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Tonight We Sing (1953) -- Musical biopic based on the life and career of impresario (and Russian immigrant) Sol Hurok who, despite having no musical talent of his own, fostered the careers of many who did.

Swing High, Swing Low (1937) -- In Panama, Maggie King meets soldier Skid Johnson on his last day in the army and reluctantly agrees to a date to celebrate...

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Date of Birth:

6 October 1898, Menominee, Michigan, USA more

Date of Death:

28 October 1972, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA more

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Director noted for his romantic films.

Trivia:

Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One... more

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Down 2% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins more

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Best Films - 1939
(From Alternative Film Guide. 10 May 2009, 1:26 AM, PDT)

Alternate Names:

J. Mitchell Leisen | James Mitchell Leisen | Mitch Leisen | Leisen

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Spree (1967)		1967	-	7.0 (7)

2.	"The Girl from U.N.C.L.E." (1966)	(3 episodes, 1966-1967)	1967	-	6.9 (93)
	3 TV episodes: "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.: The Petit Prix Affair (#1.24)" "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.: The Drublegratz Affair (#1.19)" "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.: The Danish Blue Affair (#1.7)"
3.	"Adventures in Paradise" (1959)	(2 episodes, 1961-1962)	1962	-	8.7 (79)
	2 TV episodes: "Adventures in Paradise: The Velvet Trap (#3.16)" "Adventures in Paradise: Show Me a Hero (#3.6)"
4.	"Wagon Train" (1957)	(2 episodes, 1961)	1961	-	7.6 (211)
	AKAs: Major Adams, Trail Master 2 TV episodes: "Wagon Train: The Prairie Story (#4.19)" "Wagon Train: The Patience Miller Story (#4.16)" (as Mitch Leisen)
5.	"Thriller" (1960)	(2 episodes, 1960)	1960	-	8.6 (148)
	AKAs: Boris Karloff's Thriller 2 TV episodes: "Thriller: Girl with a Secret (#1.9)" "Thriller: Worse Than Murder (#1.3)"
6.	"Markham" (1959)	(2 episodes, 1960)	1960	-	8.4 (12)
	2 TV episodes: "Markham: A Cry from the Penthouse (#1.52)" "Markham: Escorts a La Carte (#1.49)"
7.	"The Twilight Zone" (1959)	(3 episodes, 1959-1960)	1960	-	9.6 (5,884)
	AKAs: The Twilight Zone: The Original Series (Australia) Twilight Zone (USA: new title) 3 TV episodes: "The Twilight Zone: People Are Alike All Over (#1.25)" "The Twilight Zone: Escape Clause (#1.6)" "The Twilight Zone: The Sixteen Millimeter Shrine (#1.4)"
8.	"General Electric Theater" (1953)	(4 episodes, 1959)	1959	-	8.1 (72)
	AKAs: G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title) G.E. True Theater (USA: new title) 4 TV episodes: "General Electric Theater: Absalom, My Son (#8.12)" "General Electric Theater: Night Club (#8.4)" "General Electric Theater: Miracle at the Opera (#8.1)" "General Electric Theater: The Incredible Jewel Robbery (#7.23)"
9.	"Shirley Temple's Storybook" (1958)	(1 episode, 1958)	1958	-	8.2 (31)
	AKAs: Shirley Temple Storybook Collection (USA: DVD box title) The Shirley Temple Show (USA: second season title) The Shirley Temple Theatre (USA: third season title) 1 TV episode: "Shirley Temple's Storybook: Mother Goose (#1.16)"
10.	The Girl Most Likely (1958)		1958	-	6.0 (123)

11.	Bedevilled (1955)		1955	-	4.6 (50)

12.	Tonight We Sing (1953)		1953	-	5.3 (38)

13.	Young Man with Ideas (1952)		1952	-	5.9 (63)
	AKAs: Young Man in a Hurry (USA: alternative title)
14.	Darling, How Could You! (1951)		1951	-	6.9 (41)
	AKAs: Rendezvous (UK)
15.	The Mating Season (1951)		1951	-	7.6 (464)

