Movies by Director - Leo McCarey (106 [Missing: 39]) 
| Title | Year | Director | Genre | Rating | Runtime | Added |
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| Satan Never SleepsDuring the Chinese Civil War of 1949, the Communists constantly harass the two priests of a remote Catholic mission outpost. | 1962 | Leo McCarey, David W. Orton | Drama, History, War | 6.1 (719 votes) | 125 | 20211228 |
| Rally Round the Flag BoysAll about the citizens of Putnam's Landing and their reactions to an Army missile base in their backyard. | 1958 | Leo McCarey | Comedy | 6.0 (1.2K votes) | 106 | 20211228 |
| An Affair to RememberA couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building - but will it happen? | 1957 | Leo McCarey | Drama, Romance | 7.5 (29.8K votes) | 115 | 20211228 |
| My Son JohnThe Jeffersons are the ideal picture-perfect all-American family in a small town, but their eldest son John returns home after a long absence spouting views that cause them to worry he may be a Communist. | 1952 | Leo McCarey | Drama | 5.5 (619 votes) | 122 | 20211228 |
| Good SamSam Clayton has a good heart and likes to help out people in need. In fact, he likes to help them out so much that he often finds himself broke and unable to help his own family buy the things they need--like a house. | 1948 | Leo McCarey | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 6.3 (852 votes) | 114 | 20211228 |
| Bells of St Mary's, TheAt a big city Catholic school, Father O'Malley and Sister Benedict indulge in friendly rivalry, and succeed in extending the school through the gift of a building. | 1945 | Leo McCarey | Drama | 7.3 (8.1K votes) | 126 | 20211228 |
| Going My WayWhen young Father O'Malley arrives at St. Dominic's, old Father Fitzgibbon doesn't think much of the church's newest member. | 1944 | Leo McCarey | Comedy, Drama, Music | 7.1 (11.7K votes) | 126 | 20211228 |
| Once Upon a HoneymoonIn Europe at the start of World War II, a woman notices that wherever her husband goes, the Nazis seem to follow. Meanwhile, a charming reporter is following them. | 1942 | Leo McCarey | Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance, War | 6.5 (2.9K votes) | 117 | 20211228 |
| Love AffairA French playboy and an American former nightclub singer fall in love aboard a ship. | 1939 | Leo McCarey | Drama, Romance | 7.3 (5K votes) | 88 | 20211228 |
| Awful Truth, TheA married couple file an amicable divorce, but find it harder to let go of each other than they initially thought. | 1937 | Leo McCarey | Comedy, Romance | 7.7 (19.2K votes) | 90 | 20211228 |
| Make Way For TomorrowAn elderly couple are forced to live hundreds of miles apart when they lose their house and none of their five children will take both parents in. | 1937 | Leo McCarey | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 8.2 (8.2K votes) | 91 | 20211228 |
| Milky Way, TheTimid milkman, Burleigh Sullivan (Lloyd), somehow knocks out a boxing champ in a brawl. The fighter's manager decides to build up the milkman's reputation in a series of fixed fights and then have the champ beat him to regain his tit | 1936 | Leo McCarey, Ray McCarey, Norman Z. McLeod | Comedy, Family, Sport | 6.6 (1.7K votes) | 89 | 20211228 |
| Ruggles of Red GapAn English valet brought to the American west assimilates into the American way of life. | 1935 | Leo McCarey | Comedy, Romance, Western | 7.6 (3.9K votes) | 90 | 20211228 |
| Belle Of The NinetiesRuby Carter, the American Beauty queen of the night club-sporting world, shifts her operations from St. Louis to New Orleans, mostly to get away from prizefighter Tiger Kid. Installed as the prize attraction of "The Sensation Club", | 1934 | Leo McCarey | Comedy, Drama, Musical, Sport | 6.4 (764 votes) | 73 | 20211228 |
| Six Of A KindWhen a respectable middle-class couple take a cross-country trip by auto, they share expenses with a decidedly oddball couple, none of whom know the car carries embezzled funds. | 1934 | Leo McCarey | Comedy | 6.7 (653 votes) | 62 | 20211228 |
