5.5Directing
Leo McCarey
- Born
- 1896-10-03
- Died
- 1969-07-05
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Thomas Leo McCarey (October 3, 1898 – July 5, 1969) was an American film director, screenwriter and producer. During his lifetime he was involved in nearly 200 movies, especially comedies. French director Jean Renoir once said that "Leo McCarey understood people better than any other Hollywood director." Description above from the Wikipedia article Leo McCarey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
155 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)
2025 · Movie
Director
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
2002 · Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Love Affair
1994 · Movie
Original Film Writer
Move Over, Darling
1963 · Movie
Story
Satan Never Sleeps
1962 · Movie
Director · Producer · Screenplay
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
1958 · Movie
Director · Screenplay · Producer
An Affair to Remember
1957 · Movie
Director · Story · Screenplay · Songs
Meet the Governor
1955 · Movie
Writer · Director
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955 · TV Show
Director
Tom and Jerry
1955 · Movie
Director
My Son John
1952 · Movie
John Jefferson (voice) (uncredited) · Screenplay · Producer · Director · Story
The Screen Director
1951 · Movie
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
You Can Change The World
1950 · Movie
Director
Good Sam
1948 · Movie
Director · Producer · Screenplay
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · TV Show
Self
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945 · Movie
Producer · Director · Story
Going My Way
1944 · Movie
Producer · Director · Story
Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942 · Movie
Director · Story
My Favorite Wife
1940 · Movie
Producer · Original Story
Love Affair
1939 · Movie
Director · Producer · Story
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938 · Movie
Original Story
Make Way for Tomorrow
1937 · Movie
Passerby / Man in Overcoat / Carpet Sweeper (uncredited) · Director · Producer
The Awful Truth
1937 · Movie
Director · Producer
The Milky Way
1936 · Movie
Director
Ruggles of Red Gap
1935 · Movie
Director
Belle of the Nineties
1934 · Movie
Director
Six of a Kind
1934 · Movie
Director
Duck Soup
1933 · Movie
Director
The Kid from Spain
1932 · Movie
Director
Indiscreet
1931 · Movie
Director
Below Zero
1930 · Movie
Story
Blotto
1930 · Movie
Story
Brats
1930 · Movie
Story
Fast Work
1930 · Movie
Story
Follies of love
1930 · Movie
Writer
Hog Wild
1930 · Movie
Story
Let's Go Native
1930 · Movie
Director · Producer
Part Time Wife
1930 · Movie
Director · Writer
Radiomanía
1930 · Movie
Screenplay
The golf player
1930 · Movie
Writer
The golfer
1930 · Movie
Writer
The Night Life
1930 · Movie
Writer
Wild Company
1930 · Movie
Director
A Pair of Tights
1929 · Movie
Supervising Producer
Angora Love
1929 · Movie
Writer
Bacon Grabbers
1929 · Movie
Writer
Berth Marks
1929 · Movie
Story
Big Business
1929 · Movie
Co-Director
Crazy Feet
1929 · Movie
Story
Dad's Day
1929 · Movie
Story
Double Whoopee
1929 · Movie
Story
Going Ga-Ga
1929 · Movie
Supervising Producer · Writer
Hurdy Gurdy
1929 · Movie
Writer
Leaping Love
1929 · Movie
Writer
Liberty
1929 · Movie
Writer · Director
Madame Q
1929 · Movie
Director · Story
Men O' War
1929 · Movie
Writer
Movie Night
1929 · Movie
Story
Off to Buffalo
1929 · Movie
Story
Perfect Day
1929 · Movie
Writer
Red Hot Rhythm
1929 · Movie
Director · Story
Ruby Lips
1929 · Movie
Story
Sky Boy
1929 · Movie
Writer
Snappy Sneezer
1929 · Movie
Story
Stepping Out
1929 · Movie
Story
The Big Squawk
1929 · Movie
Story
The Sophomore
1929 · Movie
Director
The Unkissed Man
1929 · Movie
Director
Thin Twins
1929 · Movie
Story
Unaccustomed as We Are
1929 · Movie
Story
Why Is a Plumber?
