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Leo McCarey

Directing 72 (deceased) years old Los Angeles, California, USA ★ 0.6
Born: October 3, 1896
Died: July 5, 1969

Biography

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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."

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Filmography

Directing Credits (107)

Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)
Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928) Director 2025
Satan Never Sleeps
Satan Never Sleeps Director 1962
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! Director 1958
An Affair to Remember
An Affair to Remember Director 1957
Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry Director 1955
Meet the Governor
Meet the Governor Director 1955
Screen Director's Playhouse
Screen Director's Playhouse Director 1955
My Son John
My Son John Director 1952
You Can Change The World
You Can Change The World Director 1950
Good Sam
Good Sam Director 1948
The Bells of St. Mary's
The Bells of St. Mary's Director 1945
Going My Way
Going My Way Director 1944
Once Upon a Honeymoon
Once Upon a Honeymoon Director 1942
Love Affair
Love Affair Director 1939
The Awful Truth
The Awful Truth Director 1937
Make Way for Tomorrow
Make Way for Tomorrow Director 1937
The Milky Way
The Milky Way Director 1936
Ruggles of Red Gap
Ruggles of Red Gap Director 1935
Belle of the Nineties
Belle of the Nineties Director 1934
Six of a Kind
Six of a Kind Director 1934
Duck Soup
Duck Soup Director 1933
The Kid from Spain
The Kid from Spain Director 1932
Indiscreet
Indiscreet Director 1931
Part Time Wife
Part Time Wife Director 1930
Let's Go Native
Let's Go Native Director 1930
Wild Company
Wild Company Director 1930
Red Hot Rhythm
Red Hot Rhythm Director 1929
The Sophomore
The Sophomore Director 1929
Madame Q
Madame Q Director 1929
The Unkissed Man
The Unkissed Man Director 1929
Big Business
Big Business Co-Director 1929
Why Is a Plumber?
Why Is a Plumber? Director 1929
Wrong Again
Wrong Again Director 1929
Liberty
Liberty Director 1929
We Faw Down
We Faw Down Director 1928
Habeas Corpus
Habeas Corpus Co-Director 1928
The Boy Friend
The Boy Friend Director 1928
Should Married Men Go Home?
Should Married Men Go Home? Co-Director 1928
Imagine My Embarrassment
Imagine My Embarrassment Director 1928
Should Women Drive?
Should Women Drive? Director 1928
The Fight Pest
The Fight Pest Director 1928
The Finishing Touch
The Finishing Touch Co-Director 1928
The Family Group
The Family Group Director 1928
Pass the Gravy
Pass the Gravy Director 1928
Flaming Fathers
Flaming Fathers Director 1927
Fighting Fathers
Fighting Fathers Director 1927
The Way of All Pants
The Way of All Pants Director 1927
Should Second Husbands Come First?
Should Second Husbands Come First? Director 1927
Sugar Daddies
Sugar Daddies Co-Director 1927
Don't Tell Everything
Don't Tell Everything Director 1927
Eve's Love Letters
Eve's Love Letters Director 1927
Jewish Prudence
Jewish Prudence Director 1927
Why Girls Say No
Why Girls Say No Director 1927
Should Men Walk Home?
Should Men Walk Home? Director 1927
Be Your Age
Be Your Age Director 1926
Tell 'Em Nothing
Tell 'Em Nothing Director 1926
Bromo and Juliet
Bromo and Juliet Director 1926
Crazy Like a Fox
Crazy Like a Fox Director 1926
Mighty Like a Moose
Mighty Like a Moose Director 1926
Long Fliv the King
Long Fliv the King Director 1926
Mum's the Word
Mum's the Word Director 1926
Dog Shy
Dog Shy Director 1926
Mama Behave
Mama Behave Director 1926
Charley My Boy!
Charley My Boy! Director 1926
His Wooden Wedding
His Wooden Wedding Director 1925
The Uneasy Three
The Uneasy Three Director 1925
The Caretaker's Daughter
The Caretaker's Daughter Director 1925
No Father to Guide Him
No Father to Guide Him Director 1925
Innocent Husbands
Innocent Husbands Director 1925
Isn't Life Terrible?
Isn't Life Terrible? Director 1925
What Price Goofy?
What Price Goofy? Director 1925
Looking for Sally
Looking for Sally Director 1925
Big Red Riding Hood
Big Red Riding Hood Director 1925
Bad Boy
Bad Boy Director 1925
Is Marriage the Bunk?
Is Marriage the Bunk? Director 1925
Hard Boiled
Hard Boiled Director 1925
Should Husbands Be Watched?
Should Husbands Be Watched? Director 1925
Plain and Fancy Girls
Plain and Fancy Girls Director 1925
The Family Entrance
The Family Entrance Director 1925
Fighting Fluid
Fighting Fluid Director 1925
Hello Baby!
Hello Baby! Director 1925
The Rat's Knuckles
The Rat's Knuckles Director 1925
The Royal Razz
The Royal Razz Director 1924
The Poor Fish
The Poor Fish Director 1924
Accidental Accidents
Accidental Accidents Director 1924
Bungalow Boobs
Bungalow Boobs Director 1924
Too Many Mammas
Too Many Mammas Director 1924
Sittin' Pretty
Sittin' Pretty Director 1924
Outdoor Pajamas
Outdoor Pajamas Director 1924
Why Men Work
Why Men Work Director 1924
Sweet Daddy
Sweet Daddy Director 1924
Seeing Nellie Home
Seeing Nellie Home Director 1924
A Ten-Minute Egg
A Ten-Minute Egg Director 1924
Why Husbands Go Mad
Why Husbands Go Mad Director 1924
Stolen Goods
Stolen Goods Director 1924
Young Oldfield
Young Oldfield Director 1924
Publicity Pays
Publicity Pays Director 1924
Jeffries, Jr.
Jeffries, Jr. Director 1924
All Wet
All Wet Director 1924
White Tiger
White Tiger Assistant Director 1923
Drifting
Drifting Assistant Director 1923
Man Under Cover
Man Under Cover Assistant Director 1922
The Wise Kid
The Wise Kid Assistant Director 1922
Society Secrets
Society Secrets Director 1921
Outside the Law
Outside the Law Assistant Director 1921
Freed 'em and Weep
Freed 'em and Weep Director
Christopher Closeup
Christopher Closeup Director

