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Leon Barsha

Editor, producer and director · Died November 13, 1964, aged 58 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Born
December 26, 1905
Died
November 13, 1964 (aged 58)
From
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Editor, producer and director
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 46 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 4% in 30 days

What are Leon Barsha's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
36%
Bonds
30%
Self
15%
Survival
10%
Society
6%
Power
3%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 4 · Dark 5

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 10 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 9 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 6 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 8 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Dread
4
Thrilling
3
Romantic
3
Melancholic
3
Other
11

How their films linger

Unsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Leon Barsha's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Leon Barsha's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

46 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Editor

  • The Washington Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Editor

  • Lady in a Cage(1964)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Lonely Are the Brave(1962)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Midnight Lace(1960)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Girls Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Editor

  • The Twilight Zone(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Editorial Staff

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Baby Face Nelson(1957)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Ride Out for Revenge(1957)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Careless Years(1957)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Sierra Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Editor

  • Lizzie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Editor

  • Walk the Dark Street(1956)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Hidden Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Editor

  • Spring Reunion(1956)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • A Bullet for Joey(1955)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Tarzan and the She-Devil(1953)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Sudden Fear(1952)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Pace That Thrills(1952)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Sing While You Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Producer

  • Riders of the Northwest Mounted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Producer

  • Power of the Press (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Producer

  • The Lone Prairie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Producer

  • Vengeance of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Producer

  • Not a Ladies' Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Producer

  • Bullets for Bandits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Producer

  • The Lone Star Vigilantes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Producer

  • Roaring Frontiers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Producer

  • The Officer and the Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Producer

  • Hands Across the Rockies(1941)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Return of Daniel Boone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Producer

  • Across the Sierras(1941)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Return of Wild Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Producer

  • The Man from Tumbleweeds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Producer

  • Pioneers of the Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Producer

  • Two-Fisted Rangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Producer

  • Convicted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Who Killed Gail Preston? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Special Inspector (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Murder Is News (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • One Man Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Two-Fisted Sheriff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Two Gun Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Trapped (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Guilty? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Editor

  • Mexicali Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 43 titles from 1929 to 2019.

Biggest box office

Sudden Fear (1952)

$25K worldwide

Highest rated

Sudden Fear (1952)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Midnight Lace (1960)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing9 of 43: 9 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing16 of 43: 16 only producing, 0 with another roleEditing17 of 43: 17 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdOther crew1 of 43: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1920s1 · crew1930s10 · crew1940s15 · crew1950s12 · crew1960s3 · crew1970s1 · crew2010s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Leon Barsha's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 14; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 15 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · editor

Walk the Dark Street (1956)

74th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Sudden Fear (1952)

Midcredits 94th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 58, detractors 30. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Leon Barsha work with?

People who share at least 2 of Leon Barsha's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kirk Douglas shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers