Directing
Community Rating
5.4
TMDB estimate
Born
July 26, 1904
Died
February 19, 1979 (age 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 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
Home Work
as Director
TBA
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The Choppers
as Director
1961
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The Festival Girls
as Director
1961
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Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Director
1957
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The Go-Getter
as Director
1956
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Science Fiction Theatre
as Director
1955
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I Led Three Lives
as Director
1953
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Your Jeweler's Showcase
as Director
1952
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Okinawa
as Director
1952
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Treasury Men in Action
as Director
1950
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The Man from Texas
as Director
1948
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Out of the Blue
as Director
1947
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Lost Honeymoon
as Director
1947
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Meet Me on Broadway
as Director
1946
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Carolina Blues
as Director
1944
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Nine Girls
as Director
1944
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Dangerous Blondes
as Director
1943
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Lady for a Night
as Director
1942
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Three Girls About Town
as Director
1941
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Model Wife
as Director, Producer
1941
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