Leo McCarey

Career Overview

Leo McCarey has 196 screen credits in a career dating back to 1921. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently Father O'Malley Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include An Affair to Remember, Make Way for Tomorrow, Duck Soup. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Directing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 196
Birth Date: 1896-10-03
Birth Place: Los Angeles, California, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

Father O'Malley Collection (2 titles)
Marx Brothers (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Sam Harris (2 collaborations)
Paul Power (2 collaborations)
Louise Beavers (2 collaborations)
Dennis O'Keefe (2 collaborations)
Florence Wix (2 collaborations)
Cary Grant (1 collaborations)
Deborah Kerr (1 collaborations)
Richard Denning (1 collaborations)
Neva Patterson (1 collaborations)
Cathleen Nesbitt (1 collaborations)

Credits

directing (104 credits)
- Freed 'em and Weep
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)
  director
  
  directing
  
  2025
- Satan Never Sleeps
  director
  
  directing
  
  1962
- Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
  director
  
  directing
  
  1958
- An Affair to Remember
  director
  
  directing
  
  1957
- Tom and Jerry
  director
  
  directing
  
  1955
- Meet the Governor
  director
  
  directing
  
  1955
- My Son John
  director
  
  directing
  
  1952
- You Can Change The World
  director
  
  directing
  
  1950
- Good Sam
  director
  
  directing
  
  1948
- The Bells of St. Mary's
  director
  
  directing
  
  1945
- Going My Way
  director
  
  directing
  
  1944
- Once Upon a Honeymoon
  director
  
  directing
  
  1942
- Love Affair
  director
  
  directing
  
  1939
- The Awful Truth
  director
  
  directing
  
  1937
- Make Way for Tomorrow
  director
  
  directing
  
  1937
- Ruggles of Red Gap
  director
  
  directing
  
  1935
- Belle of the Nineties
  director
  
  directing
  
  1934
- Six of a Kind
  director
  
  directing
  
  1934
- Duck Soup
  director
  
  directing
  
  1933
- The Kid from Spain
  director
  
  directing
  
  1932
- Indiscreet
  director
  
  directing
  
  1931
- Part Time Wife
  director
  
  directing
  
  1930
- Let's Go Native
  director
  
  directing
  
  1930
- Wild Company
  director
  
  directing
  
  1930
- Red Hot Rhythm
  director
  
  directing
  
  1929
- The Sophomore
  director
  
  directing
  
  1929
- Madame Q
  director
  
  directing
  
  1929
- The Unkissed Man
  director
  
  directing
  
  1929
- Big Business
  co-director
  
  directing
  
  1929
- Why Is a Plumber?
  director
  
  directing
  
  1929
- Wrong Again
  director
  
  directing
  
  1929
- Liberty
  director
  
  directing
  
  1929
- We Faw Down
  director
  
  directing
  
  1928
- Habeas Corpus
  co-director
  
  directing
  
  1928
- The Boy Friend
  director
  
  directing
  
  1928
- Should Married Men Go Home?
  co-director
  
  directing
  
  1928
- Imagine My Embarrassment
  director
  
  directing
  
  1928
- Should Women Drive?
  director
  
  directing
  
  1928
- The Fight Pest
  director
  
  directing
  
  1928
- The Finishing Touch
  co-director
  
  directing
  
  1928
- The Family Group
  director
  
  directing
  
  1928
- Pass the Gravy
  director
  
  directing
  
  1928
- Flaming Fathers
  director
  
  directing
  
  1927
- Fighting Fathers
  director
  
  directing
  
  1927
- The Way of All Pants
  director
  
  directing
  
  1927
- Should Second Husbands Come First?
  director
  
  directing
  
  1927
- Sugar Daddies
  co-director
  
  directing
  
  1927
- Don't Tell Everything
  director
  
  directing
  
  1927
- Eve's Love Letters
  director
  
  directing
  
  1927
- Jewish Prudence
  director
  
  directing
  
  1927
- Why Girls Say No
  director
  
  directing
  
  1927
- Should Men Walk Home?
  director
  
