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Director
Mitchell Leisen
Defining Films
Profile
Mitchell Leisen was an American film director known for his sophisticated comedies and romantic dramas during Hollywood's Golden Age. He directed notable films including 'Easy Living' (1937) and 'Midnight' (1939), showcasing his talent for witty dialogue and elegant visual storytelling. Leisen's career spanned from the 1920s through the 1960s, and he was also an accomplished production designer before becoming a director.
Filmography (61)
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Here’s Las Vegas (documentary
Here’s Las Vegas (documentary
Adventures in Paradise
Wagon Train
Markham
The Twilight Zone
Shirley Temple’s Storybook
Shirley Temple’s Storybook
The Girl Most Likely
G.E Theatre (–61
G.E Theatre (–61
Bedevilled
Tonight We Sing
Young Man with Ideas
Darling, How Could You?
The Mating Season
No Man of Her Own
Captain Carey, USA
Bride of Vengeance
Bride of Vengeance
Song of Surrender
Dream Girl
Golden Earrings
Suddenly It’s Spring
To Each His Own
Masquerade in Mexico
Kitty
Frenchman’s Creek
Lady in the Dark
Practically Yours
No Time for Love
The Lady Is Willing
Take a Letter, Darling
I Wanted Wings
Hold Back the Dawn
Arise My Love
Remember the Night
Midnight
The Big Broadcast of
Artists and Models Abroad
Easy Living
Swing High, Swing Low
The Big Broadcast of
Thirteen Hours by Air
Thirteen Hours by Air
Hands Across the Table
Behold My Wife
Four Hours to Kill
Murder at the Vanities
Death Takes a Holiday
Cradle Song
The Sign of the Cross (Cecil B. DeMille, ) costumes, art direction (& assistant director
The Sign of the Cross (Cecil B. DeMille, ) costumes, art direction (& assistant director
The Squaw Man (Cecil B. DeMille, ) art director (& assistant director
The Squaw Man (Cecil B. DeMille, ) art director (& assistant director
Madam Satan (Cecil B. DeMille, ) art director with Cedric Gibbons
Madam Satan (Cecil B. DeMille, ) art director with Cedric Gibbons
Dynamite (Cecil B. DeMille, ) art director with Cedric Gibbons
Dynamite (Cecil B. DeMille, ) art director with Cedric Gibbons
The Godless Girl (Cecil B. DeMille, ) art director
The Godless Girl (Cecil B. DeMille, ) art director
The King of Kings (Cecil B. DeMille, ) art director with Anton Grot
The King of Kings (Cecil B. DeMille, ) art director with Anton Grot
The Volga Boatman (Cecil B. DeMille, ) art director with Anton Grot
The Volga Boatman (Cecil B. DeMille, ) art director with Anton Grot
The Road to Yesterday (Cecil B. DeMille, ) set decorator
The Road to Yesterday (Cecil B. DeMille, ) set decorator
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall (Marshall Neilan, ) costumes
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall (Marshall Neilan, ) costumes
The Thief of Bagdad (Raoul Walsh, ) costumes
Rosita (Ernst Lubitsch, ) costumes
Rosita (Ernst Lubitsch, ) costumes
Robin Hood (Allan Dwan, ) costumes
Robin Hood (Allan Dwan, ) costumes
Forbidden Fruit (Cecil B. DeMille, ) costumes with Natacha Rambova
Forbidden Fruit (Cecil B. DeMille, ) costumes with Natacha Rambova
Male and Female (Cecil B. DeMille, ) costumes
Male and Female (Cecil B. DeMille, ) costumes