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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:
Director/writer with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, W.C. Fields... more
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Awards:
Won 3 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 10 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Holiday Preview: A Repertory Calendar
 (From IFC. 3 November 2009, 1:01 PM, PST)

Scenes We Love: The Awful Truth
 (From Cinematical. 9 August 2009, 4:03 PM, PDT)

Alternate Names:
Leo Mc Carey | A Leo McCarey Production

Filmography

Director:
  1. Satan Never Sleeps (1962)
    ... aka Flight from Terror
    ... aka The Devil Never Sleeps (UK)

  2. Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958)
    ... aka Leo McCarey's Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (USA: complete title)
  3. An Affair to Remember (1957)
    ... aka Leo McCarey's An Affair to Remember (USA: complete title)
  4. "Screen Directors Playhouse" (2 episodes, 1955)
        - Tom and Jerry (1955) TV episode
        - Meet the Governor (1955) TV episode
  5. My Son John (1952)
  6. You Can Change the World (1951)

  7. Love Happy (1949) (uncredited)
  8. Good Sam (1948)
  9. The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
    ... aka Leo McCarey's The Bells of St. Mary's (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
  10. Going My Way (1944)
  11. Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)

  12. Love Affair (1939)
  13. The Awful Truth (1937)
  14. Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
  15. The Milky Way (1936)
  16. Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)
  17. Belle of the Nineties (1934)
  18. Six of a Kind (1934)
  19. Duck Soup (1933)
  20. The Kid from Spain (1932)
  21. Indiscreet (1931)
  22. Part Time Wife (1930)
    ... aka The Shepper-Newfounder
  23. Let's Go Native (1930)
  24. Wild Company (1930)

  25. Red Hot Rhythm (1929)
  26. The Sophomore (1929)
    ... aka Compromised (UK)
  27. Dad's Day (1929)
  28. Madame Q (1929)
  29. Hurdy Gurdy (1929/I)
  30. The Unkissed Man (1929)
  31. Big Business (1929) (supervising)
  32. Why Is a Plumber? (1929)
  33. When Money Comes (1929)
  34. Wrong Again (1929)
  35. Liberty (1929)
    ... aka Criminals at Large
  36. Going Ga-ga (1929) (supervising)
  37. Freed 'em and Weep (1929)
  38. We Faw Down (1928)
    ... aka We Slip Up (UK)
  39. Feed 'em and Weep (1928) (supervising)
  40. Habeas Corpus (1928)
  41. Do Gentlemen Snore? (1928)
  42. That Night (1928)
  43. Should Married Men Go Home? (1928)
  44. Imagine My Embarrassment (1928) (supervising)
  45. Should Women Drive? (1928)
  46. The Fight Pest (1928) (supervising)
  47. Tell It to the Judge (1928)
  48. Blow by Blow (1928)
  49. Came the Dawn (1928) (supervising)
  50. The Finishing Touch (1928) (supervising)
  51. The Family Group (1928) (supervising)
  52. Pass the Gravy (1928)
  53. Flaming Fathers (1927)
  54. Us (1927) (supervising)
  55. The Way of All Pants (1927)
  56. Should Second Husbands Come First? (1927)
  57. What Every Iceman Knows (1927) (supervising)
  58. Sugar Daddies (1927)
  59. Don't Tell Everything (1927)
  60. Eve's Love Letters (1927)
  61. Jewish Prudence (1927)
    ... aka Prudence (USA: rerun title)
  62. Why Girls Say No (1927)
  63. Should Men Walk Home? (1927)
  64. Be Your Age (1926)
  65. Tell 'Em Nothing (1926)
  66. Bromo and Juliet (1926)
  67. Crazy Like a Fox (1926)
  68. Mighty Like a Moose (1926)
  69. Long Fliv the King (1926)
  70. Mum's the Word (1926)
  71. Dog Shy (1926)
  72. Mama Behave (1926)
  73. Charley My Boy (1926)
    ... aka Charlie, My Boy (UK)
  74. His Wooden Wedding (1925)
  75. Hold Everything (1925)
  76. The Uneasy Three (1925) (uncredited)
  77. The Caretaker's Daughter (1925)
  78. No Father to Guide Him (1925)
  79. Innocent Husbands (1925)
  80. Isn't Life Terrible? (1925) (uncredited)
  81. What Price Goofy? (1925) (uncredited)
  82. Looking for Sally (1925)
  83. Big Red Riding Hood (1925)
  84. Bad Boy (1925)
  85. Is Marriage the Bunk? (1925)
  86. Hard Boiled (1925)
  87. Should Husbands Be Watched? (1925)
  88. Plain and Fancy Girls (1925)
  89. The Family Entrance (1925)
  90. Fighting Fluid (1925)
  91. Hello Baby! (1925)
  92. The Rat's Knuckles (1925)
  93. The Royal Razz (1924)
  94. The Poor Fish (1924)
  95. All Wet (1924)
  96. Accidental Accidents (1924)
  97. Bungalow Boobs (1924)
  98. Too Many Mammas (1924)
  99. Sittin' Pretty (1924)
  100. Outdoor Pajamas (1924)
  101. Why Men Work (1924)
  102. Sweet Daddy (1924)
  103. Seeing Nellie Home (1924)
  104. A Ten Minute Egg (1924)
  105. Why Husbands Go Mad (1924)
  106. Jeffries Jr. (1924)
  107. Stolen Goods (1924)
  108. Young Oldfield (1924)
  109. Publicity Pays (1924)
  110. Society Secrets (1921)
Writer:
  1. Love Affair (1994) (1939 story)