  directing
  
  1927
- Be Your Age
  director
  
  directing
  
  1926
- Tell 'Em Nothing
  director
  
  directing
  
  1926
- Bromo and Juliet
  director
  
  directing
  
  1926
- Crazy Like a Fox
  director
  
  directing
  
  1926
- Mighty Like a Moose
  director
  
  directing
  
  1926
- Long Fliv the King
  director
  
  directing
  
  1926
- Mum's the Word
  director
  
  directing
  
  1926
- Dog Shy
  director
  
  directing
  
  1926
- Mama Behave
  director
  
  directing
  
  1926
- Charley My Boy!
  director
  
  directing
  
  1926
- His Wooden Wedding
  director
  
  directing
  
  1925
- The Uneasy Three
  director
  
  directing
  
  1925
- The Caretaker's Daughter
  director
  
  directing
  
  1925
- No Father to Guide Him
  director
  
  directing
  
  1925
- Innocent Husbands
  director
  
  directing
  
  1925
- Isn't Life Terrible?
  director
  
  directing
  
  1925
- What Price Goofy?
  director
  
  directing
  
  1925
- Looking for Sally
  director
  
  directing
  
  1925
- Big Red Riding Hood
  director
  
  directing
  
  1925
- Bad Boy
  director
  
  directing
  
  1925
- Is Marriage the Bunk?
  director
  
  directing
  
  1925
- Hard Boiled
  director
  
  directing
  
  1925
- Should Husbands Be Watched?
  director
  
  directing
  
  1925
- Plain and Fancy Girls
  director
  
  directing
  
  1925
- The Family Entrance
  director
  
  directing
  
  1925
- Fighting Fluid
  director
  
  directing
  
  1925
- Hello Baby!
  director
  
  directing
  
  1925
- The Rat's Knuckles
  director
  
  directing
  
  1925
- The Royal Razz
  director
  
  directing
  
  1924
- The Poor Fish
  director
  
  directing
  
  1924
- Accidental Accidents
  director
  
  directing
  
  1924
- Bungalow Boobs
  director
  
  directing
  
  1924
- Too Many Mammas
  director
  
  directing
  
  1924
- Sittin' Pretty
  director
  
  directing
  
  1924
- Outdoor Pajamas
  director
  
  directing
  
  1924
- Why Men Work
  director
  
  directing
  
  1924
- Sweet Daddy
  director
  
  directing
  
  1924
- Seeing Nellie Home
  director
  
  directing
  
  1924
- A Ten-Minute Egg
  director
  
  directing
  
  1924
- Why Husbands Go Mad
  director
  
  directing
  
  1924
- Stolen Goods
  director
  
  directing
  
  1924
- Young Oldfield
  director
  
  directing
  
  1924
- Publicity Pays
  director
  
  directing
  
  1924
- Jeffries, Jr.
  director
  
  directing
  
  1924
- All Wet
  director
  
  directing
  
  1924
- White Tiger
  assistant director
  
  directing
  
  1923
- Drifting
  assistant director
  
  directing
  
  1923
- Man Under Cover
  assistant director
  
  directing
  
  1922
- The Wise Kid
  assistant director
  
  directing
  
  1922
- Society Secrets
  director
  
  directing
  
  1921
- Outside the Law
  assistant director
  
  directing
  
  1921
actors (4 credits)
- Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
  Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- My Son John
  John Jefferson (voice) (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1952
- The Screen Director
  Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1951
- Make Way for Tomorrow
  Passerby / Man in Overcoat / Carpet Sweeper (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1937
writing (72 credits)
- Love Affair
  original film writer
  
  writing
  
  1994
- Move Over, Darling
  story
  
  writing
  
  1963
- Something's Got to Give
  story
  
  writing
  
  1962
- Satan Never Sleeps
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1962
- Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1958
- An Affair to Remember
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1957
- Meet the Governor
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1955
- My Son John
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1952
- Good Sam
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1948
- The Bells of St. Mary's
  story
  
