Leo McCarey

Directing

Leo McCarey

Born October 3, 1896Los Angeles, California, USA139 credits

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.

Known For

Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)

Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)

Movie

2025

Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

Movie

2002

Move Over, Darling
6.7

Move Over, Darling

Movie

1963

Something's Got to Give
7.7

Something's Got to Give

Movie

1962

Satan Never Sleeps
5.1

Satan Never Sleeps

Movie

1962

Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
5.1

Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!

Movie

1958

Filmography

Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)
2025Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)DirectorMovie
R
2002Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Filmas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Move Over, Darling
1963Move Over, DarlingStoryMovie
Something's Got to Give
1962Something's Got to GiveStoryMovie
Satan Never Sleeps
1962Satan Never SleepsDirectorMovie
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
1958Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!DirectorMovie
An Affair to Remember
1957An Affair to RememberDirectorMovie
T
1955Tom and JerryDirectorMovie
M
1955Meet the GovernorWriterMovie
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955Screen Director's PlayhouseDirectorTV
My Son John
1952My Son Johnas John Jefferson (voice) (uncredited)Movie
T
1951The Screen Directoras Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)Movie
You Can Change The World
1950You Can Change The WorldDirectorMovie
Good Sam
1948Good SamDirectorMovie
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948The Ed Sullivan Showas SelfTV
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945The Bells of St. Mary'sDirectorMovie
Going My Way
1944Going My WayStoryMovie
Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942Once Upon a HoneymoonDirectorMovie
Love Affair
1939Love AffairDirectorMovie
The Awful Truth
1937The Awful TruthDirectorMovie
Make Way for Tomorrow
1937Make Way for Tomorrowas Passerby / Man in Overcoat / Carpet Sweeper (uncredited)Movie
The Milky Way
1936The Milky WayDirectorMovie
Ruggles of Red Gap
1935Ruggles of Red GapDirectorMovie
Belle of the Nineties
1934Belle of the NinetiesDirectorMovie
Six of a Kind
1934Six of a KindDirectorMovie
Duck Soup
1933Duck SoupDirectorMovie
The Kid from Spain
1932The Kid from SpainDirectorMovie
Indiscreet
1931IndiscreetDirectorMovie
Part Time Wife
1930Part Time WifeDirectorMovie
F
1930Follies of loveWriterMovie
Let's Go Native
1930Let's Go NativeDirectorMovie
Wild Company
1930Wild CompanyDirectorMovie
Fast Work
1930Fast WorkStoryMovie
Hog Wild
1930Hog WildStoryMovie
Below Zero
1930Below ZeroStoryMovie
The Night Life
1930The Night LifeWriterMovie
T
1930The golferWriterMovie
T
1930The golf playerWriterMovie
Brats
1930BratsStoryMovie
Blotto
1930BlottoStoryMovie
Angora Love
1929Angora LoveWriterMovie
Red Hot Rhythm
1929Red Hot RhythmDirectorMovie
Stepping Out
1929Stepping OutStoryMovie
Bacon Grabbers
1929Bacon GrabbersWriterMovie
Sky Boy
1929Sky BoyWriterMovie
Crazy Feet
1929Crazy FeetStoryMovie
The Sophomore
1929The SophomoreDirectorMovie
Perfect Day
1929Perfect DayWriterMovie
Snappy Sneezer
1929Snappy SneezerStoryMovie
D
1929Dad's DayStoryMovie
Men O' War
1929Men O' WarWriterMovie
Leaping Love
1929Leaping LoveWriterMovie
M
1929Madame QStoryMovie
Berth Marks
1929Berth MarksStoryMovie
The Big Squawk
1929The Big SquawkStoryMovie
Double Whoopee
1929Double WhoopeeStoryMovie
Movie Night
1929Movie NightStoryMovie
Hurdy Gurdy
1929Hurdy GurdyWriterMovie
Unaccustomed as We Are
1929Unaccustomed as We AreStoryMovie
The Unkissed Man
1929The Unkissed ManDirectorMovie
T
