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The Cowboy and the Lady (1938) -- The delightful story of an honest and hard-as-nails cowpoke who falls in love with a rich and spoiled society girl.  This romantic comedy brings together the Western World of the rodeo and the Eastern World of the champagne circuit.
An Affair to Remember (1957) -- A couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building - but will it happen?
The Milky Way (1936) -- Timid 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 title.
Love Affair (1939) -- French playboy Michel Marnet and American Terry McKay fall in love aboard ship. They arrange to reunite 6 months later, after Michel has had a chance to earn a decent living.

Overview

Date of Death:
5 July 1969, Santa Monica, California, USA more
Trivia:
Interviewed in Peter Bogdanovich's "Who the Devil Made It: Conversations... more
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Awards:
Won 3 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 10 nominations more
Alternate Names:
Leo Mc Carey | A Leo McCarey Production

Filmography

Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Satan Never Sleeps (1962)   1962 - 5.7 (237)
AKAs:
  • Flight from Terror
  • The Devil Never Sleeps (UK)
- 2. Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958)   1958 - 5.9 (373)
AKAs:
  • Leo McCarey's Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (USA: complete title)
- 3. An Affair to Remember (1957)   1957 - 7.3 (8,025)
AKAs:
  • Leo McCarey's An Affair to Remember (USA: complete title)
- 4. "Screen Directors Playhouse" (1955)   (2 episodes, 1955) 1955 - 6.5 (14)
- 5. My Son John (1952) 1952 - 4.8 (145)
- 6. You Can Change the World (1951) 1951 - 6.2 (15)
- 7. Love Happy (1949) (uncredited) 1949 - 5.7 (958)
- 8. Good Sam (1948) 1948 - 5.8 (167)
- 9. The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)   1945 - 7.4 (2,498)
AKAs:
  • Leo McCarey's The Bells of St. Mary's (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
- 10. Going My Way (1944) 1944 - 7.5 (3,041)
- 11. Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942) 1942 - 6.4 (792)
- 12. Love Affair (1939) 1939 - 7.3 (1,231)
- 13. The Awful Truth (1937) 1937 - 8.0 (6,049)
- 14. Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) 1937 - 7.8 (670)
- 15. The Milky Way (1936) 1936 - 6.8 (588)
- 16. Ruggles of Red Gap (1935) 1935 - 8.0 (977)
- 17. Belle of the Nineties (1934) 1934 - 6.7 (175)
- 18. Six of a Kind (1934) 1934 - 7.0 (236)
- 19. Duck Soup (1933) 1933 - 8.1 (23,910)
- 20. The Kid from Spain (1932) 1932 - 7.5 (256)
- 21. Indiscreet (1931) 1931 - 8.2 (745)
- 22. Part Time Wife (1930)   1930 - -
AKAs:
  • The Shepper-Newfounder
- 23. Let's Go Native (1930) 1930 - 8.0 (47)
- 24. Wild Company (1930) 1930 - 5.9 (13)
- 25. Red Hot Rhythm (1929) 1929 - -
- 26. The Sophomore (1929)   1929 - -
AKAs:
  • Compromised (UK)
- 27. Dad's Day (1929) 1929 - -
- 28. Madame Q (1929) 1929 - -
- 29. Hurdy Gurdy (1929/I) 1929 - -
- 30. The Unkissed Man (1929) 1929 - -
- 31. Big Business (1929) (supervising) 1929 - 8.1 (890)
- 32. Why Is a Plumber? (1929) 1929 - -
- 33. When Money Comes (1929) 1929 - -
- 34. Wrong Again (1929) 1929 - 7.1 (193)
- 35. Liberty (1929)   1929 - 8.0 (379)
AKAs:
  • Criminals at Large
- 36. Going Ga-ga (1929) (supervising) 1929 - -
- 37. Freed 'em and Weep (1929) 1929 - -
- 38. We Faw Down (1928)   1928 - 6.9 (224)
AKAs:
  • We Slip Up (UK)
- 39. Feed 'em and Weep (1928) (supervising) 1928 - 7.2 (6)