  2. Move Over, Darling (1963) (story)
  3. Satan Never Sleeps (1962) (screenplay)
    ... aka Flight from Terror
    ... aka The Devil Never Sleeps (UK)

  4. Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958) (screenplay)
    ... aka Leo McCarey's Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (USA: complete title)
  5. An Affair to Remember (1957) (screenplay) (story)
    ... aka Leo McCarey's An Affair to Remember (USA: complete title)
  6. "Lux Video Theatre" (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - Indiscreet (1956) TV episode (original screenplay)
  7. "Screen Directors Playhouse" (1 episode, 1955)
        - Meet the Governor (1955) TV episode (writer)
  8. My Son John (1952) (screenplay) (story)

  9. Good Sam (1948) (story)
  10. The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) (story)
    ... aka 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)
  12. Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942) (screenplay)
  13. My Favorite Wife (1940) (original story)

  14. Love Affair (1939) (story)
  15. The Cowboy and the Lady (1938) (story)
  16. Indiscreet (1931) (uncredited)
  17. Part Time Wife (1930) (writer)
    ... aka The Shepper-Newfounder
  18. Locuras de amor (1930) (writer)
  19. Fast Work (1930) (story)
  20. Hog Wild (1930) (story) (uncredited)
    ... aka Aerial Antics
    ... aka Hay Wire
  21. Below Zero (1930) (story) (uncredited)
  22. All Teed Up (1930) (writer)
  23. La vida nocturna (1930) (writer)
  24. Brats (1930) (writer)
  25. Blotto (1930) (writer)
  26. Night Owls (1930) (story) (uncredited)
  27. El jugador de golf (1930) (writer)
  28. Le joueur de golf (1930) (writer)
  29. Tiembla y Titubea (1930) (writer)
  30. Radiomanía (1930) (writer)
  31. Ladrones (1930) (writer)

  32. Angora Love (1929) (story)
  33. Red Hot Rhythm (1929) (story)
  34. The Hoose-Gow (1929) (story)
  35. Stepping Out (1929) (story)
  36. Bacon Grabbers (1929) (writer) (uncredited)
  37. Sky Boy (1929) (writer)
  38. They Go Boom! (1929) (story)
  39. Crazy Feet (1929) (story)
  40. Perfect Day (1929) (story)
  41. Snappy Sneezer (1929) (story)
  42. Dad's Day (1929) (story)
  43. Men O'War (1929) (writer)
  44. Leaping Love (1929) (story)
  45. Madame Q (1929) (story)
  46. Berth Marks (1929) (writer)
  47. Thundering Toupees (1929) (story)
  48. The Big Squawk (1929) (story)
  49. Double Whoopee (1929) (story)
  50. Movie Night (1929) (story)
  51. Hurdy Gurdy (1929/I) (story)
  52. Unaccustomed As We Are (1929) (story)
  53. The Unkissed Man (1929) (story)
  54. Big Business (1929) (uncredited)
  55. Thin Twins (1929) (story)
  56. Why Is a Plumber? (1929) (story)
  57. That's My Wife (1929) (story)
  58. When Money Comes (1929) (story)
  59. Wrong Again (1929) (story)
  60. Off to Buffalo (1929) (story)
  61. A Pair of Tights (1929) (story)
  62. Liberty (1929) (writer)
    ... aka Criminals at Large
  63. Ruby Lips (1929) (story)
  64. Going Ga-ga (1929) (writer)
  65. Chasing Husbands (1928) (writer)
  66. Feed 'em and Weep (1928) (story)
  67. Habeas Corpus (1928) (writer)
  68. The Booster (1928) (writer)
  69. The Boy Friend (1928/I) (story)
  70. Two Tars (1928) (story)
  71. All Parts (1928) (writer)
  72. Do Gentlemen Snore? (1928) (story)
  73. Is Everybody Happy? (1928) (story)
  74. That Night (1928) (story)
  75. Should Married Men Go Home? (1928) (writer)
  76. Imagine My Embarrassment (1928) (story)
  77. Should Women Drive? (1928) (story)
  78. The Fight Pest (1928) (story)
  79. Tell It to the Judge (1928) (story)
  80. From Soup to Nuts (1928) (writer)
  81. Aching Youths (1928) (story)
  82. Dumb Daddies (1928) (writer)
  83. Fighting Fathers (1927) (writer)
  84. Us (1927) (writer)
  85. The Second 100 Years (1927) (story)
  86. What Every Iceman Knows (1927) (writer)
  87. Jewish Prudence (1927) (writer)
    ... aka Prudence (USA: rerun title)
  88. Looking for Sally (1925) (writer)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (supervisor) (segment "The Finishing Touch") (uncredited)
  2. Laurel und Hardy auf der Jagd nach dem Mammon (1973) (director: archive footage)

