Leo McCarey
Director · Actor · WriterFrom 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
FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR4
- Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
2002
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
My Son John
1952
John Jefferson (voice) (uncredited)
- The Screen Director
The Screen Director
1951
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
Make Way for Tomorrow
1937
Passerby / Man in Overcoat / Carpet Sweeper (uncredited)
DIRECTOR105
Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)
2025
Director
Satan Never Sleeps
1962
Director
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
1958
Director
An Affair to Remember
1957
Director
- Meet the Governor
Meet the Governor
1955
Director
- Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry
1955
Director
My Son John
1952
Director
You Can Change The World
1950
Director
Good Sam
1948
Director
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945
Director
Going My Way
1944
Director
Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942
Director
Love Affair
1939
Director
Make Way for Tomorrow
1937
Director
The Awful Truth
1937
Director
The Milky Way
1936
Director
Ruggles of Red Gap
1935
Director
Belle of the Nineties
1934
Director
Six of a Kind
1934
Director
Duck Soup
1933
Director
The Kid from Spain
1932
Director
Indiscreet
1931
Director
Let's Go Native
1930
Director
Part Time Wife
1930
Director
Wild Company
1930
Director
Liberty
1929
Director
Wrong Again
1929
Director
The Sophomore
1929
Director
Big Business
1929
Co-Director
- Madame Q
Madame Q
1929
Director
Red Hot Rhythm
1929
Director
Why Is a Plumber?
1929
Director
The Unkissed Man
1929
Director
We Faw Down
1928
Director
Pass the Gravy
1928
Director
The Boy Friend
1928
Director
The Family Group
1928
Director
Imagine My Embarrassment
1928
Director
- The Fight Pest
The Fight Pest
1928
Director
The Finishing Touch
1928
Co-Director
Should Married Men Go Home?
1928
Co-Director
Habeas Corpus
1928
Co-Director
- Should Women Drive?
Should Women Drive?
1928
Director
Jewish Prudence
1927
Director
Don't Tell Everything
1927
Director
Should Men Walk Home?
1927
Director
The Way of All Pants
1927
Director
Should Second Husbands Come First?
1927
Director
Flaming Fathers
1927
Director
Eve's Love Letters
1927
Director
Why Girls Say No
1927
Director
Sugar Daddies
1927
Co-Director
- Fighting Fathers
Fighting Fathers
1927
Director
Bromo and Juliet
1926
Director
Mighty Like a Moose
1926
Director
Tell 'Em Nothing
1926
Director
Be Your Age
1926
Director
Mama Behave
1926
Director
Long Fliv the King
1926
Director
Crazy Like a Fox
1926
Director
Dog Shy
1926
Director
Charley My Boy!
1926
Director
Mum's the Word
1926
Director
What Price Goofy?
1925
Director
The Caretaker's Daughter
1925
Director
The Rat's Knuckles
1925
Director
Innocent Husbands
1925
Director
His Wooden Wedding
1925
Director
Should Husbands Be Watched?
1925
Director
Isn't Life Terrible?
1925
Director
No Father to Guide Him
1925
Director
Is Marriage the Bunk?
1925
Director
The Uneasy Three
1925
Director
Hard Boiled
1925
Director
The Family Entrance
1925
Director
Bad Boy
1925
Director
Big Red Riding Hood
1925
Director
Fighting Fluid
1925
Director
Hello Baby!
1925
Director
Looking for Sally
1925
Director
Plain and Fancy Girls
1925
Director
A Ten-Minute Egg
1924
Director
Seeing Nellie Home
1924
Director
Outdoor Pajamas
1924
Director
Young Oldfield
1924
Director
Too Many Mammas
1924
Director
All Wet
1924
Director
Accidental Accidents
1924
Director
Sittin' Pretty
1924
Director
Sweet Daddy
1924
Director
Why Men Work
1924
Director
Bungalow Boobs
1924
Director
The Royal Razz
1924
Director
- Why Husbands Go Mad
Why Husbands Go Mad
1924
Director
The Poor Fish
1924
Director
Publicity Pays
1924
Director
Stolen Goods
1924
Director
Jeffries, Jr.
