Directing

Leslie Pearce

Born April 20, 1887

Died August 17, 1977 · aged 90

Arnold Leslie Pearce (20 April 1887 – 17 August 1977) was a New Zealand film director,[1] who directed numerous short films in Hollywood during the 1930s, including several with W.C. Fields and Bing Crosby.

Known For

Billboard GirlBillboard Girl · 1932
Billboard Girl
★ 4.61932
MovieComedyMusic
Bing and a buddy drive to the college town where Bing's penpal, a billboard model, goes to school. Little does he know he's being pranked by one of her male classmates.
The Fall GuyThe Fall Guy · 1930
The Fall Guy
★ 6.31930
MovieComedyCrime
Johnny Quinlan is so desperate for a job that he takes a gig as a "bag man" for the mob. Meanwhile, his beleaguered wife has to deal with her bizarre, unemployed, wise-cracking brother and various neighbors while keeping house in their Brooklyn tenement.
Blue of the NightBlue of the Night · 1931
Blue of the Night
★ 5.81931
MovieComedyMusic
Starring Bing Crosby as himself in a short comedy/romance telling a tale of mistaken identity. Two-reeler; directed by Mack Sennett
W.C. Fields: 6 Short FilmsW.C. Fields: 6 Short Films · 2000
W.C. Fields: 6 Short Films
★ 7.32000
MovieComedy
A Criterion compilation of "six gems that feature the comic genius at his peak: The Golf Specialist, Pool Sharks (silent), The Pharmacist, The Fatal Glass of Beer, The Barber Shop, and, of course, the notorious The Dentist." Pool Sharks is his first film ever, released in 1915; the rest are all five of Fields’ talking shorts, released from 1930 to 1933.
The Carnation KidThe Carnation Kid · 1929
The Carnation Kid
★ 10.01929
MovieComedy
It's a case of mistaken identity in this comedy that centers around a country bumpkin mistaken for a Chicago hitman.
Don't Play Bridge With Your WifeDon't Play Bridge With Your Wife · 1933
Don't Play Bridge With Your Wife
1933
MovieComedy
A Mack Sennett-produced sound short about couples playing bridge through the ages.
Road to HollywoodRoad to Hollywood · 1947
Road to Hollywood
★ 5.01947
MovieDocumentaryComedy
Exploitation film-maker Bud Pollard appears on screen to tell us of Bing Crosby's rise to fame, using scenes from four early Crosby shorts to illustrate his fictional biography.
Too Many HusbandsToo Many Husbands · 1931
Too Many Husbands
1931
MovieComedy
'Ed Martin's honeymoon is upset by the appearance of his son, with his fiancée and her uncle - who turns out to be his bride's first husband.' (Leonard Maltin)

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