16.	No Man of Her Own (1950)		1950	-	7.6 (322)

17.	Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1950)		1950	-	6.2 (100)
	AKAs: After Midnight (UK)
18.	Song of Surrender (1949)		1949	-	6.8 (17)

19.	Bride of Vengeance (1949)		1949	-	4.9 (33)

20.	Dream Girl (1948)		1948	-	6.3 (18)

21.	Golden Earrings (1947)		1947	-	6.6 (362)

22.	Suddenly, It's Spring (1947)		1947	-	7.6 (9)

23.	To Each His Own (1946)		1946	-	8.0 (511)

24.	Masquerade in Mexico (1945)		1945	-	5.4 (22)

25.	Kitty (1945)		1945	-	7.3 (158)

26.	Practically Yours (1944)		1944	-	7.2 (25)

27.	Frenchman's Creek (1944)		1944	-	6.4 (181)

28.	Lady in the Dark (1944)		1944	-	6.4 (150)

29.	No Time for Love (1943)		1943	-	7.0 (217)

30.	Take a Letter, Darling (1942)		1942	-	7.0 (186)
	AKAs: Green-Eyed Woman (UK)
31.	The Lady Is Willing (1942)		1942	-	6.2 (169)

32.	Hold Back the Dawn (1941)		1941	-	7.7 (486)

33.	I Wanted Wings (1941)		1941	-	6.0 (86)

34.	Arise, My Love (1940)		1940	-	7.2 (196)

35.	Remember the Night (1940)		1940	-	7.9 (792)

36.	Midnight (1939)		1939	-	8.0 (1,576)

37.	Artists and Models Abroad (1938)		1938	-	6.1 (34)
	AKAs: Stranded in Paris (UK)
38.	The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)		1938	-	6.7 (349)

39.	Easy Living (1937)		1937	-	7.8 (765)

40.	Swing High, Swing Low (1937)		1937	-	6.7 (201)

41.	The Big Broadcast of 1937 (1936)		1936	-	6.8 (66)

42.	Thirteen Hours by Air (1936)		1936	-	6.9 (23)

43.	Hands Across the Table (1935)		1935	-	7.3 (480)

44.	Four Hours to Kill! (1935)		1935	-	7.3 (62)

45.	Behold My Wife (1934)		1934	-	6.8 (14)

46.	Murder at the Vanities (1934)		1934	-	6.5 (169)

47.	Death Takes a Holiday (1934)		1934	-	7.1 (677)

48.	Bolero (1934)	(uncredited)	1934	-	7.0 (76)

49.	Cradle Song (1933)		1933	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Sign of the Cross (1932)	(uncredited)	1932	-	7.1 (714)

2.	The Squaw Man (1931)		1931	-	6.7 (89)
	AKAs: The White Man (UK)
3.	Madam Satan (1930)		1930	-	6.4 (184)

4.	Dynamite (1929)	(as J. Mitchell Leisen)	1929	-	6.9 (125)

5.	The Godless Girl (1929)	(as James Mitchell Leisen)	1929	-	7.2 (273)

6.	Ned McCobb's Daughter (1928)		1928	-	-

7.	Love Over Night (1928)		1928	-	-

8.	Show Folks (1928)		1928	-	7.7 (7)

9.	Celebrity (1928)		1928	-	-

10.	Power (1928)		1928	-	5.2 (8)

11.	Chicago (1927)		1927	-	7.3 (67)

12.	The Forbidden Woman (1927)		1927	-	-

13.	Dress Parade (1927)		1927	-	7.6 (66)

14.	The Wise Wife (1927)		1927	-	-

15.	The Angel of Broadway (1927)		1927	-	-

16.	The Fighting Eagle (1927)		1927	-	7.1 (11)

17.	His Dog (1927)		1927	-	-

18.	The King of Kings (1927)	(uncredited)	1927	-	7.8 (591)

19.	The Volga Boatman (1926)		1926	-	7.2 (31)

20.	The Road to Yesterday (1925)		1925	-	7.2 (36)

21.	Saturday Night (1922)		1922	-	7.6 (5)

22.	The Prince Chap (1920)	(as James Mitchell Leisen)	1920	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Bride of Vengeance (1949)		1949	-	4.9 (33)

