Leslie Goodwins
Film director, Screenwriter (1899-1969) · United Kingdom · On the map · Directors · Died at 69
Leslie Goodwins was an English film director and screenwriter. He directed nearly 100 films between 1926 and 1967, notably 27 features and shorts with Leon Errol, including the Mexican Spitfire series. His 1936 film Dummy Ache was nominated for an Academy Award in 1936 for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel).
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A typical day, 30 days to 13 June 2026
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Something wrong?A life in dates
Tammy and the MillionaireFilm, Director1966
It's About TimeSeries, Director1965
F TroopSeries, Director1963
My Favorite MartianSeries, Director1960
Pete and GladysSeries, Director1958
77 Sunset StripSeries, Director1957
MaverickSeries, Director1955
CheyenneSeries, Director1954
LassieSeries, Director1952
China SmithSeries, Director1949
The Life of RileySeries, Director1947
DragnetFilm, Director1946
Genius at WorkFilm, Director1945
What a BlondeFilm, Director1944
Murder in the Blue RoomFilm, Director1943
Ladies' DayFilm, Director1942
Mexican Spitfire at SeaFilm, Director1940
Men Against the SkyFilm, Director1939
Sued for LibelFilm, Director1938
Crime RingFilm, Director1937
Anything for a ThrillFilm, Director1936
Dummy AcheFilm, Director, Writer1935
The RainmakersFilm, Writer1934
Woman HatersFilm, Bald Man in Bar (uncredited)1899Born17 September 1899People around Leslie
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Lupe Vélez Leslie directed The Girl from Mexico (1939)
Ben Turpin Leslie directed Holding His Own and Idle Eyes
Leon Errol Leslie directed The Girl from Mexico (1939)
Vinton Hayworth Also in Crime Ring and Fugitives for a Night
Marvin Loback Leslie directed Here Comes a Sailor (1928)
Wally Brown Leslie directed Rookies in Burma (1943)
Donald Woods Leslie directed The Girl from Mexico (1939)
Snub Pollard Leslie directed Here Comes a Sailor (1928)- Lydia Bilbrook Also in Mexican Spitfire Out West (1940)
Alan Carney Also in Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event (1943)
Elisabeth Risdon Leslie directed The Girl from Mexico (1939)- Jerome Cady Also in Sued for Libel (1939)
Linda Hayes Also in Sued for Libel and The Girl from Mexico
Buddy Ebsen Leslie directed Parachute Battalion (1941)
Billy Barty Leslie directed Fireman Save My Child (1954)
Robert Barrat Leslie directed Parachute Battalion (1941)
Grant Withers Leslie directed Parachute Battalion (1941)
James Ellison Leslie directed They Met in Argentina (1941)
Vivien Oakland Leslie directed Should Wives Work? (1937)- Lou Brock Produced Swing It and They Met in Argentina
Anne Jeffreys Leslie directed Topper
Charles Quigley Leslie directed Mexican Spitfire Out West (1940)
Allan Lane Leslie directed Crime Ring (1938)
Debbie Watson Leslie directed Tammy
Also in Français
Filmography 40
138 credits on file
Television 24
About this person
Dummy Ache was preserved by the Academy Film Archive and the Library of Congress in 2013. His 1937 film Should Wives Work? was also nominated for an Academy Award in the same category. He was born in London, England and he died in Hollywood, California.
