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Leslie S. Hiscott

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British film director and screenwriter (1894-1968)

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Leslie Stephenson Hiscott was a British film director and screenwriter who made over sixty films between 1925 and 1956. He was born in London in 1894. He directed Alibi (1931), the first ever depiction of Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's Belgian detective, with Austin Trevor in the lead role.

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The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes1935
The Sleeping Cardinal1931
The Time of His Life1955
The Seventh Survivor1942
Tons of Trouble1956
A Fire Has Been Arranged1935
Department Store1935
Alibi1931
Millions1937
The Butler's Dilemma1943
She Shall Have Music1935
Passing Shadows1934
A Night in Montmartre1931
Welcome, Mr Washington1944
Black Coffee1931
The Passing of Mr. Quinn1928
Inside the Room1935
Sabotage at Sea1942
Three Witnesses1935
The Lady from Lisbon1942
Gay Love1934
Brown Sugar1931
The Face at the Window1932
Murder at Covent Garden1932
When London Sleeps1932
Great Stuff1933
The House of the Arrow1930
The Missing Rembrandt1932
The Big Splash1935
This Marriage Business1927
The Feather1929
Once bitten1932
The Crooked Lady1932
Cleaning Up1933
Death on the Set1935
At the Villa Rose1930
The Call of the Sea1930
Strike It Rich1933
To What Red Hell1929
Fine Feathers1937

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Leslie Stephenson Hiscott was a British film director and screenwriter who made over sixty films between 1925 and 1956. He was born in London in 1894. He directed Alibi (1931), the first ever depiction of Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's Belgian detective, with Austin Trevor in the lead role. He directed a follow-up, Black Coffee, also starring Trevor.

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United Kingdom
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1894 to 1968 · aged 73
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