2.	Frenchman's Creek (1944)	(uncredited)	1944	-	6.4 (181)

3.	Lady in the Dark (1944)		1944	-	6.4 (150)

4.	Take a Letter, Darling (1942)		1942	-	7.0 (186)
	AKAs: Green-Eyed Woman (UK)
5.	The Lady Is Willing (1942)		1942	-	6.2 (169)

6.	The Sign of the Cross (1932)		1932	-	7.1 (714)

7.	The Taming of the Shrew (1929)	(uncredited)	1929	-	7.3 (215)

8.	The Road to Yesterday (1925)		1925	-	7.2 (36)

9.	Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall (1924)		1924	-	7.6 (25)

10.	The Thief of Bagdad (1924)		1924	-	7.9 (1,343)

11.	The Courtship of Myles Standish (1923)		1923	-	-
	AKAs: The Courtship of Miles Standish (USA: alternative title)
12.	Rosita (1923)		1923	-	7.3 (36)

13.	Robin Hood (1922)	(as Leisen)	1922	-	7.8 (605)
	AKAs: Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood (USA: complete title)
14.	Forbidden Fruit (1921)		1921	-	5.6 (6)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The 26th Annual Academy Awards (1954) (TV)	(producer)	1954	-	3.4 (36)

2.	Kitty (1945)	(producer)	1945	-	7.3 (158)

3.	Practically Yours (1944)	(producer)	1944	-	7.2 (25)

4.	No Time for Love (1943)	(producer)	1943	-	7.0 (217)

5.	Take a Letter, Darling (1942)	(producer)	1942	-	7.0 (186)
	AKAs: Green-Eyed Woman (UK)
6.	The Lady Is Willing (1942)	(producer)	1942	-	6.2 (169)

7.	Remember the Night (1940)	(producer)	1940	-	7.9 (792)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Miss Tatlock's Millions (1948)	Cameo	1948	-	7.3 (84)

2.	Hold Back the Dawn (1941)	Mr. Dwight Saxon	1941	-	7.7 (486)

3.	Four Hours to Kill! (1935)	(uncredited) Orchestra Leader	1935	-	7.3 (62)

4.	Murder at the Vanities (1934)	(uncredited) Orchestra Leader	1934	-	6.5 (169)

5.	-But the Flesh Is Weak (1932)	(uncredited) Lord Wentworth	1932	-	6.1 (55)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Sign of the Cross (1932)	(assistant director) (uncredited)	1932	-	7.1 (714)

2.	The Squaw Man (1931)	(assistant director)	1931	-	6.7 (89)
	AKAs: The White Man (UK)
3.	Madam Satan (1930)	(assistant director)	1930	-	6.4 (184)

4.	Dynamite (1929)	(assistant director) (as J. Mitchell Leisen)	1929	-	6.9 (125)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Eagle and the Hawk (1933)	(associate director)	1933	-	7.1 (200)

2.	Tonight Is Ours (1933)	(associate director)	1933	-	7.8 (18)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Show Folks (1928)	(costumer)	1928	-	7.7 (7)

2.	Male and Female (1919)	(costume designer: Babylonian sequence) (uncredited)	1919	-	8.1 (813)

		Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Road to Yesterday (1925)	1925	-	7.2 (36)

2.	Conrad in Quest of His Youth (1920)	1920	-	-

Writer View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	No Man of Her Own (1950)	(uncredited)	1950	-	7.6 (322)

Art Department View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	The Sign of the Cross (1932)	(art director: 1944 prologue) (uncredited)	1932	-	7.1 (714)

Production Manager				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Midsummer Madness (1920)	(production manager)	1920	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Variety Girl (1947)	Himself	1947	-	6.4 (100)

2.	Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 (1933)	(uncredited) Himself	1933	-	5.7 (10)

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"The Twilight Zone" (1959), director (ep. 'People are Alike All Over') more

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Drama | Comedy | Romance | Adventure more

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