Leo McCarey

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.

Most Famous Work

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Duck Soup

(1933) Director

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An Affair to Remember

(1957) Screenplay

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Going My Way

(1944) Story

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The Awful Truth

(1937) Producer

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The Bells of St. Mary's

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My Favorite Wife

(1940) Original Story

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Ruggles of Red Gap

(1935) Director

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Make Way for Tomorrow

(1937) Producer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1951	Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)	The Screen Director 1951-03-12 Movie
1948	Self	The Ed Sullivan Show 1948-06-20 TV Show
1937	Passerby / Man in Overcoat / Carpet Sweeper (uncredited)	Make Way for Tomorrow 1937-05-09 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1963	Story	Move Over, Darling 1963-12-19 Movie
1962	Screenplay	Satan Never Sleeps 1962-02-22 Movie
1958	Screenplay	Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! 1958-12-23 Movie
1957	Story	An Affair to Remember 1957-07-11 Movie
	Screenplay	An Affair to Remember 1957-07-11 Movie
1952	Screenplay	My Son John 1952-04-08 Movie
	Story	My Son John 1952-04-08 Movie
1948	Screenplay	Good Sam 1948-09-01 Movie
1945	Story	The Bells of St. Mary's 1945-12-27 Movie
1944	Story	Going My Way 1944-05-15 Movie
1942	Story	Once Upon a Honeymoon 1942-11-27 Movie
1940	Original Story	My Favorite Wife 1940-05-17 Movie
1939	Story	Love Affair 1939-04-07 Movie
1938	Original Story	The Cowboy and the Lady 1938-11-17 Movie
1930	Writer	Part Time Wife 1930-11-30 Movie
	Writer	Follies of love 1930-08-27 Movie
	Story	Fast Work 1930-06-28 Movie
	Story	Hog Wild 1930-05-31 Movie
	Story	Below Zero 1930-04-26 Movie
	Writer	The Night Life 1930-04-19 Movie
	Writer	The golf player 1930-04-19 Movie
	Writer	The golfer 1930-04-19 Movie
	Story	Brats 1930-03-22 Movie
	Story	Blotto 1930-02-08 Movie
1929	Writer	Angora Love 1929-12-14 Movie
	Story	Red Hot Rhythm 1929-11-23 Movie
	Story	Stepping Out 1929-11-02 Movie
	Writer	Bacon Grabbers 1929-10-19 Movie
	Writer	Sky Boy 1929-10-05 Movie
	Story	Crazy Feet 1929-09-07 Movie
	Writer	Perfect Day 1929-08-10 Movie
	Story	Snappy Sneezer 1929-07-29 Movie
	Story	Dad's Day 1929-07-06 Movie
	Writer	Men O'War 1929-06-29 Movie
	Writer	Leaping Love 1929-06-22 Movie
	Story	Madame Q 1929-06-08 Movie
	Story	Berth Marks 1929-06-01 Movie
	Story	The Big Squawk 1929-05-25 Movie
	Story	Double Whoopee 1929-05-18 Movie
	Story	Movie Night 1929-05-11 Movie
	Writer	Hurdy Gurdy 1929-05-10 Movie
	Story	Unaccustomed as We Are 1929-05-04 Movie
	Story	Thin Twins 1929-04-13 Movie
	Story	Wrong Again 1929-02-23 Movie
	Story	Off to Buffalo 1929-02-16 Movie
	Writer	Liberty 1929-01-26 Movie
	Story	Ruby Lips 1929-01-19 Movie
	Writer	Going Ga-Ga 1929-01-05 Movie
1928	Writer	Chasing Husbands 1928-12-22 Movie
	Writer	The Booster 1928-11-24 Movie
