Leo McCarey

Leo McCarey

American film director, screenwriter and producer (1898-1969)

Thomas Leo McCarey was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was involved in nearly 200 films, including the critically acclaimed Duck Soup, Make Way for Tomorrow, The Awful Truth, Going My Way, The Bells of St. Mary's, My Son John, and An Affair to Remember. Nine of his films were selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant."

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 110 films (1921–1976) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 69 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1950 YOU CAN CHANGE THE WORLD ▶ christopher-films B&W
1950 You can change the world. Leo McCarey 11:50 16mm B&W sound
1951 You Can Change The World ▶ christophers 30 min 16mm B&W sound
1957 An Affair To Remember. Jerry Wald Productions Inc. & Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. 115 min 35mm Color sound
1958 Rally Round the Flag, Boys! Leo McCarey 106 min Color
1959 When Comedy Was King ▶ Ro-Co Productions Inc. 81 min 16mm B&W sound
1962 Satan Never Sleeps. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 126 min 35mm Color sound
1966 A pair of tights Blackhawk Films presents ; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; supervising director, Leo McCarey ; director, Hal Yates ; titles, H.M. Walker. 20 16mm B&W silent
1976 [Long fliv the king] Blackhawk Films presents ; supervising director, F. Richard Jones ; directed by Leo MacCarey ; titles by H.M. Walker. 21 16mm B&W silent
1976 Big business Blackhawk Films presents ; Hal Roach presents ; supervising director, Leo McCarey ; directed by J. Wesley Horne ; titles by H.M. Walker. 20 16mm B&W silent