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Leslie Arliss (6 October 1901 – 30 December 1987) was an English screenwriter and director. He is best known for his work on the Gainsborough melodramas directing films such as The Man in Grey and The Wicked Lady during the 1940s.
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.
- Director, Writer, Producer
- October 6, 1901
- Leslie Arliss
- December 30, 1987
Although he directed some of the biggest British box office successes of the 1940s, Leslie Arliss's contribution to British cinema remains under-celebrated. Born Leslie Andrews in London on 6 October 1901, he spent his early career as a journalist in South Africa, returning to London in the late 1920s when he entered the film industry as a ...
Leslie Arliss is known as an Director, Writer, Screenplay, Story, Creator, Teleplay, Producer, Dialogue, Screenstory, and Script. Some of his work includes The Farmer's Wife, The Man in Grey, The Wicked Lady, The Wicked Lady, The Night Has Eyes, Good Morning, Boys!, The Foreman Went to France, and Pastor Hall.
It was directed by Leslie Arliss and produced by Edward Black from a screenplay by Arliss and Margaret Kennedy that was adapted by Doreen Montgomery from the 1941 novel The Man in Grey by Eleanor Smith.
Pages in category "Films directed by Leslie Arliss" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Leslie Arliss’ The Wicked Lady. David Blakeslee. November 26, 2012. The last of my three reviews from a holiday weekend spent reveling in Eclipse Series 36: Three Wicked Melodramas from Gainsborough Pictures.
