Herbert I. Leeds (September 13, 1900 – May 15, 1954) was an American

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Biography

Herbert Irving Levy was born on September 13, 1900, to Abraham T. Levy and had a sister, Marjorie Levy Rudman. He married Evelyn C. and had Lydia as their child. Leeds was employed by

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, for whom he directed a number of lower-budget films such as '' Mr. Moto on Danger Island'' (1939).Youngkin p.468 He was credited under a variety of different names during his career, as Herbert Levy and Bert Levy. He died on May 15, 1954, in

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Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1938) * ''

Charlie Chan in City in Darkness ''City in Darkness'', also known as ''Charlie Chan in City in Darkness'' is a 1939 American drama film directed by Herbert I. Leeds and starring Sidney Toler, Lynn Bari, and Richard Clark. It is one of the films in the Charlie Chan film series, ...

'' (1939) * ''

Mr. Moto in Danger Island ''Mr. Moto in Danger Island'' is a 1939 American mystery film directed by Herbert I. Leeds and starring Peter Lorre, Jean Hersholt and Amanda Duff. It is part of the Mr. Moto series of films. The film was based on the novel '' Murder in Trinid ...

'' (1939) * '' Romance of the Rio Grande'' (1941) * ''

Manila Calling ''Manila Calling'' is a 1942 American black-and-white World War II propaganda war film drama from 20th Century Fox, produced by Sol M. Wurtzel, directed by Herbert I. Leeds, that stars Lloyd Nolan, Carole Landis, Cornel Wilde, James Gleason, ...

'' (1942) * ''

It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog ''It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog'' is a 1946 American comedy crime film starring Carole Landis, Allyn Joslyn and Margo Woode, and directed by Herbert I. Leeds.Fleming p.270 Synopsis After returning from World War II, a journalist is assigned by h ...

'' (1946) * ''

Bunco Squad ''Bunco Squad'' is a 1950 American crime film directed by Herbert I. Leeds and written by George Callahan. The film stars Robert Sterling, Joan Dixon, Ricardo Cortez, Douglas Fowley and Elisabeth Risdon. The film was released on September 1, ...

'' (1950)

References

Bibliography

* Youngkin, Stephen. ''The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre''. University Press of Kentucky, 2005.

External links

* 1900 births 1954 deaths American film editors Film directors from New York City {{US-film-director-1900s-stub