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Leslie S. Hiscott

Leslie S. Hiscott

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

25/07/1894

Day of Death

03/05/1968
(74) years old

Place of Birth

London, UK

Biography

Leslie Stephenson Hiscott was an English film director and screenwriter who made over sixty films between 1925 and 1956. He was born in London in 1894. He directed Alibi, the first ever depiction of Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's Belgian detective, with Austin Trevor in the lead role.

Filmography

Crew

1956

Tons of Trouble

as Writer

1956

Tons of Trouble

as Director

1955

The Time of His Life

as Screenplay

1955

The Time of His Life

as Director

1944

Welcome, Mr Washington

as Director

1943

The Butler's Dilemma

as Director

1942

Sabotage at Sea

as Director

1942

The Lady from Lisbon

as Director

1942

The Seventh Survivor

as Director

1937

Fine Feathers

as Director

1937

Millions

as Director

1936

Fame

as Director

1935

Department Store

as Director

1935

Death on the Set

as Director

1935

A Fire Has Been Arranged

as Director

1935

She Shall Have Music

as Director

1935

Inside the Room

as Director

1935

The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes

as Director

1935

Three Witnesses

as Director

1935

Annie, Leave the Room!

as Director

1935

The Big Splash

as Director

1934

Passing Shadows

as Director

1934

Gay Love

as Director

1933

Strike It Rich

as Director

1933

Great Stuff

as Director

1933

Cleaning Up

as Director

1933

The Melody-Maker

as Director

1933

The Stolen Necklace

as Director

1933

The Iron Stair

as Director

1932

The Face at the Window

as Director

1932

A Tight Corner

as Director

1932

When London Sleeps

as Director

1932

A Safe Proposition

as Director

1932

The Crooked Lady

as Director

1932

Once bitten

as Director

1932

Murder at Covent Garden

as Director

1932

The Missing Rembrandt

as Director

1931

Black Coffee

as Director

1931

A Night in Montmartre

as Director

1931

A Night in Montmartre

as Scenario Writer

1931

Alibi

as Director

1931

Brown Sugar

as Director

1931

The Sleeping Cardinal

as Director

1930

The Call of the Sea

as Director

1930

The House of the Arrow

as Director

1930

At the Villa Rose

as Director

1929

The Feather

as Screenplay

1929

The Feather

as Director

1929

To What Red Hell

as Screenplay

1928

The Passing of Mr. Quinn

as Director

1928

The Passing of Mr. Quinn

as Writer

1927

This Marriage Business

as Screenplay

1927

This Marriage Business

as Director