Leon Barsha

Leon Barsha (December 26, 1905 – November 13, 1964) was an American film producer, editor and director. As a producer and director he was best known for making films in the Western genre.^[1] In his later years he concentrated especially on editing.

Personal

Barsha was born in Manhattan, New York in 1905. He was married to Helen Barsha. They had a son, Tony, who became a playwright. Granddaughter Lili Barsha is an actor and writer.

The

He died in California on November 13, 1964.^[4]

Filmography

As producer

• The Taming of the West (1939)
• Prairie Schooners (1940)
• The Wildcat of Tucson (1940)
• Beyond the Sacramento (1940)
• Roaring Frontiers (1941)
• Hands Across the Rockies (1941)
• Bullets for Bandits (1942)^[5]

As editor

• Broadway Scandals (1929)
• Sudden Fear (1952)
• A Bullet for Joey (1955)^[6]
• Walk the Dark Street (1956)
• Lizzie (1957)
• The Twilight Zone (1960-1961) - 11 Episodes
• Gunsmoke (1961)
• Lonely Are the Brave (1962)
• Lady in a Cage (1964)
• Rawhide (1964) - 5 Episodes

As director

• Murder is News
  (1937)
• Two-Fisted Sheriff (1937)^[7]
• Trapped (1937)
• Two Gun Law (1937)
• Manhattan Shakedown (1937)
• One Man Justice (1937)^[7]
• Convicted (1938)^[8][9]
• Special Inspector (1938)
• Who Killed Gail Preston? (1938)
• Manhattan Shakedown (1939)^[10]
• The Pace That Thrills (1952)

References