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.
Biography from TMDB.
- October 6, 1898
- October 28, 1972 (aged 74)
- Menominee, Michigan, USA
- Director, also producer and writer
- 32 on MovieCove · 73 credits in all
What are Mitchell Leisen's films like?
Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 23
Light 14 · Serious 7 · Dark 3
Grounded 10 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 2
Gentle 8 · Charged 15 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 13 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 10
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 1
Casual 17 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 12 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 3
Resolved 20 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy15
- Bittersweet8
- Ambiguous1
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 Mitchell Leisen's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Mitchell Leisen'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
73 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Spree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.(1966)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
Thriller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Adventures in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
The Twilight Zone(1959)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
The Incredible Jewel Robbery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
The Girl Most Likely (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
Bedevilled(1955)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all filmsThe Other Wise Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Tonight We Sing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Young Man with Ideas(1952)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Darling, How Could You!(1951)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
The Mating Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Captain Carey, U.S.A.(1949)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
No Man of Her Own(1950)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Song of Surrender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Bride of Vengeance(1949)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Dream Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Variety Girl(1947)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Golden Earrings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
Suddenly It's Spring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
To Each His Own(1946)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Masquerade in Mexico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
Kitty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
Practically Yours(1944)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Frenchman's Creek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
Lady in the Dark(1944)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
No Time for Love(1943)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Take a Letter, Darling(1942)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The Lady Is Willing(1942)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Hold Back the Dawn(1941)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
I Wanted Wings(1941)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Arise, My Love(1940)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Remember the Night(1939)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Midnight(1939)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Artists and Models Abroad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Easy Living(1937)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Swing High, Swing Low(1937)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
The Big Broadcast of 1937 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
13 Hours by Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Hands Across the Table(1935)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Four Hours to Kill! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
Behold My Wife! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Murder at the Vanities(1934)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Death Takes a Holiday(1934)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Cradle Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
The Eagle and the Hawk(1933)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
The Sign of the Cross(1932)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
The Squaw Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
Madam Satan(1930)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Dynamite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
Love Over Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
The Godless Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
Chicago (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)
The Forbidden Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)
Dress Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)
The Wise Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)
The Angel of Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)
The Fighting Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)
His Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)
The Volga Boatman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)
The Road to Yesterday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)
The Thief of Bagdad(1924)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
The Courtship of Miles Standish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)
Rosita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)
Robin Hood(1922)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Saturday Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)
Conrad in Quest of His Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)
The Prince Chap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)
Career shape
A full career of 73 titles from 1920 to 1967.
Biggest box office
Midnight (1939)
Highest rated
Midnight (1939)
Most popular right now
Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
Film career
- 1941Screen debut· Hold Back the Dawn
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 Mitchell Leisen's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 29; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up11
- 50th to 74th13
- 25th to 49th7
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
19 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved5
- Crowd Pleaser19
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the atmosphere 69/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 24 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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 Mitchell Leisen work with?
People who share at least 2 of Mitchell Leisen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Victor Young shares the most, 8.
Writers
- Billy WilderShared titles: Hold Back the Dawn (1941), Arise, My Love (1940), Midnight (1939)See all 3 shared titles with Billy Wilder
- Charles BrackettShared titles: Hold Back the Dawn (1941), Arise, My Love (1940), Midnight (1939)See all 3 shared titles with Charles Brackett
- Richard MaibaumShared titles: No Man of Her Own (1950), Bride of Vengeance (1949), Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1949), Hold Back the Dawn (1941), I Wanted Wings (1941)See all 5 shared titles with Richard Maibaum
- Norman KrasnaShared titles: Practically Yours (1944), Hands Across the Table (1935)See all 2 shared titles with Norman Krasna
Actors
- Fred MacMurrayShared titles: Practically Yours (1944), No Time for Love (1943), Take a Letter, Darling (1942), The Lady Is Willing (1942), Remember the Night (1939), Swing High, Swing Low (1937), Hands Across the Table (1935)See all 7 shared titles with Fred MacMurray
- John LundShared titles: Darling, How Could You! (1951), No Man of Her Own (1950), Bride of Vengeance (1949), To Each His Own (1946)See all 4 shared titles with John Lund
- Claudette ColbertShared titles: Practically Yours (1944), No Time for Love (1943), Arise, My Love (1940), Midnight (1939)See all 4 shared titles with Claudette Colbert
- Ray MillandShared titles: Lady in the Dark (1944), I Wanted Wings (1941), Arise, My Love (1940), Easy Living (1937)See all 4 shared titles with Ray Milland
Composers and editors
- Victor YoungShared titles: Practically Yours (1944), No Time for Love (1943), Take a Letter, Darling (1942), Hold Back the Dawn (1941), I Wanted Wings (1941), Arise, My Love (1940), Easy Living (1937), Swing High, Swing Low (1937)See all 8 shared titles with Victor Young
- Doane HarrisonShared titles: Practically Yours (1944), Take a Letter, Darling (1942), Hold Back the Dawn (1941), Arise, My Love (1940), Midnight (1939), Remember the Night (1939), Easy Living (1937)See all 7 shared titles with Doane Harrison
- Alma MacrorieShared titles: Darling, How Could You! (1951), No Man of Her Own (1950), Bride of Vengeance (1949), Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1949), Lady in the Dark (1944), No Time for Love (1943)See all 6 shared titles with Alma Macrorie
- Friedrich HollaenderShared titles: Darling, How Could You! (1951), Midnight (1939), Remember the Night (1939), Easy Living (1937), Hands Across the Table (1935)See all 5 shared titles with Friedrich Hollaender
Producers
- Arthur Hornblow Jr.Shared titles: Hold Back the Dawn (1941), I Wanted Wings (1941), Arise, My Love (1940), Midnight (1939), Easy Living (1937), Swing High, Swing Low (1937)See all 6 shared titles with Arthur Hornblow Jr.
- William LeBaronShared titles: Arise, My Love (1940), Midnight (1939), Remember the Night (1939), Easy Living (1937)See all 4 shared titles with William LeBaron
- Harry TugendShared titles: Darling, How Could You! (1951), Practically Yours (1944)See all 2 shared titles with Harry Tugend
- Fred KohlmarShared titles: No Time for Love (1943), Take a Letter, Darling (1942)See all 2 shared titles with Fred Kohlmar