Portrait of Gregory La Cava

Directing

Gregory La Cava

Career

Active from 1916 to 1947, busiest in 1917 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Stage Door
Stage Door
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gregory La Cava Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    1.8, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    2.8, average 4.8
  • Scare
    0.9, average 2.6
  • Dark Humor
    1.4, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Classic Hollywood Romance 2
  • Romantic Drama 2
  • Social Realism 2
  • Class Struggle 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Romantic Farce 2
  • Period Charm 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

59
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Mysterious Vamp
The Mysterious Vamp

Director

1940s

4 titles ยท average score 62
Living in a Big Way
Living in a Big Way (1947)
GoodWatch score 59

Director, Story

Lady in a Jam
Lady in a Jam (1942)
GoodWatch score 59

Director, Producer

Unfinished Business
Unfinished Business (1941)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Producer

Primrose Path
Primrose Path (1940)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Producer

1930s

15 titles ยท average score 62
Fifth Avenue Girl
Fifth Avenue Girl (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

Producer, Director

Stage Door
Stage Door (1937)
GoodWatch score 87

Director

My Man Godfrey
My Man Godfrey (1936)
GoodWatch score 83

Director

She Married Her Boss
She Married Her Boss (1935)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

What Every Woman Knows
What Every Woman Knows (1934)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Producer

The Affairs of Cellini
The Affairs of Cellini (1934)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

Gallant Lady
Gallant Lady (1933)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Bed of Roses
Bed of Roses (1933)
GoodWatch score 54

Dialogue, Director

Gabriel Over the White House
Gabriel Over the White House (1933)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

The Half-Naked Truth
The Half-Naked Truth (1932)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Screenplay

Smart Woman
Smart Woman (1931)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Laugh and Get Rich
Laugh and Get Rich (1931)
GoodWatch score 49

Director, Screenplay

1920s

22 titles ยท average score 62
Big News
Big News (1929)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

His First Command
His First Command (1929)

Director

Half a Bride
Half a Bride (1928)

Director

Feel My Pulse
Feel My Pulse (1928)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Tell It to Sweeney
Tell It to Sweeney (1927)

Producer, Director

The Gay Defender
The Gay Defender (1927)

Director

Running Wild
Running Wild (1927)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Story

Paradise for Two
Paradise for Two (1927)

Director

So's Your Old Man
So's Your Old Man (1926)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Womanhandled
Womanhandled (1925)

Director

The New School Teacher
The New School Teacher (1924)

Director

His Nibs
His Nibs (1921)

Director

1910s

17 titles
The Breath of a Nation
The Breath of a Nation (1919)

Director

A Smash-Up In China
A Smash-Up In China (1919)

Director

Policy and Pie
Policy and Pie (1918)

Director

A Heathen Benefit
A Heathen Benefit (1918)

Director

Throwing the Bull
Throwing the Bull (1918)

Director

Doing His Bit
Doing His Bit (1918)

Director

The Spider and the Fly
The Spider and the Fly (1917)

Director

Sharks Is Sharks
Sharks Is Sharks (1917)

Director

Der Captain Discovers the North Pole
Der Captain Discovers the North Pole (1917)

Director

Krazy and Ignatz Discuss the Letter 'G'
Krazy and Ignatz Discuss the Letter 'G' (1916)

Director

Introducing Krazy Kat and Ignatz Mouse
Introducing Krazy Kat and Ignatz Mouse (1916)

Director

Cartoons in a Seminary
Cartoons in a Seminary (1915)

Producer, Animation