Though the elegant, urbane and sophisticated director would recoil in horror at the comparison, Mitchell Leisen is the Rodney Dangerfield of golden age Hollywood directors. He simply can’t get no ...

We’re living now in an age of unrivalled cinematic audacity, but Mitchell Leisen’s 1943 romantic comedy, “No Time for Love” (which I discuss in this clip), is the kind of classic movie that makes me ...

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Suddenly It’s Spring (Paramount) is one of those plump, shiny comedies that Director Mitchell Leisen can pack—and Paramount can crank out—like so many frankfurters. Items: 1) the leading characters, ...

Mitchell Leisen (October 6, 1898 – October 28, 1972) was an American director, art director, and costume designer. He is known for directing the films Remember the Night, Midnight, and Easy Living.

Richard Brody on Mitchell Leisen's "No Time for Love" (1943). for a popular weekly magazine. She's sent to cover the digging of a tunnel under the East River and to photograph the sandhogs at work.

This is a topflight musical drama, based on the career of Sol Hurok, a renowned impresario in the concert field. Mitchell Leisen's direction recognizes the need to cloak the music with a human touch, ...

Toy Story 5 leads the weekend box office with Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, and Joan Cusack returning as Woody, Buzz and Jessie to embark on a new modern adventure. Supergirl and Krypto take flight over ...