Leigh Jason

Biography

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

Directed

1. The Mad Miss Manton (1938) — Director
2. The Bride Walks Out (1936) — Director
3. Lady for a Night (1942) — Director
4. The Choppers (1961) — Director
5. Out of the Blue (1947) — Director
6. Science Fiction Theatre (1955) — Director
7. Dangerous Blondes (1943) — Director
8. Wise Girl (1937) — Director
9. That Girl from Paris (1936) — Director
10. Lost Honeymoon (1947) — Director
11. Okinawa (1952) — Director
12. The Flying Irishman (1939) — Director
13. Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957) — Director
14. Three Girls About Town (1941) — Director
15. Bubbling Over (1934) — Director
16. High Gear (1933) — Director
17. Love on a Bet (1936) — Director
18. Carolina Blues (1944) — Director
19. Nine Girls (1944) — Director
20. Treasury Men in Action (1950) — Director
21. Nifty Nurses (1934) — Director
22. The Festival Girls (1961) — Director
23. The Knife of the Party (1934) — Director
24. A Preferred List (1933) — Director
25. New Faces of 1937 (1937) — Director
26. Apples to You! (1934) — Director
27. The Man from Texas (1948) — Director
28. Model Wife (1941) — Director
29. Meet Me on Broadway (1946) — Director
30. Your Jeweler's Showcase (1952) — Director
31. How to Break 90 at Croquet (1935) — Director
32. Roamin' Vandals (1934) — Director
33. Career (1939) — Director
34. The Go-Getter (1956) — Director
35. Eyes of the Underworld (1929) — Director
36. The Spirit of 1976 (1935) — Director
37. Hail, Brother (1935) — Director
38. The Body Punch (1929) — Director
39. Home Work — Director
40. I Led Three Lives (1953) — Director