Leo McCarey

Born: 1896-10-03 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Died: 1969-07-05

Known For: Directing

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.

Filmography

2025

Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928) ... (Director)

2002

Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1994

Love Affair ... (Original Film Writer)

1952

My Son John as John Jefferson (voice) (uncredited)

1951

The Screen Director as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

1950

You Can Change The World ... (Director)

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
Good Sam ... (Director)

1945

The Bells of St. Mary's ... (Director)

1944

Going My Way ... (Story)

1942

Once Upon a Honeymoon ... (Director)

1940

My Favorite Wife ... (Producer)

1939

Love Affair ... (Director)

1938

The Cowboy and the Lady ... (Original Story)

1937

The Awful Truth ... (Director)
Make Way for Tomorrow as Passerby / Man in Overcoat / Carpet Sweeper (uncredited)

1936

The Milky Way ... (Director)

1935

Ruggles of Red Gap ... (Director)

1934

Belle of the Nineties ... (Director)
Six of a Kind ... (Director)

1933

Duck Soup ... (Director)

1932

The Kid from Spain ... (Director)

1931

Indiscreet ... (Director)

1930

Below Zero ... (Story)
The golfer ... (Writer)
Brats ... (Story)
Follies of love ... (Writer)
Fast Work ... (Story)
Blotto ... (Story)
Let's Go Native ... (Director)
Wild Company ... (Director)
Hog Wild ... (Story)
Part Time Wife ... (Director)
The golf player ... (Writer)
The Night Life ... (Writer)
Radiomanía ... (Screenplay)

1929

Perfect Day ... (Writer)
Bacon Grabbers ... (Writer)
Angora Love ... (Writer)
Movie Night ... (Story)
Red Hot Rhythm ... (Director)
Madame Q ... (Story)
Double Whoopee ... (Story)
Big Business ... (Co-Director)
Thin Twins ... (Story)
Liberty ... (Director)
Wrong Again ... (Director)
Unaccustomed as We Are ... (Story)
Men O' War ... (Writer)
Dad's Day ... (Story)
Berth Marks ... (Story)
The Sophomore ... (Director)
Leaping Love ... (Writer)
Sky Boy ... (Writer)
Why Is a Plumber? ... (Director)
Hurdy Gurdy ... (Writer)
A Pair of Tights ... (Supervising Producer)
Going Ga-Ga ... (Writer)
Crazy Feet ... (Story)
Stepping Out ... (Story)
Snappy Sneezer ... (Story)
Ruby Lips ... (Story)
The Unkissed Man ... (Director)
Off to Buffalo ... (Story)
The Big Squawk ... (Story)

1928

All Parts ... (Writer)
Chasing Husbands ... (Writer)
Aching Youth ... (Story)
The Finishing Touch ... (Co-Director)
Should Married Men Go Home? ... (Writer)
Pass the Gravy ... (Director)
The Family Group ... (Director)
The Boy Friend ... (Writer)
We Faw Down ... (Director)
The Fight Pest ... (Director)
From Soup to Nuts ... (Writer)
Habeas Corpus ... (Co-Director)
Feed 'em and Weep ... (Supervising Producer)
Should Women Drive? ... (Director)
The Booster ... (Writer)
Imagine My Embarrassment ... (Story)

1927

Sugar Daddies ... (Co-Director)
Call of the Cuckoo ... (Production Supervisor)
The Battle of the Century ... (Production Supervisor)
Should Men Walk Home? ... (Director)
Jewish Prudence ... (Writer)
The Second 100 Years ... (Story)
Putting Pants on Philip ... (Story)
Why Girls Say No ... (Director)
Don't Tell Everything ... (Director)
Fighting Fathers ... (Director)
The Way of All Pants ... (Director)
Eve's Love Letters ... (Director)
Flaming Fathers ... (Director)
Should Second Husbands Come First? ... (Director)

1926

Dog Shy ... (Director)
Long Fliv the King ... (Director)
Bromo and Juliet ... (Director)
Crazy Like a Fox ... (Director)
Mum's the Word ... (Director)
Be Your Age ... (Director)
Tell 'Em Nothing ... (Director)
Mama Behave ... (Director)
Charley My Boy! ... (Director)
Mighty Like a Moose ... (Director)

1925

Hello Baby! ... (Director)
His Wooden Wedding ... (Director)
Innocent Husbands ... (Director)
What Price Goofy? ... (Director)
Fighting Fluid ... (Director)
The Family Entrance ... (Director)
No Father to Guide Him ... (Director)
Hard Boiled ... (Director)
Isn't Life Terrible? ... (Director)
The Uneasy Three ... (Writer)
Big Red Riding Hood ... (Director)
Looking for Sally ... (Director)
The Caretaker's Daughter ... (Director)
Plain and Fancy Girls ... (Director)
The Rat's Knuckles ... (Director)
Bad Boy ... (Director)
Is Marriage the Bunk? ... (Director)
Should Husbands Be Watched? ... (Director)

1924

Sweet Daddy ... (Director)
Outdoor Pajamas ... (Director)
Sittin' Pretty ... (Director)
Bungalow Boobs ... (Director)
Publicity Pays ... (Writer)
The Poor Fish ... (Director)
All Wet ... (Director)
Accidental Accidents ... (Director)
Stolen Goods ... (Director)
The Royal Razz ... (Director)
Why Men Work ... (Director)
A Ten-Minute Egg ... (Director)
Why Husbands Go Mad ... (Director)
Young Oldfield ... (Director)
Too Many Mammas ... (Director)
Seeing Nellie Home ... (Director)
Jeffries, Jr. ... (Writer)

1923

Drifting ... (Assistant Director)
White Tiger ... (Assistant Director)

1922

Man Under Cover ... (Assistant Director)
The Wise Kid ... (Assistant Director)

1921

Society Secrets ... (Director)
Outside the Law ... (Assistant Director)