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Thomas Leo McCarey (October 3, 1898 – July 5, 1969) was an American film director, screenwriter and producer. During his lifetime he was involved in nearly 200 movies, especially comedies. French director Jean Renoir once said that "Leo McCarey understood people better than any other Hollywood director."
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Filmography
all 164
Movies 161
Director 95
Writer 25
Producer 14
self 3
TV Shows 3
Screenplay 1
Self (uncredited archive footage)

Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002)
Movie
Original Film Writer

Love Affair (1994)
Movie
Director / Producer / Screenplay

Satan Never Sleeps (1962)
Movie
Director / Screenplay / Producer

Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958)
Movie
Director / Story / Screenplay / Songs

An Affair to Remember (1957)
Movie
1
Director

Tom and Jerry (1955)
Movie
Director / Writer

Meet the Governor (1955)
Movie
John Jefferson (voice) (uncredited) / Screenplay / Director / Story / Producer

My Son John (1952)
Movie
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

The Screen Director (1951)
Movie
Director / Screenplay / Producer

Good Sam (1948)
Movie
Director / Producer / Story

The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
Movie
1
Story / Producer / Director

Going My Way (1944)
Movie
6
Director / Story

Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)
Movie
6
Animals

Baggage Buster (1941)
Movie
Producer / Original Story

My Favorite Wife (1940)
Movie
5.8
Director / Producer / Story

Love Affair (1939)
Movie
Original Story

The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
Movie
Director / Producer

The Awful Truth (1937)
Movie
5.88
Passerby / Man in Overcoat / Carpet Sweeper (uncredited) / Director / Producer

Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
Movie
4.25
Director

The Milky Way (1936)
Movie
Director

Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)
Movie
Director

Six of a Kind (1934)
Movie
6
Director

Duck Soup (1933)
Movie
5.92
Director

The Kid from Spain (1932)
Movie
Director

Indiscreet (1931)
Movie
Director / Writer

Part Time Wife (1930)
Movie
Director / Producer

Let's Go Native (1930)
Movie
Screenplay

Radiomanía (1930)
Movie
Director

Wild Company (1930)
Movie
Writer

The golfer (1930)
Movie
Story

Brats (1930)
Movie
10
Story

Blotto (1930)
Movie
10
Writer

Thieves (1930)
Movie
Writer

Angora Love (1929)
Movie
Director / Story

Red Hot Rhythm (1929)
Movie
Writer

Sky Boy (1929)
Movie
Director

The Sophomore (1929)
Movie
Writer

Men O' War (1929)
Movie
9
Writer

Leaping Love (1929)
Movie
Director / Story

Madame Q (1929)
Movie
Writer

Hurdy Gurdy (1929)
Movie
Director

The Unkissed Man (1929)
Movie
Co-Director

Big Business (1929)
Movie
9
Director

Why Is a Plumber? (1929)
Movie
Director / Story

Wrong Again (1929)
Movie
Supervising Producer

A Pair of Tights (1929)
Movie
Writer / Director

Liberty (1929)
Movie
8
Supervising Producer / Writer

Going Ga-Ga (1929)
Movie
Director

We Faw Down (1928)
Movie
Supervising Producer

Feed 'em and Weep (1928)
Movie
Co-Director

Habeas Corpus (1928)
Movie
Writer

The Booster (1928)
Movie
Director / Writer

The Boy Friend (1928)
Movie
Writer

Two Tars (1928)
Movie
9
Writer

All Parts (1928)
Movie
Writer / Co-Director

Should Married Men Go Home? (1928)
Movie
Director / Story

Imagine My Embarrassment (1928)
Movie
Director / Story

Should Women Drive? (1928)
Movie
Director / Story

The Fight Pest (1928)
Movie
Director

Came the Dawn (1928)
Movie
Co-Director

The Finishing Touch (1928)
Movie
Director

The Family Group (1928)
Movie
Writer

Dumb Daddies (1928)
Movie
Director

Leave 'Em Laughing (1928)
Movie
Director / Writer

Pass the Gravy (1928)
Movie
Production Supervisor

The Battle of the Century (1927)
Movie
Director / Writer

Flaming Fathers (1927)
Movie
Director

The Way of All Pants (1927)
Movie
Director / Writer

Should Second Husbands Come First? (1927)
Movie
Production Supervisor

Call of the Cuckoo (1927)
Movie
Co-Director

Sugar Daddies (1927)
Movie
Director

Us (1927)
Movie
Director

Eve's Love Letters (1927)
Movie
Director / Writer

Jewish Prudence (1927)
Movie
Director

Why Girls Say No (1927)
Movie
Director

Be Your Age (1926)
Movie
Director

Tell 'Em Nothing (1926)
Movie
Director

Bromo and Juliet (1926)
Movie
Director

Crazy Like a Fox (1926)
Movie
Director

Mighty Like a Moose (1926)
Movie
Director

Long Fliv the King (1926)
Movie
Director

Mum's the Word (1926)
Movie
Director

Dog Shy (1926)
Movie
Director

Mama Behave (1926)
Movie
Director

Charley My Boy! (1926)
Movie
Director

His Wooden Wedding (1925)
Movie
Director / Writer

The Uneasy Three (1925)
Movie
Director

Innocent Husbands (1925)
Movie
Director

Isn't Life Terrible? (1925)
Movie
Director

What Price Goofy? (1925)
Movie
Director / Writer

Looking for Sally (1925)
Movie
Director

Big Red Riding Hood (1925)
Movie
Director

Bad Boy (1925)
Movie
Director

Hard Boiled (1925)
Movie
Director

The Family Entrance (1925)
Movie
Director

Fighting Fluid (1925)
Movie
Director

Hello Baby! (1925)
Movie
Director

The Rat's Knuckles (1925)
Movie
Director

The Royal Razz (1924)
Movie
Director

The Poor Fish (1924)
Movie
Director

Accidental Accidents (1924)
Movie
Director

Bungalow Boobs (1924)
Movie
Director

Too Many Mammas (1924)
Movie
Director

Sittin' Pretty (1924)
Movie
Director

Outdoor Pajamas (1924)
Movie
Director

Why Men Work (1924)
Movie
Director

Sweet Daddy (1924)
Movie
Director

Seeing Nellie Home (1924)
Movie
Director

A Ten-Minute Egg (1924)
Movie
Director

Why Husbands Go Mad (1924)
Movie
Director / Writer

Stolen Goods (1924)
Movie
Director

Young Oldfield (1924)
Movie
Writer / Director

Publicity Pays (1924)
Movie
Writer / Director

Jeffries, Jr. (1924)
Movie
Director

All Wet (1924)
Movie
Assistant Director

White Tiger (1923)
Movie
Assistant Director

Drifting (1923)
Movie
Director

Society Secrets (1921)
Movie
Assistant Director

Outside the Law (1921)
Movie
Director

Christopher Closeup
TV
Gallery



Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1898-10-03
Deathday1969-07-05 (70 years old)
Birth NameThomas Leo McCarey
Birth PlaceLos Angeles, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known As Leo Mc Carey, 레오 맥캐리
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Academy Award for Best Story, Academy Award for Best Director
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