Directing
Leo McCarey
- Titles
- 152movies3TV shows
- Career
Active from 1921 to 2025, with a break from 1964 to 2024, busiest in 1929 with 27 main titles.
- Directed
- 97titles as director
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
Make Way for Tomorrow91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.0average 2.6
- Situational Comedy6.1average 2.7
- Nostalgia6.8average 3.7
- Physical Comedy5.5average 2.4
- Wholesome5.9average 3.3
- Wit & Wordplay5.3average 3.7
- Romance4.4average 3.8
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.5, average 5.3
- Psychological3.1, average 5.6
- Violence2.2, average 4.3
- Mystery2.2, average 4.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Nostalgic 8
- Historical Setting 6
- Slapstick Comedy 5
- Character-Driven 5
- Family-Friendly 5
- Classic Comedy 4
- Physical Humor 4
- Silent Film Era 4
- Screwball Comedy 3
- Classic Film 3
- Mistaken Identity 3
- Slapstick Humor 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Charley ChaseActorHello Baby!, Fighting Fluid, Isn't Life Terrible?, Dog Shy, Fast Work, +55 more
Richard C. CurrierEditorBacon Grabbers, Unaccustomed as We Are, Putting Pants on Philip, The Second 100 Years, Wrong Again, +27 more
Oliver HardyActorDouble Whoopee, Bacon Grabbers, Perfect Day, Unaccustomed as We Are, Angora Love, +22 more
Stan LaurelActorDouble Whoopee, Bacon Grabbers, Perfect Day, Unaccustomed as We Are, Angora Love, +20 more
Edgar KennedyActorBacon Grabbers, Perfect Day, Unaccustomed as We Are, Angora Love, Should Married Men Go Home?, +13 more
George StevensCinematographerBacon Grabbers, Unaccustomed as We Are, Putting Pants on Philip, The Second 100 Years, Wrong Again, +13 more
Martha SleeperActorThe Bells of St. Mary's, Pass the Gravy, Crazy Like a Fox, Sweet Daddy, Outdoor Pajamas, +12 more
H.M. WalkerWriterDouble Whoopee, Putting Pants on Philip, Wrong Again, Should Married Men Go Home?, Should Men Walk Home?, +12 more
Charlie HallActorDouble Whoopee, Bacon Grabbers, Angora Love, Isn't Life Terrible?, The Second 100 Years, +10 more
Len PowersCinematographerUnaccustomed as We Are, Fighting Fluid, Bromo and Juliet, Crazy Like a Fox, The Way of All Pants, +9 more
Katherine GrantActorHello Baby!, Isn't Life Terrible?, No Father to Guide Him, Is Marriage the Bunk?, The Caretaker's Daughter, +7 more
James ParrottActorPerfect Day, Chasing Husbands, Should Married Men Go Home?, Below Zero, Sittin' Pretty, +7 more
Movies and TV shows
105Type
Upcoming
1 title
Freed 'em and Weep
Director
2020s
1 title
1960s
1 title · average score 48
48
Satan Never Sleeps (1962)
Producer, Director
1950s
6 titles · average score 56
55
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958)
Producer, Director
70
An Affair to Remember (1957)
Story, Director
Tom and Jerry (1955)
Director
Meet the Governor (1955)
Writer, Director
42
My Son John (1952)
as John Jefferson (voice) (uncredited)
You Can Change The World (1950)
Director
1940s
4 titles · average score 69
61
Good Sam (1948)
Producer, Screenplay
78
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
Producer, Story
76
Going My Way (1944)
Director, Producer
62
Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)
Story, Director
1930s
13 titles · average score 74
80
Love Affair (1939)
Director, Story
80
The Awful Truth (1937)
Director, Producer
91
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
as Passerby / Man in Overcoat / Carpet Sweeper (uncredited)
61
The Milky Way (1936)
Director
79
Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)
Director
74
Belle of the Nineties (1934)
Director
55
Six of a Kind (1934)
Director
85
Duck Soup (1933)
Director
72
The Kid from Spain (1932)
Director
61
Indiscreet (1931)
Director
Let's Go Native (1930)
Producer, Director
Wild Company (1930)
Director
1920s
79 titles · average score 64
64
Wrong Again (1929)
Story, Director
73
Liberty (1929)
Director, Writer
53
Should Married Men Go Home? (1928)
Co-Director, Writer
67
Pass the Gravy (1928)
Writer, Director
58
We Faw Down (1928)
Director
68
Should Men Walk Home? (1927)
Director
Why Girls Say No (1927)
Director
69
Mighty Like a Moose (1926)
Director
70
Dog Shy (1926)
Director
59
Bromo and Juliet (1926)
Director
63
Crazy Like a Fox (1926)
Director
63
Isn't Life Terrible? (1925)
Director