Herbert I. Leeds

Herbert I. Leeds (September 13, 1900 – May 15, 1954) was an American film director.

Herbert I. Leeds
Born	September 13, 1900 Manhattan, New York City, United States
Died	May 15, 1954 Manhattan, New York City, United States
Other names	Herbert Irving Levy, Herbert Levy, Bert Levy
Occupation(s)	Director, editor
Years active	1927-1953 (film)

Biography

Herbert Irving Levy was born on September 13, 1900, to Abraham T. Levy and had a sister, Marjorie Levy Rudman. He married Evelyn C. and had Lydia as their child.^[1]

Leeds was employed by Twentieth Century Fox, for whom he directed a number of lower-budget films such as Mr. Moto on Danger Island (1939).^[2] He was credited under a variety of different names during his career, as Herbert Levy and Bert Levy.

He died on May 15, 1954, in Manhattan, New York City.^[1]

Selected filmography

• Five of a Kind (1938)
• Charlie Chan in City in Darkness (1939)
• Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939)
• Romance of the Rio Grande (1941)
• Blue, White and Perfect (1942)
• Manila Calling (1942)
• Time to Kill (1942)
• It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog (1946)
• Bunco Squad (1950)