| Duck SoupRufus T. Firefly is named the dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of his wealthy backer Mrs. Teasdale, contending with two inept spies who can't seem to keep straight which side they' | 1933 | Leo McCarey | Comedy, Musical | 7.8 (59.3K votes) | 69 | 20211228 |
| Kid From Spain, TheAn innocent man accused of robbing banks masquerades as a bullfighter to escape the police. | 1932 | Leo McCarey | Comedy, Musical, Romance | 6.4 (543 votes) | 96 | 20211228 |
| IndiscreetA young woman jeopardizes the relationship with the man she loves when a no-account from her past shows up. | 1931 | Leo McCarey | Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance | 6.2 (1.4K votes) | 92 | 20211228 |
| Part Time WifeBusinessman Jim Murdock is too busy with work to pay much attention to his wife. She is an avid golfer, and soon finds a kindred soul in a man named Johnny Spence. Eventually Jim and his wife separate, and she turns to modeling to ea | 1930 | Leo McCarey | Comedy | 6.6 (43 votes) | 72 | 20211228 |
| Let's Go NativeDress designer Joan Wood, who's heavily in debt, has created costumes for a Broadway show that is exported to Argentina. With the money she wants to pay her debts, but there was a mistake: she is receiving the money in Buenos Aires, | 1930 | Leo McCarey | Comedy, Musical, Romance | 5.8 (142 votes) | 77 | 20211228 |
| Wild CompanyThe son of a wealthy politician falls in with a notorious gangster planning to rob a night club. | 1930 | Leo McCarey | Drama | 5.4 (72 votes) | 71 | 20211228 |
| Freed 'em and WeepNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| RhythmsThe film may be lost but one production number, the title track, survives. It was accidentally edited into Vivian Duncan's private print of IT'S A GREAT LIFE (MGM 1929) and has made the rounds on video through various collectors. The color has held up well but the production values are rather like a big studio's B picture. It would be interesting to see what the film was like in it's entirety. I can't imagine Leo McCarey directing a bomb so I imagine it was a decent little film. At 75 minutes it was quite short by modern standards, although Mae West's SHE DONE HIM WRONG was only 66 minutes and there's no arguing over it's place in movie history. | 1929 | Leo McCarey | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Music, Romance | 6.8 (13 votes) | 75 | 20211228 |
| The SophomoreNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| The Unkissed ManNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| Big BusinessOllie and Stanley are two Christmas Tree sales reps who get into one of their usual mutual-destruction fights with a disgruntled homeowner. | 1929 | James W. Horne, Leo McCarey | Short, Comedy, Family | 7.7 (3.1K votes) | 19 | 20211228 |
| Why Is a Plumber?NA | | | | | | Not Available |
| When Money ComesNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| Wrong AgainAmong the horses stable hands Stanley and Oliver are tending is a thoroughbred named "Blue Boy." But when they overhear two men talking about a $5000 reward for the return of the stolen "Blue Boy," they miss the part about it being t | 1929 | Leo McCarey | Comedy, Short | 7.1 (918 votes) | 20 | 20211228 |
| LibertyWith the police hot on their trail, Stan and Ollie attempt to change clothes in their getaway car, only to find themselves struggling to balance atop the girders of an unfinished skyscraper. Will they return to ground level in one pi | 1929 | Leo McCarey | Comedy, Short, Family | 7.6 (1.7K votes) | 20 | 20211228 |
| We Faw DownStan & Ollie attempt to fool their wives by sneaking out to a poker game, but instead get involved with two flirty ladies, one of whom is the girlfriend of a jealous boxer. | 1928 | Leo McCarey | Comedy, Short | 7.0 (951 votes) | 20 | 20211228 |
| Habeas CorpusLoony scientist (Carle) hires Laurel and Hardy to raid the cemetery to keep him supplied with dead bodies for his experiments. | 1928 | James Parrott, Leo McCarey | Short, Comedy | 6.7 (808 votes) | 20 | 20211228 |
