Leslie Goodwins(1899-1969)
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
London-born Leslie Goodwins broke into Hollywood in the 1930s as a gag
writer for two-reel comedies, and later directed several of them. He
started directing features in 1936, specializing in knockabout
comedies. Goodwins spent much of his career at RKO, and was responsible
for the Leon Errol /
Lupe Velez "Mexican Spitfire" series. Like
many of his "B" picture colleagues, he turned to directing television
in the early 1950s, and finished his career there.
