a quartet. After the wife learns they had been traveling men, she advises them to keep traveling and kicks them out...
The Bride Walks Out · 1936The Bride Walks Out
★ 5.41936
MovieComedyRomance
Carolyn Martin is a fashion model who hastily marries her boyfriend, engineer Michael Martin. But part of the marriage arrangement requires that Carolyn quit her $50-per-week modeling job to be a full-time housewife; the couple will instead live on Michael’s $35-per-week job.
Lady for a Night · 1942Lady for a Night
★ 5.51942
MovieDramaRomance
Gambling boat operator Jenny Blake throws over her gambler beau Jack Morgan in order to marry into high society.
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