From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leonard Spigelgass (November 26, 1908 – February 15, 1985) was an American film producer and screenwriter. Born to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York, Spigelgass got his start collaborating on the script for Erich Von Stroheim's Hello, Sister! (1933). Additional screen credits include The Big Street (1942), I Was a Male War Bride (1949), Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957), Silk Stockings (1957), Pepe (1960), and Gypsy (1962). Spigelgass signed on as a staff writer for Universal Studios in 1938 and was a colonel in the US Army Signal Corps. Spigelgass also was a playwright and penned such dramas as Dear Me the Sky Is Falling, The Wrong Way Light Bulb, and A Remedy for Winter, the comedy A Majority of One, and the book for the musical Look to the Lilies. He also wrote plays for such television series as Playhouse 90 and the novels Million Dollar Baby and Fed to the Teeth. During his career, Spigelgass wrote the scripts for eleven Academy Award-winning films. He himself was nominated in 1950 for the story for Mystery Street and garnered three Writers Guild of America nominations over the course of his career. Spigelgass' sister, Beulah Roth, was a political speechwriter for Franklin Roosevelt and Adlai Stevenson, and was married to photographer Sanford H. Roth, a close friend of James Dean. Spigelgass died in Los Angeles, California.
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 26, 1908
- February 15, 1985 (aged 76)
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Writer, also producer
- 19 on MovieCove · 38 credits in all
What are Leonard Spigelgass' films like?
Across their 19 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 17
Light 11 · Serious 7 · Dark 1
Grounded 7 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 2
A split, not a type: Gentle 11 · Charged 7 · Intense 1
Steady 13 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 7
Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0
Casual 14 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 13 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3
Resolved 19 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy15
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic2
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 Leonard Spigelgass' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Leonard Spigelgass' 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
38 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Le pont japonais (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Cyrano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Gypsy(1962)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
A Majority of One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Pepe(1960)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Silk Stockings(1957)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Ten Thousand Bedrooms(1957)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
One Coat of White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Eloise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Playhouse 90 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
MGM Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Deep in My Heart(1954)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Athena(1954)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Scandal at Scourie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Because You're Mine(1952)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
The Law and the Lady(1951)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Night Into Morning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Mystery Street(1950)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
I Was a Male War Bride(1949)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
The Accused(1949)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
So Evil My Love(1948)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
The Perfect Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
They Got Me Covered(1943)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
The Youngest Profession(1943)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
The Big Street(1942)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Butch Minds the Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
All Through the Night(1942)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Tight Shoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
Million Dollar Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
One Night in the Tropics(1940)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Private Affairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
Unexpected Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Service de Luxe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Letter of Introduction(1938)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Princess O'Hara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
I'll Fix It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Stingaree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Hello, Sister!(1933)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 37 titles from 1933 to 1978.
Biggest box office
Silk Stockings (1957)
Highest rated
Mystery Street (1950)
Most popular right now
Deep in My Heart (1954)
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 Leonard Spigelgass' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th6
Shape of the crowd
12 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser12
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the dialogue 58/100 and the plot and story 44/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Leonard Spigelgass work with?
People who share at least 2 of Leonard Spigelgass' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joe Pasternak shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Richard ThorpeShared titles: Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957), Athena (1954)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Thorpe
Writers
- Harry KurnitzShared titles: Silk Stockings (1957), They Got Me Covered (1943)See all 2 shared titles with Harry Kurnitz
- William LudwigShared titles: Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957), Athena (1954)See all 2 shared titles with William Ludwig
- Karl TunbergShared titles: Because You're Mine (1952), The Law and the Lady (1951)See all 2 shared titles with Karl Tunberg
- Charles LedererShared titles: I Was a Male War Bride (1949), The Youngest Profession (1943)See all 2 shared titles with Charles Lederer
Actors
- Evelyn VardenShared titles: Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957), Athena (1954)See all 2 shared titles with Evelyn Varden
- Jules MunshinShared titles: Silk Stockings (1957), Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957)See all 2 shared titles with Jules Munshin
- Paul HenreidShared titles: Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957), Deep in My Heart (1954)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Henreid
- Peter LorreShared titles: Silk Stockings (1957), All Through the Night (1942)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Lorre
Composers and cinematographers
- Johnny GreenShared titles: Pepe (1960), Because You're Mine (1952)See all 2 shared titles with Johnny Green
- George StollShared titles: Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957), Athena (1954)See all 2 shared titles with George Stoll
- Robert J. BronnerShared titles: Silk Stockings (1957), Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957)See all 2 shared titles with Robert J. Bronner
- Adolph DeutschShared titles: Deep in My Heart (1954), All Through the Night (1942)See all 2 shared titles with Adolph Deutsch
Producers
- Joe PasternakShared titles: Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957), Athena (1954), Because You're Mine (1952)See all 3 shared titles with Joe Pasternak
- Hal B. WallisShared titles: The Accused (1949), So Evil My Love (1948), All Through the Night (1942)See all 3 shared titles with Hal B. Wallis