- 40. Habeas Corpus (1928) 1928 - 6.7 (155)
- 41. Do Gentlemen Snore? (1928) 1928 - -
- 42. That Night (1928) 1928 - -
- 43. Should Married Men Go Home? (1928) 1928 - 7.0 (166)
- 44. Imagine My Embarrassment (1928) (supervising) 1928 - -
- 45. Should Women Drive? (1928) 1928 - -
- 46. The Fight Pest (1928) (supervising) 1928 - -
- 47. Tell It to the Judge (1928) 1928 - -
- 48. Blow by Blow (1928) 1928 - -
- 49. Came the Dawn (1928) (supervising) 1928 - -
- 50. The Finishing Touch (1928) (supervising) 1928 - 7.5 (247)
- 51. The Family Group (1928) (supervising) 1928 - -
- 52. Pass the Gravy (1928) 1928 - 8.4 (66)
- 53. Flaming Fathers (1927) 1927 - 7.1 (5)
- 54. Us (1927) (supervising) 1927 - -
- 55. The Way of All Pants (1927) 1927 - 6.8 (32)
- 56. Should Second Husbands Come First? (1927) 1927 - 9.2 (8)
- 57. What Every Iceman Knows (1927) (supervising) 1927 - -
- 58. Sugar Daddies (1927) 1927 - 6.3 (149)
- 59. Don't Tell Everything (1927) 1927 - 6.9 (10)
- 60. Eve's Love Letters (1927) 1927 - 6.1 (29)
- 61. Jewish Prudence (1927)   1927 - 6.9 (28)
AKAs:
  • Prudence (USA: rerun title)
- 62. Why Girls Say No (1927) 1927 - 6.3 (12)
- 63. Should Men Walk Home? (1927) 1927 - 7.0 (23)
- 64. Be Your Age (1926) 1926 - 6.3 (87)
- 65. Tell 'Em Nothing (1926) 1926 - 7.4 (5)
- 66. Bromo and Juliet (1926) 1926 - 6.4 (113)
- 67. Crazy Like a Fox (1926) 1926 - 6.2 (99)
- 68. Mighty Like a Moose (1926) 1926 - 7.2 (182)
- 69. Long Fliv the King (1926) 1926 - 6.5 (95)
- 70. Mum's the Word (1926) 1926 - 6.0 (82)
- 71. Dog Shy (1926) 1926 - 7.3 (107)
- 72. Mama Behave (1926) 1926 - 6.6 (44)
- 73. Charley My Boy (1926)   1926 - -
AKAs:
  • Charlie, My Boy (UK)
- 74. His Wooden Wedding (1925) 1925 - 8.2 (46)
- 75. Hold Everything (1925) 1925 - -
- 76. The Uneasy Three (1925) (uncredited) 1925 - 6.0 (43)
- 77. The Caretaker's Daughter (1925) 1925 - 6.9 (35)
- 78. No Father to Guide Him (1925) 1925 - 7.6 (9)
- 79. Innocent Husbands (1925) 1925 - 7.2 (88)
- 80. Isn't Life Terrible? (1925) (uncredited) 1925 - 7.0 (94)
- 81. What Price Goofy? (1925) (uncredited) 1925 - 7.4 (67)
- 82. Looking for Sally (1925) 1925 - 8.8 (6)
- 83. Big Red Riding Hood (1925) 1925 - 6.1 (12)
- 84. Bad Boy (1925) 1925 - 6.6 (76)
- 85. Is Marriage the Bunk? (1925) 1925 - 5.8 (12)
- 86. Hard Boiled (1925) 1925 - -
- 87. Should Husbands Be Watched? (1925) 1925 - -
- 88. Plain and Fancy Girls (1925) 1925 - -
- 89. The Family Entrance (1925) 1925 - -
- 90. Fighting Fluid (1925) 1925 - -
- 91. Hello Baby! (1925) 1925 - 7.2 (6)
- 92. The Rat's Knuckles (1925) 1925 - 7.8 (9)
- 93. The Royal Razz (1924) 1924 - -
- 94. The Poor Fish (1924) 1924 - -
- 95. All Wet (1924) 1924 - 6.5 (30)
- 96. Accidental Accidents (1924) 1924 - -
- 97. Bungalow Boobs (1924) 1924 - -
- 98. Too Many Mammas (1924) 1924 - -
- 99. Sittin' Pretty (1924) 1924 - 7.0 (9)
- 100. Outdoor Pajamas (1924) 1924 - 6.5 (7)
- 101. Why Men Work (1924) 1924 - -
- 102. Sweet Daddy (1924) 1924 - -
- 103. Seeing Nellie Home (1924) 1924 - -
- 104. A Ten Minute Egg (1924) 1924 - 6.5 (15)
- 105. Why Husbands Go Mad (1924) 1924 - -
- 106. Jeffries Jr. (1924) 1924 - 7.2 (13)
- 107. Stolen Goods (1924) 1924 - 6.5 (6)
- 108. Young Oldfield (1924) 1924 - 6.3 (14)
- 109. Publicity Pays (1924) 1924 - -
- 110. Society Secrets (1921) 1921 - -
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Love Affair (1994) (1939 story) 1994 - 5.4 (2,332)
- 2. Move Over, Darling (1963) (story) 1963 - 6.7 (1,498)
