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Leo McCarey
Director 1896 - 1969

Leo McCarey

Los Angeles, California, USA

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... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

21 titles
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!

Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!

Leo McCarey 1958 1h 46m 5.0

Harry Bannerman, a Connecticut suburbanite who becomes involved in various shenanigans with his wife Grace Oglethorpe, leads a protest movement against a secret army plan to set up a missile base in their community.

An Affair to Remember

An Affair to Remember

Leo McCarey 1957 1h 51m 7.0

A couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building - but will it happen?

My Son John

My Son John

Leo McCarey 1952 2h 2m

In this Cold War drama, a woman suspects her son is a Communist spy.

Good Sam

Good Sam

Leo McCarey 1948 1h 54m

Sam Clayton has a good heart and likes to help out people in need. In fact, he likes to help them out so much that he often finds himself broke and unable to help his own family buy the things they need--like a house.

The Bells of St. Mary's

The Bells of St. Mary's

Leo McCarey 1945 2h 6m 6.7

Father O'Malley the unconventional priest from 'Going My Way' continues his work for the Catholic Church. This time he is sent to St. Mary's, a run-down parochial school on the verge of condemnation. He and Sister Benedict work together in an attempt to save the school, though their differing methods often lead to good-natured disagreements.

Going My Way

Going My Way

Leo McCarey 1944 2h 6m 6.7

When young Father O'Malley arrives at St. Dominic's, old Father Fitzgibbon doesn't think much of his new assistant.

Once Upon a Honeymoon

Once Upon a Honeymoon

Leo McCarey 1942 1h 55m 9.0

A radio correspondent tries to rescue a burlesque queen from her marriage to a Nazi official.

Love Affair

Love Affair

Leo McCarey 1939 1h 28m 7.0

French playboy Michel Marnet and American Terry McKay fall in love aboard ship. They arrange to reunite 6 months later, after Michel has had a chance to earn a decent living.

The Awful Truth

The Awful Truth

Leo McCarey 1937 1h 31m 7.6

The Awful Truth is a 1937 screwball comedy film starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant. The plot concerns the machinations of a soon to be divorced couple, played by Dunne and Grant, who go to great lengths to try to ruin each others romantic escapades.

Make Way for Tomorrow

Make Way for Tomorrow

Leo McCarey 1937 1h 32m 8.4

At a family reunion, the Cooper clan find that their parents' home is being foreclosed. "Temporarily," Ma moves in with son George's family, Pa with daughter Cora. But the parents are like sand in the gears of their middle-aged children's well regulated households. Can the old folks take matters into their own hands?

The Milky Way

The Milky Way

Leo McCarey 1936 1h 29m 5.0

Timid milkman, Burleigh Sullivan, somehow knocks out a boxing champ in a brawl. The fighter's manager decides to build up the milkman's reputation in a series of fixed fights and then have the champ beat him to regain his title.

Ruggles of Red Gap

Ruggles of Red Gap

Leo McCarey 1935 1h 30m 6.0

In this comedy of an Englishman stranded in a sea of barbaric Americans, Marmaduke Ruggles - a gentleman's gentleman and butler to an Earl - is lost in a poker game to an uncouth American cattle baron.

Six of a Kind

Six of a Kind

Leo McCarey 1934 1h 2m 6.0

The Whinneys share expenses for their trip to Hollywood with George and Gracie and their great Dane. A clerk in Whinney's bank has put fifty thousand dollars in a suitcase, hoping to rob Whinney on the road, but instead Whinney takes another road and is himself arrested in Nevada.

Belle of the Nineties

Belle of the Nineties

Leo McCarey 1934 1h 13m 7.0

Mae West, full of bosom and double entendre, wrote this lightweight saga of multiple loves which appears in a lavish (for 1934) production featuring songs backed by Duke Ellington.

Duck Soup

Duck Soup

Leo McCarey 1933 1h 8m 8.0

Rufus T. Firefly is named the dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of his wealthy backer Mrs. Teasdale, contending with two inept spies who can't seem to keep straight which side they're on.

Part Time Wife

Part Time Wife

Leo McCarey 1930 1h 12m 6.0

Businessman Jim Murdock is too busy with work to pay much attention to his wife. She is an avid golfer, and soon finds a kindred soul in a man named Johnny Spence. Eventually Jim and his wife separate, and she turns to modeling to earn a living. Jim, on his part, takes up golf on his doctor's advice.

Wrong Again

Wrong Again

Leo McCarey 1929 20m 6.0

Stable hands Stan and Ollie are tending a thoroughbred named "Blue Boy." But when they overhear two men talking about a $5000 reward for the return of the stolen "Blue Boy," they miss the part about it being the painting, not the horse. They take the horse to the owner's house to claim the reward.

Liberty

Liberty

Leo McCarey 1929 18m 7.0

While changing clothes in a getaway car, escaped convicts Stan and Ollie mistakenly put on each other's pants. They spend the rest of the film trying to exchange pants in various unlikely settings.

We Faw Down

We Faw Down

Leo McCarey 1928 20m

Stan & Ollie attempt to fool their wives by sneaking out to a poker game, but instead get involved with two flirty ladies, one of whom is the girlfriend of a jealous boxer.

Pass the Gravy

Pass the Gravy

Leo McCarey, Fred Guiol 1928 23m

Schultz raises prize chickens and roosters that are always getting into neighbor Max Davidson's garden and eating the seeds, leading to constant feuding between the two men. When their children announce their engagement the two men decide to bury the hatchet and Davidson suggests a dinner at his house.

Mighty Like a Moose

Mighty Like a Moose

Leo McCarey 1926 23m

After a homely married couple separately undergo plastic surgery, they unwittingly plan an extramarital affair with each other.

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