| Boy Friend, TheMax, a bank clerk, gives his pretty daughter some money to buy shoes. At the shop she meets a handsome college student, who has holes in his socks. When she leaves the shop in anger, after finding a hole in her stockings too, she ... | 1928 | Fred Guiol, Leo McCarey | Comedy, Short | 6.6 (73 votes) | 21 | 20220723 |
| Do Gentlemen Snore?NA | | | | | | Not Available |
| That NightNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| Should Married Men Go HomeWhen Laurel visits Hardy at home, hi-jinx occur and the Mrs. orders them out. They go to a golf course where they try to impress two young ladies and wind up in a mud-slinging fight with other golfers. | 1928 | Leo McCarey, James Parrott | Comedy, Short | 6.8 (730 votes) | 20 | 20211228 |
| Imagine My EmbarrassmentNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| Should Women Drive?NA | | | | | | Not Available |
| The Fight PestNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| Tell It to the JudgeNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| Blow by BlowNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| From Soup to NutsInexperienced waiters (Laurel & Hardy) are hired for a swank dinner party. | 1928 | Edgar Kennedy, Leo McCarey | Comedy, Short | 6.8 (1K votes) | 20 | 20211228 |
| Came the DawnNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| Finishing Touch, TheThe boys are contracted to build a house in a day but they have many mishaps and run into trouble with the nearby hospital staff, due to their excessive noise. | 1928 | Clyde Bruckman, Leo McCarey | Comedy, Short | 7.3 (1.2K votes) | 19 | 20211228 |
| The Family GroupNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| Leave 'Em LaughingIn the dead of night, a terrible toothache wakes up poor Stan, and after a series of home-made remedies, Ollie takes him to the dentist. There, ample amounts of laughing gas lead to the perfect mess. Will Stan ever visit the dentist | 1928 | Clyde Bruckman, Leo McCarey | Short, Comedy | 6.8 (987 votes) | 22 | 20211228 |
| Flaming FathersNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| Fighting FathersNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| Battle of the Century, TheFight manager (Hardy) takes out an insurance policy on his puny pugilist (Laurel) and then proceeds to try to arrange for an accident so that he can collect. When a pie delivery man (Hall) slips on a banana peel, meant for the fighte | 1927 | Clyde Bruckman, Leo McCarey | Short, Comedy | 7.2 (1.2K votes) | 19 | 20211228 |
| UsNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| Way Of All Pants, TheA man delivering a pair of trousers loses his own pants, setting off a chaotic sequence of events. | 1927 | Leo McCarey, F. Richard Jones | Short, Comedy | 6.7 (70 votes) | 9 | 20211228 |
| Should Second Husbands Come First?NA | | | | | | Not Available |
| What Every Iceman KnowsNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| Sugar DaddiesRich oil tycoon (Finlayson) awakens one morning, after a night of carousing, to be told that he was married the night before. His lawyer (Laurel) is called in to straighten things out when a blackmail attempt is made. Wild chases thr | 1927 | Fred Guiol, Leo McCarey | Comedy, Short | 6.3 (595 votes) | 20 | 20211228 |
| Don't Tell EverythingNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| Eve's Love LettersNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| PrudencePapa Gimplewart, father to three children who will never amount to anything, is unimpressed by the young lawyer who wants to marry his daughter. | 1927 | Leo McCarey | Short, Comedy | 6.3 (147 votes) | 20 | 20220423 |
| Why Girls Say NoNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| Should Men Walk Home?NA | | | | | | Not Available |
| Be Your AgeCharley needs $10,000 right away. Mrs. Schwartzkopple has inherited $2 million from her late husband and wants to marry a younger man. Mr. Blaylock, her attorney, sees a way to solve both their problems, and keep control of her $2 mi | 1926 | Leo McCarey | Short, Comedy | 6.3 (158 votes) | 22 | 20211228 |