- 3. Satan Never Sleeps (1962)   (screenplay) 1962 - 5.7 (237)
AKAs:
  • Flight from Terror
  • The Devil Never Sleeps (UK)
- 4. Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958)   (screenplay) 1958 - 5.9 (373)
AKAs:
  • Leo McCarey's Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (USA: complete title)
- 5. An Affair to Remember (1957)   (screenplay) (story) 1957 - 7.3 (8,025)
AKAs:
  • Leo McCarey's An Affair to Remember (USA: complete title)
- 6. "Lux Video Theatre" (1950)   (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 6.4 (31)
AKAs:
  • Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
1 TV episode:
- 7. "Screen Directors Playhouse" (1955)   (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 6.5 (14)
- 8. My Son John (1952) (screenplay) (story) 1952 - 4.8 (145)
- 9. Good Sam (1948) (story) 1948 - 5.8 (167)
- 10. The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)   (story) 1945 - 7.4 (2,498)
AKAs:
  • Leo McCarey's The Bells of St. Mary's (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
- 11. Going My Way (1944) (story) (as Leo Mc Carey) 1944 - 7.5 (3,041)
- 12. Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942) (screenplay) 1942 - 6.4 (792)
- 13. My Favorite Wife (1940) (original story) 1940 - 7.3 (3,127)
- 14. Love Affair (1939) (story) 1939 - 7.3 (1,231)
- 15. The Cowboy and the Lady (1938) (story) 1938 - 6.5 (341)
- 16. Indiscreet (1931) (uncredited) 1931 - 8.2 (745)
- 17. Part Time Wife (1930)   (writer) 1930 - -
AKAs:
  • The Shepper-Newfounder
- 18. Locuras de amor (1930) (writer) 1930 - -
- 19. Fast Work (1930) (story) 1930 - 7.4 (8)
- 20. Hog Wild (1930)   (story) (uncredited) 1930 - 7.7 (429)
AKAs:
  • Aerial Antics
  • Hay Wire
- 21. Below Zero (1930) (story) (uncredited) 1930 - 7.2 (412)
- 22. All Teed Up (1930) (writer) 1930 - 7.4 (10)
- 23. La vida nocturna (1930) (writer) 1930 - 6.6 (32)
- 24. Brats (1930) (writer) 1930 - 7.5 (530)
- 25. Blotto (1930) (writer) 1930 - 7.3 (396)
- 26. Night Owls (1930) (story) (uncredited) 1930 - 7.4 (332)
- 27. Radiomanía (1930) (writer) 1930 - 6.9 (13)
- 28. Tiembla y Titubea (1930) (writer) 1930 - 6.5 (31)
- 29. Ladrones (1930) (writer) 1930 - 5.7 (31)
- 30. El jugador de golf (1930) (writer) 1930 - -
- 31. Le joueur de golf (1930) (writer) 1930 - -
- 32. Angora Love (1929) (story) 1929 - 6.9 (160)
- 33. Red Hot Rhythm (1929) (story) 1929 - -
- 34. The Hoose-Gow (1929) (story) 1929 - 7.0 (266)
- 35. Stepping Out (1929) (story) 1929 - -
- 36. Bacon Grabbers (1929) (writer) (uncredited) 1929 - 6.9 (147)
- 37. Sky Boy (1929) (writer) 1929 - -
- 38. They Go Boom! (1929) (story) 1929 - 6.9 (248)
- 39. Crazy Feet (1929) (story) 1929 - -
- 40. Perfect Day (1929) (story) 1929 - 7.0 (319)
- 41. Snappy Sneezer (1929) (story) 1929 - -
- 42. Dad's Day (1929) (story) 1929 - -
- 43. Men O'War (1929) (writer) 1929 - 7.3 (309)
- 44. Leaping Love (1929) (story) 1929 - -
- 45. Madame Q (1929) (story) 1929 - -
- 46. Berth Marks (1929) (writer) 1929 - 6.8 (264)
- 47. Thundering Toupees (1929) (story) 1929 - -
- 48. The Big Squawk (1929) (story) 1929 - -
- 49. Double Whoopee (1929) (story) 1929 - 7.1 (224)
- 50. Movie Night (1929) (story) 1929 - 7.5 (50)
- 51. Hurdy Gurdy (1929/I) (story) 1929 - -
- 52. Unaccustomed As We Are (1929) (story) 1929 - 7.0 (256)
- 53. The Unkissed Man (1929) (story) 1929 - -
- 54. Big Business (1929) (uncredited) 1929 - 8.1 (890)
- 55. Thin Twins (1929) (story) 1929 - -
- 56. Why Is a Plumber? (1929) (story) 1929 - -
