Portrait of Mervyn LeRoy

Directing

Mervyn LeRoy

Career

Active from 1927 to 1966, busiest in 1931 with 7 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Gold Diggers of 1933
Gold Diggers of 1933
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 48 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mervyn LeRoy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.8, average 4.1
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 9
  • Nostalgic 8
  • Character-Driven 8
  • Romantic Comedy 6
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Wholesome Entertainment 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Gritty Realism 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Heartwarming 3
  • Hopeful 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

91
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

6 titles ยท average score 60
Moment to Moment
Moment to Moment (1966)
GoodWatch score 51

Director, Producer

Mary, Mary
Mary, Mary (1963)
GoodWatch score 51

Director, Producer

Gypsy
Gypsy (1962)
GoodWatch score 71

Producer, Director

The Devil at 4 O'Clock
The Devil at 4 O'Clock (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

A Majority of One
A Majority of One (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Producer

Wake Me When It's Over
Wake Me When It's Over (1960)
GoodWatch score 62

Producer, Director

1950s

12 titles ยท average score 60
The FBI Story
The FBI Story (1959)
GoodWatch score 58

Producer, Director

No Time for Sergeants
No Time for Sergeants (1958)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Home Before Dark
Home Before Dark (1958)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

The Bad Seed
The Bad Seed (1956)
GoodWatch score 64

Producer, Director

Toward the Unknown
Toward the Unknown (1956)
GoodWatch score 59

Producer, Director

Mister Roberts
Mister Roberts (1955)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

Strange Lady in Town
Strange Lady in Town (1955)
GoodWatch score 55

Producer, Director

Rose Marie
Rose Marie (1954)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

Latin Lovers
Latin Lovers (1953)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

Million Dollar Mermaid
Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Lovely to Look At
Lovely to Look At (1952)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis (1951)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

1940s

17 titles ยท average score 65
Little Women
Little Women (1949)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Producer

East Side, West Side
East Side, West Side (1949)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Any Number Can Play
Any Number Can Play (1949)
GoodWatch score 40

Director

Homecoming
Homecoming (1948)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

Desire Me
Desire Me (1947)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Without Reservations
Without Reservations (1946)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Madame Curie
Madame Curie (1943)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

Random Harvest
Random Harvest (1942)
GoodWatch score 78

Director

Johnny Eager
Johnny Eager (1941)
GoodWatch score 69

Producer, Director

Blossoms in the Dust
Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
GoodWatch score 50

Producer, Director

Waterloo Bridge
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

1930s

40 titles ยท average score 62
The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
GoodWatch score 88

Producer

Anthony Adverse
Anthony Adverse (1936)
GoodWatch score 36

Director

I Found Stella Parish
I Found Stella Parish (1935)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Hi, Nellie!
Hi, Nellie! (1934)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Gold Diggers of 1933
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
GoodWatch score 89

Director

The World Changes
The World Changes (1933)
GoodWatch score 44

Director

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

Three on a Match
Three on a Match (1932)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Two Seconds
Two Seconds (1932)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Little Caesar
Little Caesar (1931)
GoodWatch score 83

Director

Five Star Final
Five Star Final (1931)
GoodWatch score 82

Director

Show Girl in Hollywood
Show Girl in Hollywood (1930)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

1920s

16 titles ยท average score 64
Broadway Babies
Broadway Babies (1929)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Little Johnny Jones
Little Johnny Jones (1929)

Director

Hot Stuff
Hot Stuff (1929)

Director

Harold Teen
Harold Teen (1928)

Director

Oh Kay!
Oh Kay! (1928)

Director

Naughty Baby
Naughty Baby (1928)

Director

Flying Romeos
Flying Romeos (1928)

Director

No Place to Go
No Place to Go (1927)

Director

Ella Cinders
Ella Cinders (1926)
GoodWatch score 67

Scenario Writer

The Call of the Canyon
The Call of the Canyon (1923)

as Jack Rawlins

Prodigal Daughters
Prodigal Daughters (1923)

as Newsboy

My American Wife
My American Wife (1922)

as Extra