Arnold Leslie Pearce (20 April 1887 – 17 August 1977) was a New Zealand
film director
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,
who directed numerous short films in
Hollywood
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* Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States
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during the 1930s, including several with
W.C. Fields and
Bing Crosby
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.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Delightful Rogue'' (1929)
* ''
Meet the Wife'' (1931)
* ''
The Dentist'' (1932)
* ''
Blue of the Night'' (1933)
* ''
The Stoker
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'' (1935)
* ''
Can You Hear Me, Mother?'' (1935)
* ''
You Must Get Married
''You Must Get Married'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Leslie Pearce and starring Frances Day, Neil Hamilton and Robertson Hare. It was based on a novel of the same title by David Evans.
Premise
In order to be able to work in Br ...
'' (1936)
* ''
The Road to Hollywood'' (1947)
References
External links
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1887 births
1977 deaths
Mass media people from Christchurch
New Zealand film directors
New Zealand expatriates in the United States
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