| Tell 'Em NothingCharlie is the great divorce attorney, in demand by all women wishing to shed their husbands. While explaining to one woman how to obtain a divorce by getting photos in a compromising situation, his wife inadvertently sees him and th | 1926 | Leo McCarey | Comedy, Short | 6.7 (26 votes) | 0 | 20211228 |
| Bromo And JulietA young man puts on the play "Romeo and Juliet" as a fundraiser, but has to keep a close eye on his dad, who's had several drinks too many, and a pesky cab driver who's determined to collect his fare. | 1926 | Leo McCarey | Comedy, Short | 6.1 (266 votes) | 23 | 20211228 |
| Crazy Like A FoxTwo rich capitalists want to marry their children, but they don't like the idea at all. She tries to run away, and meets him at the station. They fall in love, unbeknownst to their real identities, and decide each on their own that t | 1926 | Leo McCarey | Short, Comedy | 6.5 (270 votes) | 25 | 20211228 |
| Mighty Like a MooseAfter a homely married couple separately undergo plastic surgery, they unwittingly plan an extramarital affair with each other. | 1926 | Leo McCarey | Family, Short, Comedy, Romance | 7.1 (554 votes) | 22 | 20211228 |
| Long Fliv The KingThis offbeat comedy from future Hollywood screwball director McCarey is about a princess who must find a husband in 24 hours or forfeit her throne. She quickly marries a condemned man--but the man is pardoned. | 1926 | Leo McCarey | Short, Comedy | 6.6 (180 votes) | 22 | 20211228 |
| Mums The WordA widow has married rich, but didn't tell her husband about her son. And he's coming for a surprise visit. To hide his identity he is introduced as the husband's new valet, but still the husband has some doubts about a few strange sc | 1926 | Leo McCarey | Short, Comedy | 6.3 (163 votes) | 22 | 20211228 |
| Dog ShyCharley is afraid of dogs, and one chases him into a phone box, which a stuffy aristocrat has just left to get more change, to continue the phone call with his fiancée, who is being forced by her parents to marry him. Charley agrees | 1926 | Leo McCarey | Comedy, Short | 7.0 (204 votes) | 22 | 20211228 |
| Mama BehaveA man finds out that his wife wishes he would act more like his twin brother, so he decides to impersonate his twin in an attempt to determine his wife's fidelity. | 1926 | Leo McCarey | Comedy, Short | 7.0 (81 votes) | 22 | 20211228 |
| Charley My BoyA hard boiled business man wants his daughter to marry for wealth, and not for love. Charley comes into the office seeking a job, and gets confused with an old geezer there as a prospective groom. Both show up at the business man's h | 1926 | Leo McCarey | Short, Comedy | 6.4 (124 votes) | 23 | 20211228 |
| His Wooden WeddingA few moments before Charley is going to marry, a "friend", who is jealous, gives him an anonymous note, stating that the bride has a wooden leg. Charley cancels the wedding, but agrees to leave her his very expensive engagement ring | 1925 | Leo McCarey | Short, Comedy | 7.4 (176 votes) | 20 | 20211228 |
| Hold EverythingNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| The Uneasy ThreeNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| Caretaker's Daughter, TheNext up is one of my favorite Chases, ""The Caretaker's Daughter"" (1925). In fact, I laughed so much that I rewound my DVD and played it again. I laughed so much the second time, that ? you guessed it! ? I played it yet again. And the following night, I ran it a fourth time! So why isn't everyone as rapt in this movie as I am? Charley pulls such inimitable expressions of frustration and surprise and his timing is so impeccably polished; plus he's given such wonderful support by George Siegmann (any movie with George Siegmann is a must-see movie), Symona Boniface (as Siegmann's wife), Katherine Grant (Charley's wife ? now there was a comic talent that Hollywood hardly ever used to advantage), James Parrott (the caretaker ? a brilliant comedy writer as all Laurel and Hardy fans will readily testify), William