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Director 1904 - 1979

Leigh Jason

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,... Read full bio →

Directed Films

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4 titles
Okinawa

Okinawa

Leigh Jason 1952 1h 7m 5.0

Captain Hale takes over command of a U. S. Naval vessel as it prepares to take part in the invasion of Okinawa in the Second World War. His crew includes a rowdy gun crew who punctuate fire missions with banter and antics.

Lost Honeymoon

Lost Honeymoon

Leigh Jason 1947 1h 11m 4.0

After an Englishwoman dies, leaving behind two children, her devoted friend decides to take the children to find the woman's husband, an American serviceman who had returned to the USA. But the father, now a successful architect, claims not to remember ever having gotten married or having any children.

The Mad Miss Manton

The Mad Miss Manton

Leigh Jason 1938 1h 20m 7.0

When the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she proves them wrong.

High Gear

High Gear

Leigh Jason 1933 1h 7m 6.0

When Mark 'High Gear' Sherrod (Murray) looses his nerve, the race car driver takes a job driving a taxi, but when he befriends a cute reporter and the young handicapped son of a deceased driver, he attempts to return to the track.

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