	Writer	The Boy Friend 1928-11-10 Movie
	Writer	All Parts 1928-10-27 Movie
	Writer	Should Married Men Go Home? 1928-09-08 Movie
	Story	Imagine My Embarrassment 1928-09-01 Movie
	Story	The Fight Pest 1928-05-12 Movie
	Writer	From Soup to Nuts 1928-03-24 Movie
	Story	Aching Youth 1928-03-17 Movie
	Writer	Pass the Gravy 1928-01-07 Movie
1927	Writer	Flaming Fathers 1927-12-17 Movie
	Story	Putting Pants on Philip 1927-12-03 Movie
	Writer	Should Second Husbands Come First? 1927-10-23 Movie
	Story	The Second Hundred Years 1927-10-08 Movie
	Writer	Jewish Prudence 1927-05-27 Movie
1925	Writer	The Uneasy Three 1925-11-15 Movie
	Writer	Looking for Sally 1925-05-10 Movie
1924	Writer	Stolen Goods 1924-06-29 Movie
	Writer	Publicity Pays 1924-05-04 Movie
	Writer	Jeffries Jr. 1924-02-02 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1962	Director	Satan Never Sleeps 1962-02-22 Movie
1958	Director	Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! 1958-12-23 Movie
1957	Director	An Affair to Remember 1957-07-11 Movie
	Director	Screen Director's Playhouse 1955-10-05 TV Show
1952	Director	My Son John 1952-04-08 Movie
1950	Director	You Can Change The World 1950-02-25 Movie
1948	Director	Good Sam 1948-09-01 Movie
1945	Director	The Bells of St. Mary's 1945-12-27 Movie
1944	Director	Going My Way 1944-05-15 Movie
1942	Director	Once Upon a Honeymoon 1942-11-27 Movie
1939	Director	Love Affair 1939-04-07 Movie
1937	Director	The Awful Truth 1937-10-20 Movie
	Director	Make Way for Tomorrow 1937-05-09 Movie
1936	Director	The Milky Way 1936-02-07 Movie
1935	Director	Ruggles of Red Gap 1935-03-08 Movie
1934	Director	Belle of the Nineties 1934-09-21 Movie
	Director	Six of a Kind 1934-02-09 Movie
1933	Director	Duck Soup 1933-11-12 Movie
1932	Director	The Kid from Spain 1932-11-17 Movie
1931	Director	Indiscreet 1931-04-25 Movie
1930	Director	Part Time Wife 1930-11-30 Movie
	Director	Let's Go Native 1930-08-15 Movie
	Director	Wild Company 1930-07-05 Movie
1929	Director	Red Hot Rhythm 1929-11-23 Movie
	Director	The Sophomore 1929-08-24 Movie
	Director	Madame Q 1929-06-08 Movie
	Director	The Unkissed Man 1929-04-27 Movie
	Co-Director	Big Business 1929-04-20 Movie
	Director	Why Is a Plumber? 1929-03-30 Movie
	Director	Wrong Again 1929-02-23 Movie
	Director	Liberty 1929-01-26 Movie
1928	Director	We Faw Down 1928-12-29 Movie
	Director	Habeas Corpus 1928-12-01 Movie
	Director	The Boy Friend 1928-11-10 Movie
	Director	Should Married Men Go Home? 1928-09-08 Movie
	Director	Imagine My Embarrassment 1928-09-01 Movie
	Director	The Fight Pest 1928-05-12 Movie
	Director	The Finishing Touch 1928-02-25 Movie
	Director	The Family Group 1928-02-18 Movie
	Director	Pass the Gravy 1928-01-07 Movie
1927	Director	Flaming Fathers 1927-12-17 Movie
	Director	The Way of All Pants 1927-10-28 Movie
	Director	Should Second Husbands Come First? 1927-10-23 Movie
	Director	Sugar Daddies 1927-09-10 Movie
	Director	Don't Tell Everything 1927-07-02 Movie
	Director	Eve's Love Letters 1927-05-28 Movie
	Director	Jewish Prudence 1927-05-27 Movie
	Director	Why Girls Say No 1927-02-21 Movie
	Director	Should Men Walk Home? 1927-01-29 Movie
1926	Director	Be Your Age 1926-11-13 Movie