- 57. That's My Wife (1929) (story) 1929 - 7.0 (168)
- 58. When Money Comes (1929) (story) 1929 - -
- 59. Wrong Again (1929) (story) 1929 - 7.1 (193)
- 60. Off to Buffalo (1929) (story) 1929 - -
- 61. A Pair of Tights (1929) (story) 1929 - 8.6 (34)
- 62. Liberty (1929)   (writer) 1929 - 8.0 (379)
AKAs:
  • Criminals at Large
- 63. Ruby Lips (1929) (story) 1929 - -
- 64. Going Ga-ga (1929) (writer) 1929 - -
- 65. Chasing Husbands (1928) (writer) 1928 - -
- 66. Feed 'em and Weep (1928) (story) 1928 - 7.2 (6)
- 67. Habeas Corpus (1928) (writer) 1928 - 6.7 (155)
- 68. The Booster (1928) (writer) 1928 - -
- 69. The Boy Friend (1928/I) (story) 1928 - -
- 70. Two Tars (1928) (story) 1928 - 7.7 (321)
- 71. All Parts (1928) (writer) 1928 - -
- 72. Do Gentlemen Snore? (1928) (story) 1928 - -
- 73. Is Everybody Happy? (1928) (story) 1928 - -
- 74. That Night (1928) (story) 1928 - -
- 75. Should Married Men Go Home? (1928) (writer) 1928 - 7.0 (166)
- 76. Imagine My Embarrassment (1928) (story) 1928 - -
- 77. Should Women Drive? (1928) (story) 1928 - -
- 78. The Fight Pest (1928) (story) 1928 - -
- 79. Tell It to the Judge (1928) (story) 1928 - -
- 80. From Soup to Nuts (1928) (writer) 1928 - 6.9 (241)
- 81. Aching Youths (1928) (story) 1928 - -
- 82. Dumb Daddies (1928) (writer) 1928 - -
- 83. Fighting Fathers (1927) (writer) 1927 - -
- 84. Us (1927) (writer) 1927 - -
- 85. The Second 100 Years (1927) (story) 1927 - 6.8 (163)
- 86. What Every Iceman Knows (1927) (writer) 1927 - -
- 87. Jewish Prudence (1927)   (writer) 1927 - 6.9 (28)
AKAs:
  • Prudence (USA: rerun title)
- 88. Looking for Sally (1925) (writer) 1925 - 8.8 (6)
Miscellaneous Crew
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (supervisor) (segment "The Finishing Touch") (uncredited) 1976 - 7.3 (870)
- 2. Laurel und Hardy auf der Jagd nach dem Mammon (1973) (director: archive footage) 1973 - -
- 3. Angora Love (1929) (supervising director) 1929 - 6.9 (160)
- 4. Big Business (1929) (supervising director) (uncredited) 1929 - 8.1 (890)
- 5. That's My Wife (1929) (supervising director) 1929 - 7.0 (168)
- 6. Habeas Corpus (1928) (supervising director) 1928 - 6.7 (155)
- 7. Two Tars (1928) (supervising director) 1928 - 7.7 (321)
- 8. Early to Bed (1928) (director: re-takes) (supervising director) 1928 - 6.6 (185)
- 9. Their Purple Moment (1928) (supervising director) 1928 - 6.9 (197)
- 10. You're Darn Tootin' (1928) (supervising director) 1928 - 7.0 (229)
- 11. Aching Youths (1928) (supervisor) 1928 - -
- 12. Assistant Wives (1927) (supervisor) 1927 - -
- 13. Putting Pants on Philip (1927) (supervising director) 1927 - 6.8 (178)
- 14. Love 'Em and Feed 'Em (1927) (supervisor) 1927 - 6.6 (6)
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Satan Never Sleeps (1962)   (producer) 1962 - 5.7 (237)
AKAs:
  • Flight from Terror
  • The Devil Never Sleeps (UK)
- 2. Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958)   (producer) 1958 - 5.9 (373)
AKAs:
  • Leo McCarey's Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (USA: complete title)
- 3. My Son John (1952) (producer) 1952 - 4.8 (145)
- 4. Good Sam (1948) (producer) 1948 - 5.8 (167)
- 5. The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)   (producer) 1945 - 7.4 (2,498)
AKAs:
  • Leo McCarey's The Bells of St. Mary's (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
- 6. Going My Way (1944) (producer) 1944 - 7.5 (3,041)
- 7. Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942) (producer) (uncredited) 1942 - 6.4 (792)
