Leslie S. Hiscott

Born: 1894-07-25, London, UK

Died: 1968-05-03

Biography

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

Filmography

• Passing Shadows (1934)
• Gay Love (1934)
• The Passing of Mr. Quinn (1928)
• A Night in Montmartre (1931)
• Inside the Room (1935)
• The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935)
• Sabotage at Sea (1942)
• At the Villa Rose (1930)
• The Missing Rembrandt (1932)
• The House of the Arrow (1930)
• Three Witnesses (1935)
• Tons of Trouble (1956)
• The Call of the Sea (1930)
• The Sleeping Cardinal (1931)
• The Time of His Life (1955)
• The Lady from Lisbon (1942)
• The Butler's Dilemma (1943)
• The Seventh Survivor (1942)
• A Fire Has Been Arranged (1935)
• Murder at Covent Garden (1932)
• When London Sleeps (1932)
• The Feather (1929)
• Welcome, Mr Washington (1944)