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
- Character-Driven 5
- Family-Friendly 5
- Slapstick Comedy 5
- Silent Film Era 4
- Classic Comedy 4
- Physical Humor 4
- Slapstick Humor 3
- Classic Film 3
- Classic Hollywood 3
- Feel-Good 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
150Upcoming
1 title
Freed 'em and Weep
Director
2020s
1 title
1990s
1 title · average score 42
42
Love Affair (1994)
Original Film Writer
1960s
2 titles · average score 59
48
Satan Never Sleeps (1962)
Producer, Director
1950s
6 titles · average score 56
55
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958)
Director, Producer
70
An Affair to Remember (1957)
Director, Songs
Tom and Jerry (1955)
Director
Meet the Governor (1955)
Director, Writer
42
My Son John (1952)
as John Jefferson (voice) (uncredited)
You Can Change The World (1950)
Director
1940s
5 titles · average score 68
61
Good Sam (1948)
Producer, Director
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
65
My Favorite Wife (1940)
Producer, Original Story
1930s
24 titles · average score 71
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
49
Below Zero (1930)
Story
72
Hog Wild (1930)
Story
72
Brats (1930)
Story
1920s
110 titles · average score 63
65
Perfect Day (1929)
Writer
57
Bacon Grabbers (1929)
Writer
61
Angora Love (1929)
Writer
64
Wrong Again (1929)
Director, Story
54
Berth Marks (1929)
Story
53
Should Married Men Go Home? (1928)
Co-Director, Writer
67
Pass the Gravy (1928)
Writer, Director
