Portrait of Mitchell Leisen

Directing

Mitchell Leisen

Career

Active from 1933 to 1967, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mitchell Leisen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Psychological
    4.3, average 5.5
  • Adrenaline
    3.9, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Intrigue 4
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • 1940s 3
  • Romance 3
  • Classic Screwball Comedy 3
  • Romantic Drama 2
  • Marriage of Convenience 2
  • Mexico 2
  • Deception 2
  • Musical 2
  • Showbiz 2
  • Spiritual Reflection 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

67
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title
Spree
Spree (1967)

Director

1950s

10 titles ยท average score 53
The Incredible Jewel Robbery
The Incredible Jewel Robbery (1959)

Director

The Girl Most Likely
The Girl Most Likely (1958)
GoodWatch score 36

Director

Bedevilled
Bedevilled (1955)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

Tonight We Sing
Tonight We Sing (1953)

Director

The Other Wise Man
The Other Wise Man (1953)

Director

Young Man with Ideas
Young Man with Ideas (1952)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

The Mating Season
The Mating Season (1951)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Darling, How Could You!
Darling, How Could You! (1951)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

No Man of Her Own
No Man of Her Own (1950)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Writer

Captain Carey, U.S.A.
Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1950)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

1940s

19 titles ยท average score 60
Golden Earrings
Golden Earrings (1947)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

To Each His Own
To Each His Own (1946)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Kitty
Kitty (1945)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Producer

Lady in the Dark
Lady in the Dark (1944)
GoodWatch score 42

Director

Frenchman's Creek
Frenchman's Creek (1944)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

No Time for Love
No Time for Love (1943)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Producer

Take a Letter, Darling
Take a Letter, Darling (1942)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

The Lady Is Willing
The Lady Is Willing (1942)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Hold Back the Dawn
Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
GoodWatch score 79

as Mr. Saxon

I Wanted Wings
I Wanted Wings (1941)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Remember the Night
Remember the Night (1940)
GoodWatch score 81

Director, Producer

Arise, My Love
Arise, My Love (1940)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

1930s

17 titles ยท average score 64
Midnight
Midnight (1939)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

The Big Broadcast of 1938
The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Artists and Models Abroad
Artists and Models Abroad (1938)

Director

Easy Living
Easy Living (1937)
GoodWatch score 88

Director

Swing High, Swing Low
Swing High, Swing Low (1937)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

The Big Broadcast of 1937
The Big Broadcast of 1937 (1936)
GoodWatch score 59

as Man in Radio Station Hallway (uncredited)

13 Hours by Air
13 Hours by Air (1936)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Hands Across the Table
Hands Across the Table (1935)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

Four Hours to Kill!
Four Hours to Kill! (1935)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Death Takes a Holiday
Death Takes a Holiday (1934)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Murder at the Vanities
Murder at the Vanities (1934)
GoodWatch score 61

as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

Behold My Wife!
Behold My Wife! (1934)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

1920s

20 titles ยท average score 72
Dynamite
Dynamite (1929)
GoodWatch score 66

Art Direction

The Godless Girl
The Godless Girl (1928)
GoodWatch score 69

Art Direction

Dress Parade
Dress Parade (1927)

Art Direction

Chicago
Chicago (1927)
GoodWatch score 73

Art Direction

The Volga Boatman
The Volga Boatman (1926)
GoodWatch score 66

Art Direction

The Road to Yesterday
The Road to Yesterday (1925)
GoodWatch score 65

Art Direction

The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
GoodWatch score 87

Costume Design

Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall (1924)

Costume Design

Rosita
Rosita (1923)
GoodWatch score 65

Costume Design

Robin Hood
Robin Hood (1922)
GoodWatch score 84

Costume Design

Saturday Night
Saturday Night (1922)

Art Direction

Conrad in Quest of His Youth
Conrad in Quest of His Youth (1920)

Set Decoration