
Leo McCarey
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- October 3, 1896
- Died
- July 5, 1969
- Birthplace
- 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 "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.
Filmography
- Freed 'em and Weep
Freed 'em and Weep TBA
Director

Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928) 2025
Director
- Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film 2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Love Affair 1994
Original Film Writer

Move Over, Darling 1963
Story

Satan Never Sleeps 1962
Director, Producer, Screenplay

Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! 1958
Director, Screenplay, Producer

An Affair to Remember 1957
Director, Story, Screenplay, Songs
- Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry 1955
Director

Meet the Governor 1955
Writer, Director

My Son John 1952
as John Jefferson (voice) (uncredited), Screenplay, Producer, Director, Story

The Screen Director 1951
as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

You Can Change The World 1950
Director

Good Sam 1948
Director, Producer, Screenplay

The Bells of St. Mary's 1945
Producer, Director, Story

Going My Way 1944
Producer, Director, Story

Once Upon a Honeymoon 1942
Director, Story

My Favorite Wife 1940
Producer, Original Story

Love Affair 1939
Director, Producer, Story

The Cowboy and the Lady 1938
Original Story

The Awful Truth 1937
Director, Producer

Make Way for Tomorrow 1937
as Passerby / Man in Overcoat / Carpet Sweeper (uncredited), Director, Producer

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

Part Time Wife 1930
Director, Writer
- Follies of love
Follies of love 1930
Writer

Let's Go Native 1930
Director, Producer

Radiomanía 1930
Screenplay

Wild Company 1930
Director

Fast Work 1930
Story

Hog Wild 1930
Story

Below Zero 1930
Story
- The golf player
The golf player 1930
Writer
- The golfer
The golfer 1930
Writer

The Night Life 1930
Writer

Brats 1930
Story

Blotto 1930
Story

Angora Love 1929
Writer

Red Hot Rhythm 1929
Director, Story

Stepping Out 1929
Story

Bacon Grabbers 1929
Writer

Sky Boy 1929
Writer

Crazy Feet 1929
Story

The Sophomore 1929
Director

Perfect Day 1929
Writer

Snappy Sneezer 1929
Story
- Dad's Day
Dad's Day 1929
Story

Men O' War 1929
Writer

Leaping Love 1929
Writer
- Madame Q
Madame Q 1929
Director, Story

Berth Marks 1929
Story

The Big Squawk 1929
Story

Double Whoopee 1929
Story

Movie Night 1929
Story

Hurdy Gurdy 1929
Writer

Unaccustomed as We Are 1929
Story

The Unkissed Man 1929
Director

Big Business 1929
Co-Director
- Thin Twins
Thin Twins 1929
Story

Why Is a Plumber? 1929
Director, Writer

Wrong Again 1929
Director, Story
- Off to Buffalo
Off to Buffalo 1929
Story

A Pair of Tights 1929
Supervising Producer

Liberty 1929
Writer, Director

Ruby Lips 1929
Story
- Going Ga-Ga
Going Ga-Ga 1929
Supervising Producer, Writer

We Faw Down 1928
Director

Chasing Husbands 1928
Writer

Feed 'em and Weep 1928
Supervising Producer

Habeas Corpus 1928
Co-Director

The Booster 1928
Writer

The Boy Friend 1928
Director, Writer
- All Parts
All Parts 1928
Writer

Should Married Men Go Home? 1928
Writer, Co-Director

Imagine My Embarrassment 1928
Director, Story
- Should Women Drive?
Should Women Drive? 1928
Director, Story
- The Fight Pest
The Fight Pest 1928
Story, Director

From Soup to Nuts 1928
Writer

Aching Youth 1928
Story

The Finishing Touch 1928
Co-Director

The Family Group 1928
Director

Pass the Gravy 1928
Director, Writer

The Battle of the Century 1927
Production Supervisor

Flaming Fathers 1927
Director, Writer
- Fighting Fathers
Fighting Fathers 1927
Director, Writer

Putting Pants on Philip 1927
Story

The Way of All Pants 1927
Director

Should Second Husbands Come First? 1927
Director, Writer

Call of the Cuckoo 1927
Production Supervisor

The Second 100 Years 1927
Story

Sugar Daddies 1927
Co-Director

Don't Tell Everything 1927
Director

Eve's Love Letters 1927
Director

Jewish Prudence 1927
Director, Writer

Why Girls Say No 1927
Director

Should Men Walk Home? 1927
Director

Be Your Age 1926
Director

Tell 'Em Nothing 1926
Director

Bromo and Juliet 1926
Director

Crazy Like a Fox 1926
Director

Mighty Like a Moose 1926
Director

Long Fliv the King 1926
Director

Mum's the Word 1926
Director

Dog Shy 1926
Director

Mama Behave 1926
Director

Charley My Boy! 1926
Director

His Wooden Wedding 1925
Director

The Uneasy Three 1925
Director, Writer

The Caretaker's Daughter 1925
Director

No Father to Guide Him 1925
Director

Innocent Husbands 1925
Director

Isn't Life Terrible? 1925
Director

What Price Goofy? 1925
Director

Looking for Sally 1925
Director, Writer

Big Red Riding Hood 1925
Director

Bad Boy 1925
Director

Is Marriage the Bunk? 1925
Director

Hard Boiled 1925
Director

Should Husbands Be Watched? 1925
Director

Plain and Fancy Girls 1925
Director

The Family Entrance 1925
Director

Fighting Fluid 1925
Director

Hello Baby! 1925
Director

The Rat's Knuckles 1925
Director

The Royal Razz 1924
Director

The Poor Fish 1924
Director

Accidental Accidents 1924
Director

Bungalow Boobs 1924
Director

Too Many Mammas 1924
Director

Sittin' Pretty 1924
Director

Outdoor Pajamas 1924
Director

Why Men Work 1924
Director

Sweet Daddy 1924
Director

Seeing Nellie Home 1924
Director

A Ten-Minute Egg 1924
Director
- Why Husbands Go Mad
Why Husbands Go Mad 1924
Director

Stolen Goods 1924
Director, Writer

Young Oldfield 1924
Director

Publicity Pays 1924
Director, Writer

Jeffries, Jr. 1924
Writer, Director

All Wet 1924
Director

White Tiger 1923
Assistant Director

Drifting 1923
Assistant Director

Man Under Cover 1922
Assistant Director

The Wise Kid 1922
Assistant Director

Society Secrets 1921
Director

Outside the Law 1921
Assistant Director
Credits from TMDB.