Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Don Weis (May 13, 1922 - July 26, 2000) was an American film and television director. Weis was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He graduated from the University of Southern California where he studied film. During World War II, Weis served in the Air Force as a film technician. After the war, he began working at MGM directing such films as Bannerline (1951), Just This Once (1952), You for Me (1952) and The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953). Weis began directin...
Complete Filmography
The Munsters' Revenge
1981
Director
The lovable Munster family finds their placid world turned into turmoil by the diabolical Dr. Diablo, the mastermind of an art heist using monster rob...
Back to the Planet of the Apes
1980
Director
Astronauts Pete Burke and Allan Virdon crash on Earth in the far future and are captured by the apes. The men befriend a chimp named Galen who helps t...
The Millionaire
1978
Director
Three people's lives are drastically changed when they are suddenly given one million dollars each by an eccentric billionaire in this pilot to a pros...
Zero to Sixty
1978
Director
A divorced man hooks up with a street-smart 16-year-old who makes her living by repossessing cars from their owners.
Crackle of Death
1976
Director
The first of two Kolchak: The Night Stalker compilation TV films. It combines two episodes of the Kolchak TV series, Firefall (about the ghost of an a...
Demon and the Mummy
1976
Director
The second of two Kolchak: The Night Stalker compilation TV films. It combines two episodes of the Kolchak TV series, Demon In Lace (about a succubus ...
Now You See It, Now You Don't
1968
Director
A bumbling art expert, hired by an insurance company to protect a Rembrandt on loan from the Louvre, schemes to steal it.
Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?
1968
Director
Agatha Knabenshu arrives in a small town in Missouri to sell player pianos to the locals. She's fired after her disastrous sales attempts nearly destr...
The King's Pirate
1967
Director
Handsome British officer, Lt. Brian Fleming is sent undercover to infiltrate a lively band of pirates.
The Longest Hundred Miles
1967
Director
During the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, an assorted group of refugees, including an American soldier, an Army nurse, a priest and a group of ...
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
1966
Director
A corpse has 24 hours to mastermind a good deed without leaving his crypt, to go "up there" and have his youth restored.
Billie
1965
Director, Producer
A 16-year-old tomboy and high school athlete becomes embroiled with the lives around her boyfriend whose conservative father is running for mayor.
Pajama Party
1964
Director
A Martian teenager sent to prepare for an invasion falls in love with an Earth girl.
Looking for Love
1964
Director
An aspiring young singer unexpectedly gets her big break by inventing a specialized clothes rack.
Critic's Choice
1963
Director
Parker Ballantine is a New York theater critic and his wife writes a play that may or may not be very good. Now Parker must either get out of reviewin...
The Gene Krupa Story
1959
Director
The story of legendary jazz drummer, Gene Krupa. Since his youth, all Gene ever wanted to do is play the drums and make music. This is something his p...
Ride The High Iron
1956
Director
A recent war veteran accepts a job in public relations, but he becomes increasingly unhappy with his career choice. Originally filmed for TV but relea...
Santa Claus and the Tenth Avenue Kid
1955
Director
While working as a department store 'Santa Claus', a paroled convict tries to help a troubled boy.
The Adventures of Hajji Baba
1954
Director
In Ispahan, Persia, Hajji Baba is leaving his father's shop to seek a greater fortune, while the Princess Fawzia is trying to talk her father, the Cal...
Skip Taylor
1953
Director
This USAF flight training recruitment film follows a trio of aviation cadets as they struggle through the initial "Pre-flight" phase of their training...
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
1953
Director
Grainbelt University has one attraction for Dobie Gillis - women, especially Pansy Hammer. Pansy's father, even though and maybe because she says she'...
A Slight Case of Larceny
1953
Director
Two nitwits decide to open a gas station.
Remains to Be Seen
1953
Director
A singer and her apartment manager get mixed up in a creepy Park Avenue murder and find themselves facing danger at every turn.
Half a Hero
1953
Director
A man moves his family from the big city to the suburbs.
I Love Melvin
1953
Director
Melvin Hoover, a budding photographer for Look magazine, accidentally bumps into a young actress named Judy LeRoy in the park. They start to talk and ...
You for Me
1952
Director, Writer
A good-hearted nurse gets mixed up with a millionaire who could help her hospital.
Just This Once
1952
Director
An heir of a vast fortune is deeply in debt because he spends faster than his very generous trust fund allows. There is a battle of wills between his ...
It's a Big Country
1951
Director
Comprised of eight unrelated episodes of inconsistent quality, this anthology piece of American propaganda features some of MGM Studios' best director...
Bannerline
1951
Director
A young crusading reporter in a small town tackles civic corruption.
The Prowler
1951
Script Supervisor
Los Angeles, California. A cop who, unhappy with his job, blames others for his work problems, is assigned to investigate the case of a prowler who st...
M
1951
Script Supervisor
Remake of the 1931 Fritz Lang original. In the city, someone is murdering children. The Police search is so intense, it is disturbing the 'normal' cri...
The Men
1950
Dialogue Coach
Ken, a WWII GI, returns home after he's paralyzed in battle. Residing in the paraplegic ward of a veteran's hospital and embittered by his condition, ...
Mrs. Mike
1949
Script Supervisor
This film is based on the novel, Mrs. Mike, which is based on the real life woman, Kathy O'Fallon Flannigan. A Boston teenager is sent to live with he...
The Red Pony
1949
Script Supervisor
Peter Miles stars as Tom Tiflin, the little boy at the heart of this John Steinbeck story set in Salinas Valley. With his incompatible parents -- the ...
No Minor Vices
1948
Dialogue Editor
Perry Ashwell is a self-satisfied child psychologist who takes his colleagues and wife somewhat for granted. So confident is he of his position that h...