Writing Credits (75)

Love Affair
Love Affair Original Film Writer 1994
Move Over, Darling
Move Over, Darling Story 1963
Something's Got to Give
Something's Got to Give Story 1962
Satan Never Sleeps
Satan Never Sleeps Screenplay 1962
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! Screenplay 1958
An Affair to Remember
An Affair to Remember Story 1957
An Affair to Remember
An Affair to Remember Screenplay 1957
Meet the Governor
Meet the Governor Writer 1955
My Son John
My Son John Screenplay 1952
My Son John
My Son John Story 1952
Good Sam
Good Sam Screenplay 1948
The Bells of St. Mary's
The Bells of St. Mary's Story 1945
Going My Way
Going My Way Story 1944
Once Upon a Honeymoon
Once Upon a Honeymoon Story 1942
My Favorite Wife
My Favorite Wife Original Story 1940
Love Affair
Love Affair Story 1939
The Cowboy and the Lady
The Cowboy and the Lady Original Story 1938
Part Time Wife
Part Time Wife Writer 1930
Follies of love
Follies of love Writer 1930
Radiomanía
Radiomanía Screenplay 1930
Fast Work
Fast Work Story 1930
Hog Wild
Hog Wild Story 1930
Below Zero
Below Zero Story 1930
The Night Life
The Night Life Writer 1930
The golfer
The golfer Writer 1930
The golf player
The golf player Writer 1930
Brats
Brats Story 1930
Blotto
Blotto Story 1930
Angora Love
Angora Love Writer 1929
Red Hot Rhythm
Red Hot Rhythm Story 1929
Stepping Out
Stepping Out Story 1929
Bacon Grabbers
Bacon Grabbers Writer 1929
Sky Boy
Sky Boy Writer 1929
Crazy Feet
Crazy Feet Story 1929
Perfect Day
Perfect Day Writer 1929
Snappy Sneezer
Snappy Sneezer Story 1929
Dad's Day
Dad's Day Story 1929
Men O' War
Men O' War Writer 1929
Leaping Love
Leaping Love Writer 1929
Madame Q
Madame Q Story 1929
Berth Marks
Berth Marks Story 1929
The Big Squawk
The Big Squawk Story 1929
Double Whoopee
Double Whoopee Story 1929
Movie Night
Movie Night Story 1929
Hurdy Gurdy
Hurdy Gurdy Writer 1929
Unaccustomed as We Are
Unaccustomed as We Are Story 1929
Thin Twins
Thin Twins Story 1929
Why Is a Plumber?
Why Is a Plumber? Writer 1929
Wrong Again
Wrong Again Story 1929
Off to Buffalo
Off to Buffalo Story 1929
Liberty
Liberty Writer 1929
Ruby Lips
Ruby Lips Story 1929
Going Ga-Ga
Going Ga-Ga Writer 1929
Chasing Husbands
Chasing Husbands Writer 1928
The Booster
The Booster Writer 1928
The Boy Friend
The Boy Friend Writer 1928
All Parts
All Parts Writer 1928
Should Married Men Go Home?
Should Married Men Go Home? Writer 1928
Imagine My Embarrassment
Imagine My Embarrassment Story 1928
Should Women Drive?
Should Women Drive? Story 1928
The Fight Pest
The Fight Pest Story 1928
From Soup to Nuts
From Soup to Nuts Writer 1928
Aching Youth
Aching Youth Story 1928
Pass the Gravy
Pass the Gravy Writer 1928
Flaming Fathers
Flaming Fathers Writer 1927
Fighting Fathers
Fighting Fathers Writer 1927
Putting Pants on Philip
Putting Pants on Philip Story 1927
Should Second Husbands Come First?
Should Second Husbands Come First? Writer 1927
The Second 100 Years
The Second 100 Years Story 1927
Jewish Prudence
Jewish Prudence Writer 1927
The Uneasy Three
The Uneasy Three Writer 1925
Looking for Sally
Looking for Sally Writer 1925
Stolen Goods
Stolen Goods Writer 1924
Publicity Pays
Publicity Pays Writer 1924
Jeffries, Jr.
Jeffries, Jr. Writer 1924

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