Robert Z. Leonard

Robert Z. Leonard

Directing
1889-10-07
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Biography

Robert Zigler Leonard (October 7, 1889 - August 27, 1968) was an American film director, actor, producer and screenwriter. At one time he was married to silent superstar Mae Murray, with the two forming Tiffany Pictures to film eight motion pictures that were released by MGM. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for The Divorcee and The Great Ziegfeld. Both were also nominated for Best Picture, and the latter won. One of the most odd credits in his filmography is the film noir thriller The Bribe (1949) with its sleazy settings, slippery characters and steamy atmosphere. For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Robert Z. Leonard has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6368 Hollywood Blvd. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For & Full Filmography12 Titles

#1Show People

Movie - 1928, 2h 15m • as Self (uncredited)

7.2 / 10
ComedyRomance

Hollywood hopeful Peggy Pepper arrives at a major studio, from Georgia, to become a great dramatic star. Things don't go entirely according to plan.

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#2Robinson Crusoe

Movie - 1913, 2h 15m • as Robinson Crusoe

9.0 / 10
Adventure

Crusoe, defying his parents, goes to sea, gets shipwrecked, becomes the sole survivor on a deserted island, and builds a new life by salvaging supplies from the wreck, including a dog and cat, creating a fortified home, and learning to survive through hard work and faith, all while battling fear and isolation before eventually encountering 'Friday' and dealing with the intrusion of civilization.

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#3Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

Movie - 1945, 2h 15m • as Self (uncredited)

5.8 / 10
Comedy

When two bumbling barbers act as agents for a talented but unknown singer, they stage a phony murder in order to get him a plum role.

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#4The Firefly

Movie - 1937, 2h 15m • as Café Patron (uncredited)

6.5 / 10
HistoryMusicDrama

Nina Maria Azara is the beautiful and alluring singing spy for Spain during the Napoleonic Wars. Her mission is to seduce French officers, in order for them to reveal Napoleon's intentions toward Spain. She is sent to Bayonne, France to gather military secrets. Prior to this, she meets Don Diego while performing at a club. Unknown to her, Don Diego is actually Captain Andre, who is sent to Spain to spy on her. While in France, Nina discovers Diego's true identity, only after she has fallen in love with him. Nina Maria outwits her potential captors, returns to Spain and goes into hiding. Napoleon's troops invade Spain, resulting in Nina's capture. In a strange twist of fate, Nina and Captain Andre are reunited, but the 2 nations are now at war...

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#5The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Movie - 1910, 2h 15m • as The scarecrow

5.4 / 10
AdventureFantasy

An early version of the classic, based more on the 1902 stage musical than on the original novel.

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#6The Scarlet Letter

Movie - 1911, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

1.0 / 10
Drama

Hester Prynne has left Holland in advance of her husband, Roger, to join the colonists in Salem, Maxx. Roger follows her to the new world but upon landing in New England is captured by Indians and Hester waits for him in vain.

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#7The Crippled Hand

Movie - 1916, 2h 15m • as The Rich Man

8.8 / 10
Drama

Diminutive heroine Ella Hall dreams that she's Cinderella, and that a wealthy gentleman of her acquaintance (played by Leonard) is her Prince Charming. All of this takes place during a musical stage production of Cinderella, a sequence distinguished by its authentic backstage atmosphere.

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#8The Little Sister

Movie - 1914, 2h 15m • as The Detective

8.0 / 10
Drama

The brother, a ne'er-do-well, is strongly influenced by the crook, who in turn has designs on Little Sister who works in a factory.

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#9The Master Key

Movie - 1914, 2h 15m • as John Dore (as Bob Leonard)

8.8 / 10
ActionAdventureDrama

A movie serial from 1914

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#10The Silent Command

Movie - 1915, 2h 15m • as The Father (as Robert Leonard)

8.8 / 10
Mystery

Unable to pay for the operation that cured his daughter, a man promises to surrender her to the doctor on her eighteenth birthday. Knowing that the physician wishes to make her the subject of his experiments with hypnotism, the distressed father ultimately reneges on his promise, whereupon the doctor attempts to hypnotize the girl from afar.

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#11Heritage

Movie - 1915, 2h 15m • as Big Bill McMahon (as Robert Leonard)

8.8 / 10
Drama

Kate, whose father, a university graduate, died when she was very young, is adopted by her tenement neighbor, Mrs. McMahon, after her mother, a woman of refinement, dies. At ten, the ill-nourished girl, who has grown up watching her drunken foster father fight with her overworked foster mother, goes to work in a factory after Mr. McMahon loses his job. During the next eight years, Kate's stepbrother, Big Bill McMahon, becomes her friend, sweetheart and protector.

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#12The Wall Between

Movie - 1914, 2h 15m • as Mr. Smith

7.0 / 10
Comedy

An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

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