J. Kelly (a charismatic stage actor), and last and also least as far as importance to the plot goes ? except of course for a really neat fade-out ? James Finlayson. When you compare the Chase two-reelers to other Roach shorts, you can see they were produced on a really top-budget by supremely gifted directors like Leo McCarey. So why doesn't everyone like ""The Caretaker's Daughter?"" I think a person's reaction has far more to do with how the movie is presented than the movie itself. Is the print attractive to look at, is it projected at the right speed, and above all, is it accompanied by a really accomplished musical score ? not just canned music but preferably timed, scored and played specifically for this movie? In this case of the Chase shorts, the DVD manufacturers have really excelled themselves by hiring Don Kinnier, a really on-the-ball musician whose score is not only most foot-tappingly pleasant to listen to, but really augments the mood, the action, the laughs of every minute of this wonderful short of shorts, ""The Caretaker's Daughter"". | 1925 | Leo McCarey | Comedy, Short | 7.3 (83 votes) | 20 | 20211228 |
| No Father To Guide HimCharley's battle-axe mother-in-law breaks up his marriage and tries to separate him from his son. Charlie abducts the boy for a father-son outing to the beach. The mother-in-law pursues and comedy ensues. | 1925 | Leo McCarey | Comedy, Short | 7.2 (51 votes) | 19 | 20211228 |
| Innocent HusbandsNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| Isn't Life TerribleCharley is plagued with failure and with his brother-in-law, who's allergic to labor. When he decides to take the family on a camping trip, his wife learns about a contest sponsored by a pen company, with the first prize being an oce | 1925 | Leo McCarey | Comedy, Short | 6.6 (249 votes) | 22 | 20211228 |
| What Price GoofyJamison has a very jealous wife. Mrs. Jamison has a very gossipy friend. When the friend spots Jamison on the street talking to an attractive young woman, she reports back to Mrs. Jamison that her husband is obviously having an affai | 1925 | Leo McCarey | Short, Comedy | 7.5 (152 votes) | 22 | 20211228 |
| Looking For SallyJimmie Jump is returning from Europe to the USA. His parents and an old girl-friend, Sally - whom he hasn't seen for years, are expecting him at the dock. But, due to some unfortunate coincidences they are mistaken about the identity | 1925 | Leo McCarey | Short, Comedy | 7.8 (49 votes) | 20 | 20211228 |
| Big Red Riding HoodNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| Bad BoyIn this two-reeler, Jimmy Jump wants to please both of his parents, but they disagree about everything. His father wants him to act more manly, although Jimmy gets his sensitivity from his mother. He wants to wed his girlfriend, and | 1925 | Leo McCarey | Comedy, Short | 6.6 (139 votes) | 19 | 20211228 |
| Is Marriage the BunkChase tries to impress his wife's family by being more like his rich brother-in-law. | 1925 | Leo McCarey | Comedy, Short | 6.0 (46 votes) | 10 | 20211228 |
| Hard BoiledNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| Should Husbands Be WatchedMr. Jump has come into some money and informs his wife that they can now hire a maid and won't have to do anymore housework. Circumstances cause Mrs. Jump to suspect that Mr. Jump is cavorting with the new maid. | 1925 | Leo McCarey | Comedy, Short | 6.6 (48 votes) | 15 | 20211228 |
| Plain and Fancy GirlsNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| The Family EntranceNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| Fighting FluidBack when prohibition was in effect in the 1920s and early 1930s, it was very common to see comedies use bootleg as a catalyst for comedy situations, and many use drunkenness as a way to generate laughs. See Laurel and Hardy's excellent short ""Blotto."" This isn't surprising, since seeing people do forbidden, alluring things and, often, make fools of themselves in the process, is always a mine for comedy. | 1925 | Leo McCarey | Comedy, Short | 6.9 (34 votes) | 10 | 20211228 |