1929Thin TwinsStoryMovie
Why Is a Plumber?
1929Why Is a Plumber?DirectorMovie
Wrong Again
1929Wrong AgainDirectorMovie
O
1929Off to BuffaloStoryMovie
Liberty
1929LibertyDirectorMovie
Ruby Lips
1929Ruby LipsStoryMovie
G
1929Going Ga-GaWriterMovie
We Faw Down
1928We Faw DownDirectorMovie
Chasing Husbands
1928Chasing HusbandsWriterMovie
The Booster
1928The BoosterWriterMovie
The Boy Friend
1928The Boy FriendWriterMovie
A
1928All PartsWriterMovie
Should Married Men Go Home?
1928Should Married Men Go Home?WriterMovie
Imagine My Embarrassment
1928Imagine My EmbarrassmentStoryMovie
S
1928Should Women Drive?DirectorMovie
T
1928The Fight PestDirectorMovie
From Soup to Nuts
1928From Soup to NutsWriterMovie
Aching Youth
1928Aching YouthStoryMovie
The Family Group
1928The Family GroupDirectorMovie
Pass the Gravy
1928Pass the GravyDirectorMovie
Flaming Fathers
1927Flaming FathersDirectorMovie
F
1927Fighting FathersDirectorMovie
Putting Pants on Philip
1927Putting Pants on PhilipStoryMovie
The Way of All Pants
1927The Way of All PantsDirectorMovie
Should Second Husbands Come First?
1927Should Second Husbands Come First?DirectorMovie
The Second 100 Years
1927The Second 100 YearsStoryMovie
Don't Tell Everything
1927Don't Tell EverythingDirectorMovie
Eve's Love Letters
1927Eve's Love LettersDirectorMovie
Jewish Prudence
1927Jewish PrudenceWriterMovie
Why Girls Say No
1927Why Girls Say NoDirectorMovie
Should Men Walk Home?
1927Should Men Walk Home?DirectorMovie
Be Your Age
1926Be Your AgeDirectorMovie
Tell 'Em Nothing
1926Tell 'Em NothingDirectorMovie
Bromo and Juliet
1926Bromo and JulietDirectorMovie
Crazy Like a Fox
1926Crazy Like a FoxDirectorMovie
Mighty Like a Moose
1926Mighty Like a MooseDirectorMovie
Long Fliv the King
1926Long Fliv the KingDirectorMovie
Mum's the Word
1926Mum's the WordDirectorMovie
Dog Shy
1926Dog ShyDirectorMovie
Mama Behave
1926Mama BehaveDirectorMovie
Charley My Boy!
1926Charley My Boy!DirectorMovie
His Wooden Wedding
1925His Wooden WeddingDirectorMovie
The Uneasy Three
1925The Uneasy ThreeWriterMovie
The Caretaker's Daughter
1925The Caretaker's DaughterDirectorMovie
No Father to Guide Him
1925No Father to Guide HimDirectorMovie
Innocent Husbands
1925Innocent HusbandsDirectorMovie
Isn't Life Terrible?
1925Isn't Life Terrible?DirectorMovie
What Price Goofy?
1925What Price Goofy?DirectorMovie
Looking for Sally
1925Looking for SallyDirectorMovie
Big Red Riding Hood
1925Big Red Riding HoodDirectorMovie
Bad Boy
1925Bad BoyDirectorMovie
Is Marriage the Bunk?
1925Is Marriage the Bunk?DirectorMovie
Hard Boiled
1925Hard BoiledDirectorMovie
Should Husbands Be Watched?
1925Should Husbands Be Watched?DirectorMovie
Plain and Fancy Girls
1925Plain and Fancy GirlsDirectorMovie
The Family Entrance
1925The Family EntranceDirectorMovie
Fighting Fluid
1925Fighting FluidDirectorMovie
Hello Baby!
1925Hello Baby!DirectorMovie
The Rat's Knuckles
1925The Rat's KnucklesDirectorMovie
The Royal Razz
1924The Royal RazzDirectorMovie
The Poor Fish
1924The Poor FishDirectorMovie
Accidental Accidents
1924Accidental AccidentsDirectorMovie
Bungalow Boobs
1924Bungalow BoobsDirectorMovie
Too Many Mammas
1924Too Many MammasDirectorMovie
Sittin' Pretty
1924Sittin' PrettyDirectorMovie
Outdoor Pajamas
1924Outdoor PajamasDirectorMovie
Why Men Work
1924Why Men WorkDirectorMovie
Sweet Daddy
1924Sweet DaddyDirectorMovie
Seeing Nellie Home
1924Seeing Nellie HomeDirectorMovie
A Ten-Minute Egg
1924A Ten-Minute EggDirectorMovie
W
1924Why Husbands Go MadDirectorMovie
Stolen Goods
1924Stolen GoodsDirectorMovie
Young Oldfield
1924Young OldfieldDirectorMovie
Publicity Pays
1924Publicity PaysWriterMovie
Jeffries, Jr.
1924Jeffries, Jr.WriterMovie
All Wet
1924All WetDirectorMovie
Society Secrets
1921Society SecretsDirectorMovie
F
—Freed 'em and WeepDirectorMovie
C
—Christopher CloseupDirectorTV