	Director	Tell 'Em Nothing 1926-10-16 Movie
	Director	Bromo and Juliet 1926-09-19 Movie
	Director	Crazy Like a Fox 1926-08-26 Movie
	Director	Mighty Like a Moose 1926-07-18 Movie
	Director	Long Fliv the King 1926-06-13 Movie
	Director	Mum's the Word 1926-05-09 Movie
	Director	Dog Shy 1926-04-04 Movie
	Director	Mama Behave 1926-02-27 Movie
	Director	Charley My Boy! 1926-01-24 Movie
1925	Director	His Wooden Wedding 1925-12-19 Movie
	Director	The Uneasy Three 1925-11-15 Movie
	Director	The Caretaker's Daughter 1925-10-10 Movie
	Director	No Father to Guide Him 1925-09-05 Movie
	Director	Innocent Husbands 1925-08-01 Movie
	Director	Isn't Life Terrible? 1925-07-05 Movie
	Director	What Price Goofy? 1925-06-06 Movie
	Director	Looking for Sally 1925-05-10 Movie
	Director	Big Red Riding Hood 1925-04-26 Movie
	Director	Bad Boy 1925-04-11 Movie
	Director	Is Marriage the Bunk? 1925-03-29 Movie
	Director	Hard Boiled 1925-03-15 Movie
	Director	Should Husbands Be Watched? 1925-03-14 Movie
	Director	Plain and Fancy Girls 1925-03-01 Movie
	Director	The Family Entrance 1925-02-15 Movie
	Director	Fighting Fluid 1925-02-01 Movie
	Director	Hello Baby! 1925-01-18 Movie
	Director	The Rat's Knuckles 1925-01-03 Movie
1924	Director	The Royal Razz 1924-12-21 Movie
	Director	The Poor Fish 1924-12-07 Movie
	Director	Accidental Accidents 1924-11-09 Movie
	Director	Bungalow Boobs 1924-10-26 Movie
	Director	Too Many Mammas 1924-10-12 Movie
	Director	Sittin' Pretty 1924-09-27 Movie
	Director	Outdoor Pajamas 1924-09-13 Movie
	Director	Why Men Work 1924-08-31 Movie
	Director	Sweet Daddy 1924-08-17 Movie
	Director	Seeing Nellie Home 1924-07-26 Movie
	Director	A Ten-Minute Egg 1924-07-19 Movie
	Director	Why Husbands Go Mad 1924-07-13 Movie
	Director	Stolen Goods 1924-06-29 Movie
	Director	Young Oldfield 1924-06-22 Movie
	Director	Publicity Pays 1924-05-04 Movie
	Director	Jeffries Jr. 1924-02-02 Movie
	Director	All Wet 1924-01-01 Movie
1921	Director	Society Secrets 1921-02-18 Movie
	Assistant Director	Outside the Law 1921-01-06 Movie
	Director	Christopher Closeup TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1958	Producer	Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! 1958-12-23 Movie
1952	Producer	My Son John 1952-04-08 Movie
1948	Producer	Good Sam 1948-09-01 Movie
1945	Producer	The Bells of St. Mary's 1945-12-27 Movie
1944	Producer	Going My Way 1944-05-15 Movie
1942	Producer	Once Upon a Honeymoon 1942-11-27 Movie
1940	Producer	My Favorite Wife 1940-05-17 Movie
1939	Producer	Love Affair 1939-04-07 Movie
1937	Producer	The Awful Truth 1937-10-20 Movie
	Producer	Make Way for Tomorrow 1937-05-09 Movie
1930	Producer	Let's Go Native 1930-08-15 Movie
1929	Supervising Producer	A Pair of Tights 1929-02-03 Movie
	Supervising Producer	Going Ga-Ga 1929-01-05 Movie
1928	Supervising Producer	Feed 'em and Weep 1928-12-08 Movie
1927	Production Supervisor	The Battle of the Century 1927-12-31 Movie
	Production Supervisor	Call of the Cuckoo 1927-10-15 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Sound

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1957	Songs	An Affair to Remember 1957-07-11 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv