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.
Directed 99
2020s
- 2025
Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)
Director
1960s
- 1962
Satan Never Sleeps
Director
1950s
- 1958
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
Director
- 1957
- 1955
Meet the Governor
Director
- 1952
My Son John
Director
- 1950
You Can Change The World
Director
1940s
- 1948
- 1945
- 1944
- 1942
Once Upon a Honeymoon
Director
1930s
- 1939
- 1937
- 1936
- 1935
- 1934
Belle of the Nineties
Director
Six of a Kind
Director
- 1933
- 1932
The Kid from Spain
Director
- 1931
Indiscreet
Director
- 1930
Part Time Wife
Director
Let's Go Native
Director
Wild Company
Director
1920s
- 1929
Red Hot Rhythm
Director
The Sophomore
Director
The Unkissed Man
Director
Big Business
Co-Director
Why Is a Plumber?
Director
Wrong Again
Director
Liberty
Director
- 1928
We Faw Down
Director
Habeas Corpus
Co-Director
The Boy Friend
Director
Should Married Men Go Home?
Co-Director
Imagine My Embarrassment
Director
The Finishing Touch
Co-Director
The Family Group
Director
Pass the Gravy
Director
- 1927
Flaming Fathers
Director
The Way of All Pants
Director
Should Second Husbands Come First?
Director
Sugar Daddies
Co-Director
Don't Tell Everything
Director
Eve's Love Letters
Director
Jewish Prudence
Director
Why Girls Say No
Director
Should Men Walk Home?
Director
- 1926
Be Your Age
Director
Tell 'Em Nothing
Director
Bromo and Juliet
Director
Crazy Like a Fox
Director
Mighty Like a Moose
Director
Long Fliv the King
Director
Mum's the Word
Director
Mama Behave
Director
Charley My Boy!
Director
- 1925
His Wooden Wedding
Director
The Uneasy Three
Director
The Caretaker's Daughter
Director
No Father to Guide Him
Director
Innocent Husbands
Director
Isn't Life Terrible?
Director
What Price Goofy?
Director
Looking for Sally
Director
Big Red Riding Hood
Director
Bad Boy
Director
Is Marriage the Bunk?
Director
Hard Boiled
Director
Should Husbands Be Watched?
Director
Plain and Fancy Girls
Director
The Family Entrance
Director
Fighting Fluid
Director
Hello Baby!
Director
The Rat's Knuckles
Director
- 1924
The Royal Razz
Director
The Poor Fish
Director
Accidental Accidents
Director
Bungalow Boobs
Director
Too Many Mammas
Director
Sittin' Pretty
Director
Outdoor Pajamas
Director
Why Men Work
Director
Sweet Daddy
Director
Seeing Nellie Home
Director
A Ten-Minute Egg
Director
Stolen Goods
Director
Young Oldfield
Director
Publicity Pays
Director
Jeffries, Jr.
Director
All Wet
Director
- 1923
White Tiger
Assistant Director
- 1922
Man Under Cover
Assistant Director
The Wise Kid
Assistant Director
- 1921
Society Secrets
Director
Outside the Law
Assistant Director
Wrote 60
1990s
- 1994
1960s
- 1963
Move Over, Darling
Story
- 1962
Satan Never Sleeps
Screenplay
1950s
- 1958
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
Screenplay
- 1957
- 1955
Meet the Governor
Writer
- 1952
My Son John
Screenplay, Story
1940s
- 1948
- 1945
- 1944
- 1942
Once Upon a Honeymoon
Story
- 1940
1930s
- 1939
- 1938
- 1930
Part Time Wife
Writer
Radiomanía
Screenplay
Fast Work
Story
Hog Wild
Story
The Night Life
Writer
Brats
Story
Blotto
Story
1920s
- 1929
Angora Love
Writer
Red Hot Rhythm
Story
Stepping Out
Story
Sky Boy
Writer
Crazy Feet
Story
Perfect Day
Writer
Snappy Sneezer
Story
Men O' War
Writer
Leaping Love
Writer
Berth Marks
Story
The Big Squawk
Story
Double Whoopee
Story
Movie Night
Story
Hurdy Gurdy
Writer
Unaccustomed as We Are
Story
Why Is a Plumber?
Writer
Wrong Again
Story
Liberty
Writer
Ruby Lips
Story
- 1928
Chasing Husbands
Writer
The Booster
Writer
The Boy Friend
Writer
Should Married Men Go Home?
Writer
Imagine My Embarrassment
Story
From Soup to Nuts
Writer
Aching Youth
Story
Pass the Gravy
Writer
- 1927
Flaming Fathers
Writer
Putting Pants on Philip
Story
Should Second Husbands Come First?
Writer
The Second 100 Years
Story
Jewish Prudence
Writer
- 1925
The Uneasy Three
Writer
Looking for Sally
Writer
- 1924
Stolen Goods
Writer
Publicity Pays
Writer
Jeffries, Jr.
Writer
Produced 15
1960s
- 1962
Satan Never Sleeps
Producer
1950s
- 1958
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
Producer
- 1952
My Son John
Producer
1940s
- 1948
- 1945
- 1944
- 1940
1930s
- 1939
- 1937
- 1930
Let's Go Native
Producer
1920s
- 1929
A Pair of Tights
Supervising Producer
- 1928
Feed 'em and Weep
Supervising Producer
- 1927
The Battle of the Century
Production Supervisor
Call of the Cuckoo
Production Supervisor
Acted in 2
1950s
- 1952
My Son John
John Jefferson (voice) (uncredited)
Sound 1
1950s
- 1957
Appearances2
1950s
- 1951
The Screen Director
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
1940s
- 1948