| Hello Baby!A baby is left on Mr. and Mrs. Chase's doorstep. They are both happy about this - until hours later when the baby wont' stop crying. Charley goes out into the night to try and find the local doctor, with mixed results. | 1925 | Leo McCarey | Comedy, Short | 7.2 (46 votes) | 11 | 20211228 |
| The Rat's KnucklesNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| The Royal RazzNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| Poor Fish, TheCharley, frustrated by his office job, quarrels with his wife, after which they decide to switch jobs. She goes to the office and Charley does the housework. Having never done something like this in his life before, he starts a chaos | 1924 | Leo McCarey | Short, Comedy | 7.0 (40 votes) | 10 | 20211228 |
| All WetJimmie Jump is a boarding house resident who receives a telegram telling him to pick up an important shipment at the train station at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. No good deed goes unpunished, and Jimmie has a whole lot of trouble getting | 1924 | Leo McCarey | Short, Comedy | 6.9 (91 votes) | 10 | 20211228 |
| Accidental AccidentsNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| Bungalow BoobsNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| Too Many MammasJimmy (Charley Chase) must help his boss hide an affair with a beautiful woman and try to keep his own girlfriend happy. | 1924 | Leo McCarey | Short, Comedy | 7.5 (55 votes) | 9 | 20211228 |
| Sittin' PrettyCharley Chase starred in a series of one-reel comedies as ""Jimmie Jump"" before his better-known series of twenty-minute two-reelers, and most of them were little comedy gems in miniature. This is one of the funniest of these. In a variation on a formula that would work often for Chase, farcical complications proceed from incredible circumstances, and here we have a beginning gag premise that is hilarious in its goofiness -- the problems caused by a thief who steals Jimmie's car (he removes the steering wheel as a precaution, but the thief has brought his own!) and insists that Jimmie prove it his his. | 1924 | Leo McCarey | Short, Comedy | 7.2 (51 votes) | 14 | 20211228 |
| Outdoor PajamasJimmy Jump (Charley Chase) wakes up late for his wedding so he ends up leaving the house dressed in his pajamas and then encounters one disaster after another. | 1924 | Leo McCarey | Comedy, Short | 7.0 (50 votes) | 10 | 20211228 |
| Why Men WorkNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| Sweet DaddyNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| Seeing Nellie HomeJimmy Jump vies with the other stags for the honor of taking Nellie home from the dance and wins the honor. When they reach Nellie's house, Nellie has no key, so Jimmy climbs in a second story window and tries to find the front door. | 1924 | Leo McCarey | Short, Comedy | 6.6 (43 votes) | 6 | 20211228 |
| Ten Minute Egg, AJimmy prints up business cards that give his job description as "bouncer," which intimidates everyone--until he runs out of cards. | 1924 | Leo McCarey | Comedy, Short | 6.7 (57 votes) | 15 | 20211228 |
| Why Husbands Go MadNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| Jeffries, JrChase's Jimmy Jump character needs toughening so his dad sends him to the farm of former champion Jim Jeffries where he does comic exercises. We see his later home life where he is still intimidated by his now wife. | 1924 | Leo McCarey | Short, Comedy | 6.8 (46 votes) | 10 | 20211228 |
| Stolen GoodsStolen Goods (1924) | 1924 | Leo McCarey | Short, Comedy | 6.5 (36 votes) | 10 | 20211228 |
| Young OldfieldNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| Publicity PaysJimmy Jump's young wife goes in strongly for amateur theatricals. After one of her performances a theater manager signs her up. He opens a publicity campaign by having her appear in public in spectacular costumes, with a monkey for a | 1924 | Leo McCarey | Short, Comedy | 6.6 (38 votes) | 10 | 20211228 |
| Society SecretsNA | | | | | | Not Available |