About

Known credits:
193
Birthday:
1896-10-03
Place of birth:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Website:
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Leo McCarey

Overview

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."

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Known for

Acting

1951 The Screen Director Actor Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited) N/A
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1937 Make Way for Tomorrow Actor Passerby / Man in Overcoat / Carpet Sweeper (uncredited) 63
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Directing

1962 Satan Never Sleeps Directing Director 58
Average
1958 Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! Directing Director 58
Average
1957 An Affair to Remember Directing Director 66
Fair
1955 Tom and Jerry Directing Director N/A
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1955 Tom and Jerry Directing Director 60
Fair
1955 Meet the Governor Directing Director N/A
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1952 My Son John Directing Director 58
Average
1950 You Can Change The World Directing Director 58
Average
1948 Good Sam Directing Director 58
Average
1945 The Bells of St. Mary's Directing Director 60
Fair
1944 Going My Way Directing Director 60
Fair
1942 Once Upon a Honeymoon Directing Director 59
Average
1939 Love Affair Directing Director 60
Fair
1937 The Awful Truth Directing Director 63
Fair
1937 Make Way for Tomorrow Directing Director 63
Fair
1936 The Milky Way Directing Director 59
Average
1935 Ruggles of Red Gap Directing Director 60
Fair
1934 Belle of the Nineties Directing Director 58
Average
1934 Six of a Kind Directing Director 59
Average
1933 Duck Soup Directing Director 67
Fair
1932 The Kid from Spain Directing Director 59
Average
1931 Indiscreet Directing Director 59
Average
1930 Part Time Wife Directing Director N/A
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1930 Let's Go Native Directing Director 59
Average
1930 Wild Company Directing Director 59
Average
1929 Red Hot Rhythm Directing Director N/A
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1929 The Sophomore Directing Director 58
Average
1929 Madame Q Directing Director 59
Average
1929 The Unkissed Man Directing Director N/A
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1929 Big Business Directing Co-Director 60
Fair
1929 Why Is a Plumber? Directing Director N/A
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1929 Wrong Again Directing Director 59
Average
1929 Liberty Directing Director 59
Average
1928 We Faw Down Directing Director 58
Average
1928 Habeas Corpus Directing Co-Director 59
Average
1928 The Boy Friend Directing Director 58
Average
1928 Should Married Men Go Home? Directing Co-Director 59
Average
1928 Imagine My Embarrassment Directing Director N/A
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1928 The Fight Pest Directing Director N/A
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1928 The Finishing Touch Directing Co-Director 59
Average
1928 The Family Group Directing Director N/A
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1928 Pass the Gravy Directing Director 59
Average
1927 Flaming Fathers Directing Director 59
Average
1927 Putting Pants on Philip Directing Director N/A
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1927 The Way of All Pants Directing Director 59
Average
1927 Should Second Husbands Come First? Directing Director 59
Average
1927 Sugar Daddies Directing Co-Director 58
Average
1927 Don't Tell Everything Directing Director 59
Average
1927 Eve's Love Letters Directing Director 58
Average
1927 Jewish Prudence Directing Director 59
Average
1927 Why Girls Say No Directing Director 59
Average
1927 Should Men Walk Home? Directing Director 59
Average
1926 Be Your Age Directing Director 58
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1926 Tell 'Em Nothing Directing Director 58
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1926 Bromo and Juliet Directing Director 59
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1926 Crazy Like a Fox Directing Director 59
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1926 Mighty Like a Moose Directing Director 59
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1926 Long Fliv the King Directing Director 58
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1926 Mum's the Word Directing Director 58
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1926 Dog Shy Directing Director 59
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1926 Mama Behave Directing Director 58
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1926 Charley My Boy! Directing Director 59
Average
1925 His Wooden Wedding Directing Director 59
Average
1925 The Uneasy Three Directing Director N/A
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1925 The Caretaker's Daughter Directing Director 58
Average
1925 No Father to Guide Him Directing Director 59
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1925 Innocent Husbands Directing Director 59
Average
1925 Isn't Life Terrible? Directing Director 58
Average
1925 What Price Goofy? Directing Director 59
Average
1925 Looking for Sally Directing Director 59
Average
1925 Big Red Riding Hood Directing Director 58
Average
1925 Bad Boy Directing Director 59
Average
1925 Is Marriage the Bunk? Directing Director 59
Average
1925 Hard Boiled Directing Director N/A
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1925 Should Husbands Be Watched? Directing Director 59
Average
1925 Plain and Fancy Girls Directing Director N/A
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1925 The Family Entrance Directing Director N/A
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1925 Fighting Fluid Directing Director 59
Average
1925 Hello Baby! Directing Director 59
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1925 The Rat's Knuckles Directing Director 59
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1924 The Royal Razz Directing Director N/A
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1924 The Poor Fish Directing Director 58
Average
1924 Accidental Accidents Directing Director 59
Average
1924 Bungalow Boobs Directing Director N/A
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1924 Too Many Mammas Directing Director 58
Average
1924 Sittin' Pretty Directing Director 58
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1924 Outdoor Pajamas Directing Director 58
Average
1924 Why Men Work Directing Director N/A
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1924 Sweet Daddy Directing Director N/A
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1924 Seeing Nellie Home Directing Director 59
Average
1924 A Ten-Minute Egg Directing Director 58
Average
1924 Why Husbands Go Mad Directing Director N/A
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1924 Stolen Goods Directing Director 58
Average
1924 Young Oldfield Directing Director 58
Average
1924 Publicity Pays Directing Director 58
Average
1924 Jeffries, Jr. Directing Director 58
Average
1924 All Wet Directing Director 58
Average
1923 White Tiger Directing Assistant Director 58
Average
1923 Drifting Directing Assistant Director 58
Average
1921 Society Secrets Directing Director N/A
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1921 Outside the Law Directing Assistant Director 59
Average