- 8. My Favorite Wife (1940) (producer) (uncredited) 1940 - 7.3 (3,127)
- 9. Love Affair (1939) (producer) (as A Leo McCarey Production) 1939 - 7.3 (1,231)
- 10. The Awful Truth (1937) (producer) 1937 - 8.0 (6,049)
- 11. Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) (producer) 1937 - 7.8 (670)
- 12. Let's Go Native (1930) (producer) 1930 - 8.0 (47)
- 13. Stepping Out (1929) (producer) 1929 - -
- 14. A Pair of Tights (1929) (supervising producer) 1929 - 8.6 (34)
Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. What Happens in Vegas (2008) (writer: "An Affair to Remember") 2008 $218M 5.9 (28,368)
- 2. Garfield (2004)   (lyrics: "An Affair to Remember (End Title)") 2004 $176M 4.8 (17,871)
AKAs:
  • Garfield: The Movie (USA: promotional title)
- 3. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)   ("An Affair to Remember") 2003 $176M 6.2 (30,408)
AKAs:
  • Wie werde ich ihn los in 10 Tagen (Germany)
- 4. Sleepless in Seattle (1993) (writer: "An Affair to Remember") 1993 $228M 6.6 (40,017)
- 5. Walk Don't Run (1966)   (lyrics: "An Affair to Remember (Our Love Affair)") 1966 - 6.5 (1,275)
AKAs:
  • Walk, Don't Run (USA: promotional title)
- 6. Satan Never Sleeps (1962)   (lyrics: "Satan Never Sleeps") 1962 - 5.7 (237)
AKAs:
  • Flight from Terror
  • The Devil Never Sleeps (UK)
- 7. The 30th Annual Academy Awards (1958) (TV) (writer: "An Affair to Remember") 1958 - 5.3 (51)
- 8. "The Perry Como Show" (1948)   (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 7.6 (24)
AKAs:
  • Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (USA: new title)
  • The Chesterfield Supper Club
1 TV episode:
- 9. "The Gisele MacKenzie Show" (1957)   (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - -
1 TV episode:
- 10. An Affair to Remember (1957)   (lyrics: "An Affair to Remember (Our Love Affair)", "Continué", "The Tiny Scout (He Knows You Inside Out)", "Tomorrow Land", "You Make It Easy To Be True") 1957 - 7.3 (8,025)
AKAs:
  • Leo McCarey's An Affair to Remember (USA: complete title)
- 11. Good Sam (1948) (writer: "Eight to Five") 1948 - 5.8 (167)
Production Manager
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Leave 'Em Laughing (1928) (production supervisor) 1928 - 7.1 (198)
- 2. The Battle of the Century (1927) (production supervisor) 1927 - 7.4 (241)
- 3. Hats Off (1927) (production supervisor) 1927 - 6.9 (33)
- 4. Call of the Cuckoo (1927) (production supervisor) 1927 - 6.1 (145)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Short Kilts (1924) (assistant director) 1924 - 4.7 (54)
- 2. No Woman Knows (1921) (assistant director) 1921 - -
- 3. Outside the Law (1920) (assistant director) 1920 - 6.7 (151)
- 4. The Virgin of Stamboul (1920) (assistant director) 1920 - -
Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. My Son John (1952) (voice) (uncredited) John Jefferson 1952 - 4.8 (145)
- 2. Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) (uncredited) Passerby/Man in Overcoat/Carpet Sweeper 1937 - 7.8 (670)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Toast of the Town" (1948)   Himself (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 8.4 (100)
AKAs:
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 2. "This Is Your Life" (1952)   Himself (1 episode, 1954) 1954 - 7.0 (41)
- 3. The Screen Director (1951) (uncredited) Himself (staged 'archive' footage) 1951 - 5.9 (32)

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