1924
Director
White Tiger
1923
Assistant Director
Drifting
1923
Assistant Director
The Wise Kid
1922
Assistant Director
Man Under Cover
1922
Assistant Director
Outside the Law
1921
Assistant Director
Society Secrets
1921
Director
- Freed 'em and Weep
Freed 'em and Weep
Director
WRITER72
Love Affair
1994
Original Film Writer
Move Over, Darling
1963
Story
Satan Never Sleeps
1962
Screenplay
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
1958
Screenplay
An Affair to Remember
1957
Story, Screenplay
- Meet the Governor
Meet the Governor
1955
Writer
My Son John
1952
Screenplay, Story
Good Sam
1948
Screenplay
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945
Story
Going My Way
1944
Story
Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942
Story
My Favorite Wife
1940
Original Story
Love Affair
1939
Story
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938
Original Story
Part Time Wife
1930
Writer
Below Zero
1930
Story
Hog Wild
1930
Story
The Night Life
1930
Writer
- The golfer
The golfer
1930
Writer
Fast Work
1930
Story
- The golf player
The golf player
1930
Writer
- Follies of love
Follies of love
1930
Writer
Blotto
1930
Story
Brats
1930
Story
Radiomanía
1930
Screenplay
Perfect Day
1929
Writer
Liberty
1929
Writer
Double Whoopee
1929
Story
Men O' War
1929
Writer
Hurdy Gurdy
1929
Writer
Leaping Love
1929
Writer
Berth Marks
1929
Story
Ruby Lips
1929
Story
- Off to Buffalo
Off to Buffalo
1929
Story
- Thin Twins
Thin Twins
1929
Story
Stepping Out
1929
Story
Bacon Grabbers
1929
Writer
Unaccustomed as We Are
1929
Story
- Going Ga-Ga
Going Ga-Ga
1929
Writer
Wrong Again
1929
Story
Snappy Sneezer
1929
Story
- Dad's Day
Dad's Day
1929
Story
- Madame Q
Madame Q
1929
Story
The Big Squawk
1929
Story
Angora Love
1929
Writer
Movie Night
1929
Story
Red Hot Rhythm
1929
Story
Crazy Feet
1929
Story
Sky Boy
1929
Writer
Why Is a Plumber?
1929
Writer
Should Married Men Go Home?
1928
Writer
From Soup to Nuts
1928
Writer
The Boy Friend
1928
Writer
- The Fight Pest
The Fight Pest
1928
Story
Aching Youth
1928
Story
Imagine My Embarrassment
1928
Story
Chasing Husbands
1928
Writer
- All Parts
All Parts
1928
Writer
The Booster
1928
Writer
Pass the Gravy
1928
Writer
- Should Women Drive?
Should Women Drive?
1928
Story
Jewish Prudence
1927
Writer
Putting Pants on Philip
1927
Story
The Second 100 Years
1927
Story
Should Second Husbands Come First?
1927
Writer
Flaming Fathers
1927
Writer
- Fighting Fathers
Fighting Fathers
1927
Writer
The Uneasy Three
1925
Writer
Looking for Sally
1925
Writer
Publicity Pays
1924
Writer
Stolen Goods
1924
Writer
Jeffries, Jr.
1924
Writer
PRODUCER16
Satan Never Sleeps
1962
Producer
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
1958
Producer
My Son John
1952
Producer
Good Sam
1948
Producer
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945
Producer
Going My Way
1944
Producer
My Favorite Wife
1940
Producer
Love Affair
1939
Producer
Make Way for Tomorrow
1937
Producer
The Awful Truth
1937
Producer
Let's Go Native
1930
Producer
- Going Ga-Ga
Going Ga-Ga
1929
Supervising Producer
A Pair of Tights
1929
Supervising Producer
Feed 'em and Weep
1928
Supervising Producer
Call of the Cuckoo
1927
Production Supervisor
The Battle of the Century
1927
Production Supervisor