  writing
  
  1945
- Going My Way
  story
  
  writing
  
  1944
- Once Upon a Honeymoon
  story
  
  writing
  
  1942
- My Favorite Wife
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1940
- Love Affair
  story
  
  writing
  
  1939
- The Cowboy and the Lady
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1938
- Part Time Wife
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1930
- Follies of love
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1930
- Radiomanía
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1930
- Fast Work
  story
  
  writing
  
  1930
- Hog Wild
  story
  
  writing
  
  1930
- Below Zero
  story
  
  writing
  
  1930
- The golf player
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1930
- The golfer
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1930
- The Night Life
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1930
- Brats
  story
  
  writing
  
  1930
- Blotto
  story
  
  writing
  
  1930
- Angora Love
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1929
- Red Hot Rhythm
  story
  
  writing
  
  1929
- Stepping Out
  story
  
  writing
  
  1929
- Bacon Grabbers
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1929
- Sky Boy
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1929
- Crazy Feet
  story
  
  writing
  
  1929
- Perfect Day
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1929
- Snappy Sneezer
  story
  
  writing
  
  1929
- Dad's Day
  story
  
  writing
  
  1929
- Men O' War
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1929
- Leaping Love
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1929
- Madame Q
  story
  
  writing
  
  1929
- Berth Marks
  story
  
  writing
  
  1929
- The Big Squawk
  story
  
  writing
  
  1929
- Double Whoopee
  story
  
  writing
  
  1929
- Movie Night
  story
  
  writing
  
  1929
- Hurdy Gurdy
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1929
- Unaccustomed as We Are
  story
  
  writing
  
  1929
- Thin Twins
  story
  
  writing
  
  1929
- Why Is a Plumber?
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1929
- Wrong Again
  story
  
  writing
  
  1929
- Off to Buffalo
  story
  
  writing
  
  1929
- Liberty
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1929
- Ruby Lips
  story
  
  writing
  
  1929
- Chasing Husbands
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1928
- The Booster
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1928
- The Boy Friend
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1928
- All Parts
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1928
- Should Married Men Go Home?
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1928
- Imagine My Embarrassment
  story
  
  writing
  
  1928
- Should Women Drive?
  story
  
  writing
  
  1928
- The Fight Pest
  story
  
  writing
  
  1928
- From Soup to Nuts
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1928
- Aching Youth
  story
  
  writing
  
  1928
- Pass the Gravy
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1928
- Flaming Fathers
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1927
- Fighting Fathers
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1927
- Putting Pants on Philip
  story
  
  writing
  
  1927
- Should Second Husbands Come First?
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1927
- The Second 100 Years
  story
  
  writing
  
  1927
- Jewish Prudence
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1927
- The Uneasy Three
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1925
- Looking for Sally
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1925
- Stolen Goods
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1924
- Publicity Pays
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1924
- Jeffries, Jr.
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1924
production (15 credits)
- Satan Never Sleeps
  producer
  
  production
  
  1962
- Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
  producer
  
  production
  
  1958
- My Son John
  producer
  
  production
  
  1952
- Good Sam
  producer
  
  production
  
  1948
- The Bells of St. Mary's
  producer
  
  production
  
  1945
- Going My Way
  producer
  
  production
  
  1944
- My Favorite Wife
  producer
  
  production
  
  1940
- Love Affair
  producer
  
  production
  
  1939
- The Awful Truth
  producer
  
  production
  
  1937
- Make Way for Tomorrow
  producer
  
  production
  
  1937
- Let's Go Native
  producer
  
  production
  
  1930
- A Pair of Tights
  supervising producer
  
  production
  
  1929
- Feed 'em and Weep
  supervising producer
  
  production
  
  1928
- The Battle of the Century
  production supervisor
  
  production
  
  1927
- Call of the Cuckoo
  production supervisor
  
  production
  
  1927
sound (1 credits)
- An Affair to Remember
  songs
  
  sound
  
  1957