Writing

1994 Love Affair Writing Original Film Writer 58
Average
1963 Move Over, Darling Writing Story 59
Average
1962 Satan Never Sleeps Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1962 Something's Got to Give Writing Story 59
Average
1958 Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1957 An Affair to Remember Writing Screenplay 66
Fair
1957 An Affair to Remember Writing Story 66
Fair
1955 Meet the Governor Writing Writer N/A
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1952 My Son John Writing Story 58
Average
1952 My Son John Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1948 Good Sam Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1945 The Bells of St. Mary's Writing Story 60
Fair
1944 Going My Way Writing Story 60
Fair
1942 Once Upon a Honeymoon Writing Story 59
Average
1940 My Favorite Wife Writing Story 61
Fair
1939 Love Affair Writing Story 60
Fair
1938 The Cowboy and the Lady Writing Original Story 58
Average
1930 Part Time Wife Writing Writer N/A
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1930 Follies of love Writing Writer N/A
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1930 Radiomanía Writing Screenplay N/A
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1930 Fast Work Writing Story 59
Average
1930 Hog Wild Writing Story 60
Fair
1930 Below Zero Writing Story 59
Average
1930 The golf player Writing Writer N/A
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1930 The golfer Writing Writer N/A
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1930 The Night Life Writing Writer 59
Average
1930 Brats Writing Story 59
Average
1930 Blotto Writing Story 59
Average
1929 Angora Love Writing Writer 59
Average
1929 Red Hot Rhythm Writing Story N/A
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1929 Stepping Out Writing Story N/A
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1929 Bacon Grabbers Writing Writer 59
Average
1929 Sky Boy Writing Writer N/A
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1929 Crazy Feet Writing Story N/A
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1929 Perfect Day Writing Writer 60
Fair
1929 Snappy Sneezer Writing Story N/A
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1929 Dad's Day Writing Story N/A
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1929 Men O' War Writing Writer 59
Average
1929 Leaping Love Writing Writer N/A
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1929 Madame Q Writing Story 59
Average
1929 Berth Marks Writing Story 59
Average
1929 The Big Squawk Writing Story N/A
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1929 Double Whoopee Writing Story 59
Average
1929 Movie Night Writing Story 59
Average
1929 Hurdy Gurdy Writing Writer N/A
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1929 Unaccustomed as We Are Writing Story 59
Average
1929 Thin Twins Writing Story N/A
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1929 Wrong Again Writing Story 59
Average
1929 Off to Buffalo Writing Story N/A
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1929 Liberty Writing Writer 59
Average
1929 Ruby Lips Writing Story N/A
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1929 Going Ga-Ga Writing Writer 59
Average
1928 Chasing Husbands Writing Writer N/A
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1928 The Booster Writing Writer N/A
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1928 The Boy Friend Writing Writer 58
Average
1928 All Parts Writing Writer N/A
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1928 Should Married Men Go Home? Writing Writer 59
Average
1928 Imagine My Embarrassment Writing Story N/A
N/A
1928 The Fight Pest Writing Story N/A
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1928 From Soup to Nuts Writing Writer 59
Average
1928 Aching Youth Writing Story N/A
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1928 Pass the Gravy Writing Writer 59
Average
1927 Flaming Fathers Writing Writer 59
Average
1927 Putting Pants on Philip Writing Story 59
Average
1927 Should Second Husbands Come First? Writing Writer 59
Average
1927 The Second Hundred Years Writing Story 59
Average
1927 Jewish Prudence Writing Writer 59
Average
1925 The Uneasy Three Writing Writer N/A
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1925 Looking for Sally Writing Writer 59
Average
1924 Stolen Goods Writing Writer 58
Average
1924 Publicity Pays Writing Writer 58
Average
1924 Jeffries, Jr. Writing Writer 58
Average

Production

1962 Satan Never Sleeps Production Producer 58
Average
1958 Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! Production Producer 58
Average
1952 My Son John Production Producer 58
Average
1948 Good Sam Production Producer 58
Average
1945 The Bells of St. Mary's Production Producer 60
Fair
1944 Going My Way Production Producer 60
Fair
1940 My Favorite Wife Production Producer 61
Fair
1939 Love Affair Production Producer 60
Fair
1937 The Awful Truth Production Producer 63
Fair
1937 Make Way for Tomorrow Production Producer 63
Fair
1930 Let's Go Native Production Producer 59
Average
1929 A Pair of Tights Production Supervising Producer 59
Average
1929 Going Ga-Ga Production Supervising Producer 59
Average
1928 Feed 'em and Weep Production Supervising Producer 58
Average
1927 The Battle of the Century Production Production Supervisor 59
Average
1927 Call of the Cuckoo Production Production Supervisor 59
Average
1927 Duck Soup Production Production Director N/A
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Sound

1957 An Affair to Remember Sound Songs 66
Fair