  3. Angora Love (1929) (supervising director)
  4. Big Business (1929) (supervising director) (uncredited)
  5. That's My Wife (1929) (supervising director)
  6. Habeas Corpus (1928) (supervising director)
  7. Two Tars (1928) (supervising director)
  8. Early to Bed (1928) (director: re-takes) (supervising director)
  9. Their Purple Moment (1928) (supervising director)
  10. You're Darn Tootin' (1928) (supervising director)
  11. Aching Youths (1928) (supervisor)
  12. Assistant Wives (1927) (supervisor)
  13. Putting Pants on Philip (1927) (supervising director)
  14. Love 'Em and Feed 'Em (1927) (supervisor)
Producer:
  1. Satan Never Sleeps (1962) (producer)
    ... aka Flight from Terror
    ... aka The Devil Never Sleeps (UK)

  2. Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958) (producer)
    ... aka Leo McCarey's Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (USA: complete title)
  3. My Son John (1952) (producer)

  4. Good Sam (1948) (producer)
  5. The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) (producer)
    ... aka Leo McCarey's The Bells of St. Mary's (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
  6. Going My Way (1944) (producer)
  7. Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942) (producer) (uncredited)
  8. My Favorite Wife (1940) (producer) (uncredited)

  9. Love Affair (1939) (producer) (as A Leo McCarey Production)
  10. The Awful Truth (1937) (producer)
  11. Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) (producer)
  12. Let's Go Native (1930) (producer)

  13. Stepping Out (1929) (producer)
  14. A Pair of Tights (1929) (supervising producer)
Soundtrack:
  1. What Happens in Vegas (2008) (writer: "An Affair to Remember")
  2. Garfield (2004) (lyrics: "An Affair to Remember (End Title)")
    ... aka Garfield: The Movie (USA: promotional title)
  3. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003) ("An Affair to Remember")
    ... aka Wie werde ich ihn los in 10 Tagen (Germany)

  4. Sleepless in Seattle (1993) (writer: "An Affair to Remember")

  5. Walk Don't Run (1966) (lyrics: "An Affair to Remember (Our Love Affair)")
    ... aka Walk, Don't Run (USA: promotional title)
  6. Satan Never Sleeps (1962) (lyrics: "Satan Never Sleeps")
    ... aka Flight from Terror
    ... aka The Devil Never Sleeps (UK)

  7. The 30th Annual Academy Awards (1958) (TV) (writer: "An Affair to Remember")
  8. "The Gisele MacKenzie Show" (1 episode, 1957)
        - Episode #1.2 (1957) TV episode (lyrics: "An Affair to Remember" (uncredited))
  9. "The Perry Como Show" (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Chesterfield Supper Club
        - Episode dated 5 October 1957 (1957) TV episode (lyrics: "An Affair to Remember" (uncredited))
  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")
    ... aka Leo McCarey's An Affair to Remember (USA: complete title)

  11. Good Sam (1948) (writer: "Eight to Five")
Production Manager:
  1. Leave 'Em Laughing (1928) (production supervisor)
  2. The Battle of the Century (1927) (production supervisor)
  3. Hats Off (1927) (production supervisor)
  4. Call of the Cuckoo (1927) (production supervisor)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
  1. Short Kilts (1924) (assistant director)
  2. No Woman Knows (1921) (assistant director)
  3. Outside the Law (1920) (assistant director)
  4. The Virgin of Stamboul (1920) (assistant director)
Actor:
  1. My Son John (1952) (voice) (uncredited) .... John Jefferson

  2. Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) (uncredited) .... Passerby/Man in Overcoat/Carpet Sweeper
Self:
  1. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #12.16 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
  2. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1954)
        - Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy (1954) TV episode .... Himself
  3. The Screen Director (1951) (uncredited) .... Himself (staged 'archive' footage)
Archive Footage:
  1. Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself


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