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Leslie Arliss (1901–1987)

Director | Writer | Producer

Former journalist and film critic Leslie Arliss began his film career as a screenwriter in the 1930s, mainly for Gainsborough Pictures. He continued as a writer for ten years, leaving Gainsborough in 1941 when he was offered a chance to direct at Associated British. It wasn't long before he returned to Gainsborough and brought with him a young actor named James Mason... See full bio »

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in London, England, UK

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(age 86) in Jersey, Channel Islands, UK
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1963 The Forest Rangers (TV series)
– Beaver Poachers (1963)
– Foster Boy (1963)
– The Prospector (1963)
 
1959 William Tell (TV series)
– The Raid (1959)
 
1959 Danger List (short)
 
1957-1958 The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (TV series)
– Safe Deposit (1958)
– A Bowl by Cellini (1958)
– The Hand of Hera Dass (1958)
– The Man in the Wall (1958)
– Something Old, Something New (1958)
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1955-1957 Sailor of Fortune (TV series)
– The Lost Portrait (1957)
– Aircraft in the Desert (1957)
– Death at Sunset (1955)
 
1956-1957 The Buccaneers (TV series)
– Hurricane (1957)
– Conquest of New Providence (1957)
– Dangerous Cargo (1957)
– Gentleman Jack and the Lady (1956)
– Marooned (1956)
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1957 Man with a Dog (short)
 
1957 Insomnia Is Good for You (short)
 
1953-1956 Rheingold Theatre (TV series)
– Winning Sequence (1956)
– Mister Purley's Profession (1956)
– Point of View (1956)
– Welcome My Wife (1956)
– The Sound of Your Voice (1955)
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1955 Dead by Morning
 
1955 See How They Run
 
1954 Thought to Kill (episode "Thought to Kill")
 
1954 Destination Milan (segment "Lowland Fling")
 
1953 The Triangle (segment "Priceless Pocket")
 
1952 The Woman's Angle
 
1949 Saints and Sinners
 
1948 Idol of Paris
 
1947 A Man About the House
 
1945 The Wicked Lady
 
1944 A Lady Surrenders
 
1943 The Man in Grey
 
1942 Terror House
 
1941 The Farmer's Wife
 
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1983 The Wicked Lady (screenplay)
 
1959 The Invisible Man (TV series)
– Man in Disguise (1959) (story)
– Play to Kill (1959) (teleplay)
– Picnic with Death (1959) (teleplay)
– Behind the Mask (1959) (writer)
 
1958-1959 William Tell (TV series)
– The Traitor (1959) (screenplay)
– The Raid (1959) (teleplay)
– The Ensign (1959) (writer)
– The Emperor's Hat (1958) (teleplay)
 
1956 Rheingold Theatre (TV series)
– Winning Sequence (1956) (teleplay)
 
1955 See How They Run (screenplay)
 
1953 Top of the Form (writer)
 
1952 The Woman's Angle
 
1949 Saints and Sinners (screenplay)
 
1947 A Man About the House
 
1945 The Wicked Lady (screenplay)
 
1944 A Lady Surrenders
 
1943 The Man in Grey (screenplay)
 
1943 The Saint Meets the Tiger (writer)
 
1942 The Foreman Went to France
 
1942 Terror House
 
1941 South American George
 
1941 The Farmer's Wife
 
1940 Bulldog Sees It Through (script)
 
1940 Pastor Hall (screen story)
 
1940 For Freedom
 
1940 The Second Mr. Bush
 
1939 Come on George! (writer)
 
1939 Too Dangerous to Live (writer)
 
1937 Said O'Reilly to McNab
 
1937 Good Morning, Boys
 
1936 Windbag the Sailor (story)
 
1936 Everybody Dance
 
1936 Where There's a Will (story)
 
1936 Rhodes (adaptation)
 
1936 All In
 
1935 Heat Wave
 
1934 Road House
 
1934 My Old Dutch (story)
 
1934 Orders Is Orders
 
1934 Jack Ahoy
 
1932 Strip! Strip! Hooray!!! or (Fun with the Sunbathers) (short)
 
1932 Why Saps Leave Home
 
1932 Holiday Lovers
 
1932 Josser on the River
 
1932 Tonight's the Night: Pass It On
 
1928 The Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
 
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1958-1959 William Tell (TV series) (producer - 24 episodes)
– Undercover (1959) (producer)
– The Spider (1959) (producer)
– The Traitor (1959) (producer)
– The Master Spy (1959) (producer)
– Secret Weapon (1959) (producer)
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1949 Saints and Sinners (producer)
 
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1932 Strip! Strip! Hooray!!! or (Fun with the Sunbathers) (short) (lyricist: songs)
 
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1957 Salute to Show Business (TV movie)
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Related Videos

Good Morning, Boys -- A schoolteacher and his pupils visit Paris where they outwit a gang of crooks. Where There's a Will -- An incompetent solicitor unwittingly becomes party to a bank robbery. Windbag the Sailor -- Will Hay plays a bragging sea captain whose maritime experience actually extends to navigating a coal barge down inland waterways...
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Often erroneously listed as son of George Arliss and Florence Arliss. In truth, they had no children. See more »

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