Directing
Leo McCarey
- Titles
- 152movies3TV shows
- Career
Active from 1921 to 2025, with a break from 1964 to 2022, busiest in 1929 with 27 main titles.
- Directed
- 98titles as director
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
Make Way for Tomorrow78/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.7average 2.6
- Situational Comedy6.2average 2.7
- Nostalgia6.7average 3.6
- Physical Comedy5.4average 2.5
- Wholesome6.1average 3.3
- Wit & Wordplay5.2average 3.7
- Satire & Parody3.0average 2.3
- Romance4.5average 3.8
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.6, average 5.2
- Psychological3.3, average 5.6
- Violence2.1, average 4.3
- Crime1.7, average 3.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Nostalgic 7
- Family-Friendly 6
- Slapstick Humor 3
- Classic Film 3
- Character-Driven 3
- Classic Hollywood 3
- Slapstick Comedy 3
- Silent Film Era 3
- Physical Gags 3
- Mistaken Identity 3
- Nostalgic Charm 3
- Historical Setting 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Charley ChaseActorHello Baby!, Sweet Daddy, Fast Work, Movie Night, Fighting Fluid, +54 more
Richard C. CurrierEditorBacon Grabbers, Unaccustomed as We Are, Putting Pants on Philip, Below Zero, Should Married Men Go Home?, +25 more
Oliver HardyActorBacon Grabbers, Unaccustomed as We Are, Perfect Day, Angora Love, Putting Pants on Philip, +22 more
Stan LaurelActorBacon Grabbers, Unaccustomed as We Are, Perfect Day, Angora Love, Putting Pants on Philip, +20 more
H.M. WalkerWriterPutting Pants on Philip, Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928), Should Married Men Go Home?, From Soup to Nuts, Laurel & Hardy: Year Two, +14 more
Edgar KennedyActorBacon Grabbers, Unaccustomed as We Are, Perfect Day, Angora Love, Should Married Men Go Home?, +13 more
Martha SleeperActorThe Bells of St. Mary's, Sweet Daddy, Outdoor Pajamas, Crazy Like a Fox, A Ten-Minute Egg, +12 more
George StevensCinematographerBacon Grabbers, Unaccustomed as We Are, Putting Pants on Philip, Below Zero, Should Married Men Go Home?, +12 more
Charlie HallActorBacon Grabbers, Angora Love, Should Married Men Go Home?, The Second 100 Years, Isn't Life Terrible?, +10 more
James ParrottActorPerfect Day, Below Zero, Should Married Men Go Home?, Chasing Husbands, Laurel & Hardy: Year Two, +9 more
Len PowersCinematographerUnaccustomed as We Are, Sittin' Pretty, Crazy Like a Fox, Berth Marks, The Way of All Pants, +8 more
Katherine GrantActorHello Baby!, Isn't Life Terrible?, No Father to Guide Him, The Caretaker's Daughter, Is Marriage the Bunk?, +7 more
Movies and TV shows
1502020s
3 titles
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two (2024)
Writer, Director
Laurel & Hardy: Year One (2023)
Director
1990s
1 title · average score 57
57
Love Affair (1994)
Original Film Writer
1960s
3 titles · average score 63
56
Satan Never Sleeps (1962)
Producer, Director
1950s
6 titles · average score 61
55
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958)
Director, Screenplay
73
An Affair to Remember (1957)
Director, Songs
Meet the Governor (1955)
Director, Writer
Tom and Jerry (1955)
Director
54
My Son John (1952)
as John Jefferson (voice) (uncredited)
You Can Change The World (1950)
Director
1940s
5 titles · average score 66
61
Good Sam (1948)
Director, Producer
69
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
Producer, Story
68
Going My Way (1944)
Director, Producer
63
Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)
Story, Director
70
My Favorite Wife (1940)
Producer, Original Story
1930s
24 titles · average score 68
71
Love Affair (1939)
Director, Story
74
The Awful Truth (1937)
Director, Producer
78
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
as Passerby / Man in Overcoat / Carpet Sweeper (uncredited)
62
The Milky Way (1936)
Director
73
Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)
Director
60
Belle of the Nineties (1934)
Director
62
Six of a Kind (1934)
Director
75
Duck Soup (1933)
Director
61
Indiscreet (1931)
Director
71
Hog Wild (1930)
Story
70
Brats (1930)
Story
68
Below Zero (1930)
Story
1920s
108 titles · average score 66
70
Perfect Day (1929)
Writer
67
Berth Marks (1929)
Story
70
Men O' War (1929)
Writer
67
Wrong Again (1929)
Director, Story
66
Angora Love (1929)
Writer
71
Liberty (1929)
Writer, Director
65
Bacon Grabbers (1929)
Writer
63
We Faw Down (1928)
Director
65
Should Married Men Go Home? (1928)
Co-Director, Writer