1929 · Movie
Director · Writer
Wrong Again
1929 · Movie
Director · Story
Aching Youth
1928 · Movie
Story
All Parts
1928 · Movie
Writer
Chasing Husbands
1928 · Movie
Writer
Feed 'em and Weep
1928 · Movie
Supervising Producer
From Soup to Nuts
1928 · Movie
Writer
Habeas Corpus
1928 · Movie
Co-Director
Imagine My Embarrassment
1928 · Movie
Director · Story
Pass the Gravy
1928 · Movie
Director · Writer
Should Married Men Go Home?
1928 · Movie
Writer · Co-Director
Should Women Drive?
1928 · Movie
Director · Story
The Booster
1928 · Movie
Writer
The Boy Friend
1928 · Movie
Director · Writer
The Family Group
1928 · Movie
Director
The Fight Pest
1928 · Movie
Story · Director
The Finishing Touch
1928 · Movie
Co-Director
We Faw Down
1928 · Movie
Director
Call of the Cuckoo
1927 · Movie
Production Supervisor
Don't Tell Everything
1927 · Movie
Director
Eve's Love Letters
1927 · Movie
Director
Fighting Fathers
1927 · Movie
Director · Writer
Flaming Fathers
1927 · Movie
Director · Writer
Jewish Prudence
1927 · Movie
Director · Writer
Putting Pants on Philip
1927 · Movie
Story
Should Men Walk Home?
1927 · Movie
Director
Should Second Husbands Come First?
1927 · Movie
Director · Writer
Sugar Daddies
1927 · Movie
Co-Director
The Battle of the Century
1927 · Movie
Production Supervisor
The Second 100 Years
1927 · Movie
Story
The Way of All Pants
1927 · Movie
Director
Why Girls Say No
1927 · Movie
Director
Be Your Age
1926 · Movie
Director
Bromo and Juliet
1926 · Movie
Director
Charley My Boy!
1926 · Movie
Director
Crazy Like a Fox
1926 · Movie
Director
Dog Shy
1926 · Movie
Director
Long Fliv the King
1926 · Movie
Director
Mama Behave
1926 · Movie
Director
Mighty Like a Moose
1926 · Movie
Director
Mum's the Word
1926 · Movie
Director
Tell 'Em Nothing
1926 · Movie
Director
Bad Boy
1925 · Movie
Director
Big Red Riding Hood
1925 · Movie
Director
Fighting Fluid
1925 · Movie
Director
Hard Boiled
1925 · Movie
Director
Hello Baby!
1925 · Movie
Director
His Wooden Wedding
1925 · Movie
Director
Innocent Husbands
1925 · Movie
Director
Is Marriage the Bunk?
1925 · Movie
Director
Isn't Life Terrible?
1925 · Movie
Director
Looking for Sally
1925 · Movie
Director · Writer
No Father to Guide Him
1925 · Movie
Director
Plain and Fancy Girls
1925 · Movie
Director
Should Husbands Be Watched?
1925 · Movie
Director
The Caretaker's Daughter
1925 · Movie
Director
The Family Entrance
1925 · Movie
Director
The Rat's Knuckles
1925 · Movie
Director
The Uneasy Three
1925 · Movie
Director · Writer
What Price Goofy?
1925 · Movie
Director
A Ten-Minute Egg
1924 · Movie
Director
Accidental Accidents
1924 · Movie
Director
All Wet
1924 · Movie
Director
Bungalow Boobs
1924 · Movie
Director
Jeffries, Jr.
1924 · Movie
Writer · Director
Outdoor Pajamas
1924 · Movie
Director
Publicity Pays
1924 · Movie
Director · Writer
Seeing Nellie Home
1924 · Movie
Director
Sittin' Pretty
1924 · Movie
Director
Stolen Goods
1924 · Movie
Director · Writer
Sweet Daddy
1924 · Movie
Director
The Poor Fish
1924 · Movie
Director
The Royal Razz
1924 · Movie
Director
Too Many Mammas
1924 · Movie
Director
Why Husbands Go Mad
1924 · Movie
Director
Why Men Work
1924 · Movie
Director
Young Oldfield
1924 · Movie
Director
Drifting
1923 · Movie
Assistant Director
White Tiger
1923 · Movie
Assistant Director
Man Under Cover
1922 · Movie
Assistant Director
The Wise Kid
1922 · Movie
Assistant Director
Outside the Law
1921 · Movie
Assistant Director
Society Secrets
1921 · Movie
Director
Christopher Closeup
Date unknown · TV Show
Director
Freed 'em and Weep
Date unknown · Movie
Director