Will Jason (June 23, 1910 – February 10, 1970) was an American

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and

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. He shot a number of

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s for

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during the early 1940s.Drew p.262

Selected filmography

* '' The Soul of a Monster'' (1944) * ''

Tahiti Nights ''Tahiti Nights'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Will Jason and written by Lillie Hayward. The film stars Jinx Falkenburg, Dave O'Brien, Mary Treen, Florence Bates, Cy Kendall and Eddie Bruce. The film was released on December 2 ...

'' (1944) * '' Eve Knew Her Apples'' (1945) * ''

Ten Cents a Dance "Ten Cents a Dance" is a popular song with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart. The song was published in 1930. Background The song lyrics tell of a taxi dancer lamenting the hardships of her job. The song was originally writt ...

'' (1945) * ''

Blonde Alibi ''Blonde Alibi'' is a 1946 American black-and-white noir thriller directed by Will Jason and starring Tom Neal, Martha O'Driscoll, Donald MacBride, and Peter Whitney. Plot Cast *Tom Neal as Rick Lavery *Martha O'Driscoll as Marian Gale *Donal ...

'' (1946) * '' The Dark Horse'' (1946) * ''

Idea Girl ''Idea Girl'' is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Will Jason and written by Charles R. Marion and Elwood Ullman. The film stars Jess Barker, Julie Bishop, Alan Mowbray, George Dolenz, Joan Shawlee and Laura Deane Dutton. The film was rele ...

'' (1946) * '' Slightly Scandalous'' (1946) * ''

Sarge Goes to College ''Sarge Goes to College'' is a 1947 American musical comedy film directed by Will Jason and starring Freddie Stewart, June Preisser and Frankie Darro. It was produced and distributed by Monogram Pictures as part of The Teen Agers series. Plot ...

'' (1947) * ''

Smart Politics ''Smart Politics'' is a 1948 American film directed by Will Jason and starring Freddie Stewart and June Preisser. It is part of The Teen Agers series made by Monogram Pictures.Munter, Pam (November 4, 2005"Freddie Stewart and the Teen Agers"'' ...

'' (1948) * '' Music Man'' (1948) * ''

Campus Sleuth ''Campus Sleuth'' is a 1948 American comedy film, part of The Teen Agers series. Plot Cast * Freddie Stewart (actor), Freddie Stewart as Freddie Trimball * June Preisser as Dodie Rogers * Warren Mills as Lee Watson * Noel Neill as Betty Rogers ...

'' (1948) * ''

Rusty Leads the Way ''Rusty Leads the Way'' is a 1948 American drama film directed by Will Jason Will Jason (June 23, 1910 – February 10, 1970) was an American film director, film and television director. He shot a number of short films for MGM during the early 1 ...

'' (1948) * ''

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'' (1949) * ''

Everybody's Dancin' ''Everybody's Dancin is a studio album by the American band Kool & the Gang, released in 1978. It peaked at No. 71 on ''Billboards Top Black Albums chart. Reception In 1978, despite their music's recent feature in ''Saturday Night Fever'', ...

'' (1950) * ''

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'' (1951) * ''

Chain of Circumstance ''Chain of Circumstance'' is a 1951 American drama film directed by Will Jason and written by David Lang. The film stars Richard Grayson, Margaret Field, Marta Mitrovich, Harold J. Kennedy, Helen Wallace and Connie Gilchrist. The film was releas ...

'' (1951) * ''

Thief of Damascus '' Thief of Damascus '' is a 1952 American Technicolor adventure film directed by Will Jason and starring Paul Henreid, John Sutton (actor), John Sutton and Jeff Donnell. The film features a generous use of stock footage from such films as ''Joa ...

'' (1952)

References

Bibliography

* Bernard A. Drew. ''Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide''. Routledge, 2013.

External links

* 1910 births 1970 deaths American television directors Film directors from New York City {{US-film-director-1910s-stub