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Overview
Date of Birth:
Date of Death:
Mini Biography:
Director noted for his romantic films.
Trivia:
Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One... more
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another
3 wins
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NewsDesk:
(7 articles)
Remember The Night – Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray
(From Alt Film Guide. 19 December 2009, 3:10 PM, PST)
Christmas Movies on TCM
(From Alt Film Guide. 7 December 2009, 7:42 PM, PST)
(From Alt Film Guide. 19 December 2009, 3:10 PM, PST)
Christmas Movies on TCM
(From Alt Film Guide. 7 December 2009, 7:42 PM, PST)
Alternate Names:
J. Mitchell Leisen | James Mitchell Leisen | Mitch Leisen | Leisen
Filmography
Jump to filmography as: Director, Art Director, Costume Designer, Producer, Actor, Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, Miscellaneous Crew, Costume and Wardrobe Department, Set Decorator, Writer, Art Department, Production Manager, Self
Director:
- Spree (1967)
- "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E." (3 episodes, 1966-1967)
- The Petit Prix Affair (1967) TV episode
- The Drublegratz Affair (1967) TV episode
- The Danish Blue Affair (1966) TV episode - "Adventures in Paradise" (2 episodes, 1961-1962)
- The Velvet Trap (1962) TV episode
- Show Me a Hero (1961) TV episode - "Wagon Train" (2 episodes, 1961)
... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
- The Prairie Story (1961) TV episode
- The Patience Miller Story (1961) TV episode (as Mitch Leisen) - "Thriller" (2 episodes, 1960)
... aka Boris Karloff's Thriller
- Girl with a Secret (1960) TV episode
- Worse Than Murder (1960) TV episode - "Markham" (2 episodes, 1960)
- A Cry from the Penthouse (1960) TV episode
- Escorts a La Carte (1960) TV episode - "The Twilight Zone" (3 episodes, 1959-1960)
... aka The Twilight Zone: The Original Series (Australia)
... aka Twilight Zone (USA: new title)
- People Are Alike All Over (1960) TV episode
- Escape Clause (1959) TV episode
- The Sixteen Millimeter Shrine (1959) TV episode - "General Electric Theater" (4 episodes, 1959)
... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
- Absalom, My Son (1959) TV episode
- Night Club (1959) TV episode
- Miracle at the Opera (1959) TV episode
- The Incredible Jewel Robbery (1959) TV episode - "Shirley Temple's Storybook" (1 episode, 1958)
... aka Shirley Temple Storybook Collection (USA: DVD box title)
... aka Shirley Temple Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka The Shirley Temple Show (USA: second season title)
- Mother Goose (1958) TV episode - The Girl Most Likely (1958)
- Bedevilled (1955)
- Tonight We Sing (1953)
- Young Man with Ideas (1952)
... aka Young Man in a Hurry (USA: alternative title) - Darling, How Could You! (1951)
... aka Rendezvous (UK) - The Mating Season (1951)
- Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1950)
... aka After Midnight (UK) - No Man of Her Own (1950)
- Song of Surrender (1949)
- Bride of Vengeance (1949)
- Dream Girl (1948)
- Golden Earrings (1947)
- Suddenly, It's Spring (1947)
- To Each His Own (1946)
- Masquerade in Mexico (1945)
- Kitty (1945)
- Practically Yours (1944)
- Frenchman's Creek (1944)
- Lady in the Dark (1944)
- No Time for Love (1943)
- Take a Letter, Darling (1942)
... aka Green-Eyed Woman (UK) - The Lady Is Willing (1942)
- Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
- I Wanted Wings (1941)
- Arise, My Love (1940)
- Remember the Night (1940)
- Midnight (1939)
- Artists and Models Abroad (1938)
... aka Stranded in Paris (UK) - The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)
- Easy Living (1937)
- Swing High, Swing Low (1937)
- The Big Broadcast of 1937 (1936)
- Thirteen Hours by Air (1936)
- Hands Across the Table (1935)
- Four Hours to Kill! (1935)
- Behold My Wife (1934)
- Murder at the Vanities (1934)
- Death Takes a Holiday (1934)
- Bolero (1934) (uncredited)
- Cradle Song (1933)
Art Director:
- The Sign of the Cross (1932) (uncredited)
- The Squaw Man (1931)
... aka The White Man (UK) - Madam Satan (1930)
- Dynamite (1929) (as J. Mitchell Leisen)
- The Godless Girl (1929) (as James Mitchell Leisen)
- Ned McCobb's Daughter (1928)
- Love Over Night (1928)
- Show Folks (1928)
- Celebrity (1928)
- Power (1928)
- Chicago (1927)
- The Forbidden Woman (1927)
- Dress Parade (1927)
- The Wise Wife (1927)
- The Angel of Broadway (1927)
- The Fighting Eagle (1927)
- His Dog (1927)
- The King of Kings (1927) (uncredited)
- The Volga Boatman (1926)
- The Road to Yesterday (1925)
- Saturday Night (1922)
- The Prince Chap (1920) (as James Mitchell Leisen)
Costume Designer:
- Bride of Vengeance (1949)
- Frenchman's Creek (1944) (uncredited)
- Lady in the Dark (1944)
- Take a Letter, Darling (1942)
... aka Green-Eyed Woman (UK) - The Lady Is Willing (1942)
- The Sign of the Cross (1932)
- The Taming of the Shrew (1929) (uncredited)
- The Road to Yesterday (1925)
- Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall (1924)
- The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
- The Courtship of Myles Standish (1923)
... aka The Courtship of Miles Standish (USA: alternative title) - Rosita (1923)
- Robin Hood (1922) (as Leisen)
... aka Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood (USA: complete title) - Forbidden Fruit (1921)
Producer:
- The 26th Annual Academy Awards (1954) (TV) (producer)
- Kitty (1945) (producer)
- Practically Yours (1944) (producer)
- No Time for Love (1943) (producer)
- Take a Letter, Darling (1942) (producer)
... aka Green-Eyed Woman (UK) - The Lady Is Willing (1942) (producer)
- Remember the Night (1940) (producer)
Actor:
- Miss Tatlock's Millions (1948) .... Cameo
- Hold Back the Dawn (1941) .... Mr. Dwight Saxon
- Four Hours to Kill! (1935) (uncredited) .... Orchestra Leader
- Murder at the Vanities (1934) (uncredited) .... Orchestra Leader
- -But the Flesh Is Weak (1932) (uncredited) .... Lord Wentworth
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
- The Sign of the Cross (1932) (assistant director) (uncredited)
- The Squaw Man (1931) (assistant director)
... aka The White Man (UK) - Madam Satan (1930) (assistant director)
- Dynamite (1929) (assistant director) (as J. Mitchell Leisen)
Miscellaneous Crew:
- The Eagle and the Hawk (1933) (associate director)
- Tonight Is Ours (1933) (associate director)
Costume and Wardrobe Department:
- Show Folks (1928) (costumer)
- Male and Female (1919) (costume designer: Babylonian sequence) (uncredited)
Writer:
- No Man of Her Own (1950) (uncredited)
Art Department:
- The Sign of the Cross (1932) (art director: 1944 prologue) (uncredited)
Production Manager:
- Midsummer Madness (1920) (production manager)
Self:
- Variety Girl (1947) .... Himself
- Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 (1933) (uncredited) .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
"The Twilight Zone" (1959), director (ep. 'People are Alike All Over')
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