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Leo McCarey
Writer 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 →

Filmography

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25 titles
Move Over, Darling

Move Over, Darling

Michael Gordon 1963 1h 43m 6.0

Three years into their loving marriage, with two infant daughters at home in Los Angeles, Nicholas Arden and Ellen Wagstaff Arden are on a plane that goes down in the South Pacific. Although most passengers manage to survive the incident, Ellen presumably perishes when swept off her lifeboat, her body never recovered. Fast forward five years.

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.

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.

Hog Wild

Hog Wild

James Parrott 1930 19m 7.7

Ollie can't find his hat, much to the amusement of his wife and maid. Then Ollie and Stan attempt to install a rooftop radio antenna.

Brats

Brats

James Parrott 1930 21m 7.0

Stanley and Oliver are trying to spend a relaxing night at home playing checkers, but the antics of their mischievous sons keep interrupting their recreation.

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.

Unaccustomed As We Are

Unaccustomed As We Are

Hal Roach, Lewis R. Foster 1929 21m 6.0

Laurel and Hardy try to entertain a female neighbor, unbeknown to Hardy’s wife.

Perfect Day

Perfect Day

James Parrott 1929 19m 6.0

Two families embark on a pleasant Sunday picnic but manage to run into a variety of issues with their temperamental automobile. Each incident requires repeated exits and reboardings by Laurel, Hardy, their wives and grouchy, gout-ridden Uncle Edgar.

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.

Double Whoopee

Double Whoopee

Lewis R. Foster 1929 19m 6.0

Stan and Ollie wreak havoc at an upper class hotel in their jobs as footman (Hardy) and doorman (Laurel). They partially undress blonde bombshell Jean Harlow (in a brief appearance) and repeatedly escort a stuffy nobleman into an empty elevator shaft.

Berth Marks

Berth Marks

Lewis R. Foster 1929 19m 6.0

Stan and Ollie are musicians attempting to travel by train to Pottsville.

Bacon Grabbers

Bacon Grabbers

Lewis R. Foster 1929 19m 6.0

Two debt collectors try to repossess a console radio.

Angora Love

Angora Love

Lewis R. Foster 1929 21m 6.0

Stanley and Oliver are adopted by a runaway goat, whose noise and aroma in turn get the goat of their suspicious landlord.

Should Married Men Go Home?

Should Married Men Go Home?

James Parrott 1928 20m 6.0

Mrs. Hardy throws Ollie and Stan out of the house. They try to impress two young ladies at a golf course and end up fighting with other golfers.

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.

From Soup to Nuts

From Soup to Nuts

Edgar Kennedy 1928 18m 6.0

Inexperienced waiters (Laurel & Hardy) are hired for a swank dinner party.

The Second 100 Years

The Second 100 Years

Fred Guiol 1927 23m 6.0

Laurel and Hardy are convicts making an escape from prison.

Putting Pants on Philip

Putting Pants on Philip

Clyde Bruckman 1927 19m 7.0

Pompous J. Piedmont Mumblethunder greets his nephew from Scotland who arrives in kilts. He is immediately taken to a tailor for a pair of proper pants.

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