Leo McCarey Movie Rankings
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 3.4062 out of 4 stars for Bells of St. Mary's
3.4062
Father O'Malley the unconventional priest from 'Going My Way' continues his work for the Catholic Church. This time he is sent to St. Mary's, a run-down parochial school on the verge of condemnation. ... more about Bells of St. Mary's
DVD from $4.99 
(14 sellers)
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 3.0957 out of 4 stars for Duck Soup
3.0957
To rescue the small country of Freedonia from bankruptcy, Mrs. Teasdale agrees to donate 20 million dollars if Rufus T. Firefly is appointed its new president. Firefly is a cynical, sarcastic dictator who refuses to play politics by the book. ... more about Duck Soup
DVD from $37.79 
(18 sellers)
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 3.0840 out of 4 stars for Awful Truth
3.0840
Before their divorce becomes final, Jerry and Lucy Warriner both do their best to ruin each other's plans for remarriage, Jerry to haughty socialite Molly Lamont, she to oil-rich bumpkin Daniel Leeson. ... more about Awful Truth
DVD from $9.99 
(19 sellers)
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 2.9935 out of 4 stars for Kid from Spain
2.9935
Eddie and his Mexican friend Ricardo are expelled from college after Ricardo put Eddie in the girl's dormitory when he was drunk. Per chance Eddie gets mixed up in a bank robbery and is forced to drive the robbers to safety. ... more about Kid from Spain
Not Available on DVD
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 2.9668 out of 4 stars for Love Affair
2.9668
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. ... more about Love Affair
DVD from $3.24 
(6 sellers)
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 2.8510 out of 4 stars for Affair to Remember
2.8510
Handsome playboy Nicky Ferrante and beautiful night club singer Terry McKay have a romance while on a cruise from Europe to New York. Despite being engaged to other people, both agree to reunite at the top of the Empire State Building in six months. ... more about Affair to Remember
DVD from $6.25 
(21 sellers)
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 2.8309 out of 4 stars for Belle of the Nineties
2.8309
Ruby Carter (Mae West), the American Beauty queen of the night club-sporting world, shifts her operations from St.Louis to New Orleans (which kind of belies the Western genre designation), mostly to get away from prizefighter Tiger Kid (Roger Pryor). ... more about Belle of the Nineties
DVD from $38.45 
(1 sellers)
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 2.8185 out of 4 stars for Going My Way
2.8185
A new priest shows up at the parish of a crusty old priest named Father Fitzgibbon. The new man, Father O'Malley, must ingratiate himself with both the old man and his congregation. ... more about Going My Way
DVD from $4.34 
(25 sellers)
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 2.5767 out of 4 stars for Ruggles of Red Gap
2.5767
While visiting Paris in 1908, upper class Lord Burnstead loses his butler playing poker. Egbert and Effie Floud bring Ruggles back to Red Gap, Washington. ... more about Ruggles of Red Gap
Not Available on DVD
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 2.3908 out of 4 stars for Make Way for Tomorrow
2.3908
At a family reunion, the Cooper clan find that their parents' home is being foreclosed. "Temporarily," Ma moves in with son George's family, Pa with daughter Cora. ... more about Make Way for Tomorrow
Not Available on DVD
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 2.1300 out of 4 stars for Milky Way
2.1300
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. ... more about Milky Way
DVD from $3.08 
(18 sellers)
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 1.7442 out of 4 stars for Six of a Kind
1.7442
The Whinneys share expenses for their trip to Hollywood with George and Gracie and thier great Dane. ... more about Six of a Kind
DVD from $6.45 
(13 sellers)
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 1.1415 out of 4 stars for Indiscreet
1.1415
On New Year's Eve, Geraldine ('Jerry') Trent decides to break up with her boyfriend Jim Woodward, having finally grown tired of his dishonesty and his infidelities. Soon afterward, Geraldine meets and falls in love with novelist Anthony Blake. ... more about Indiscreet
DVD from $1.49 
(4 sellers)
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for All Wet
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Jimmie 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 to the depot. ... more about All Wet
DVD from $15.43 
(13 sellers)
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Bad Boy
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In 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. ... more about Bad Boy
Not Available on DVD
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Be Your Age
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Charley 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 million. ... more about Be Your Age
Not Available on DVD
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Big Red Riding Hood
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Jimmy is asked by the Swedish Government to translate for educational purpose "Little Red Riding Hood", but he can't afford to buy the book, so he tries reading it at the book shop, something the owner doesn't like. ... more about Big Red Riding Hood
Not Available on DVD
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Blow by Blow
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Not Available on DVD
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Crazy Like a Fox
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Two 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. ... more about Crazy Like a Fox
DVD from $15.97 
(13 sellers)
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Dog Shy
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Charley 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. ... more about Dog Shy
DVD from $15.04 
(12 sellers)
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Finishing Touch
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The boys are contracted to build a house in one day. Upon completion, a bird lands on the chimney and the house collapses, bit by bit. When the owner demands his money back, mayhem ensues. ... more about Finishing Touch
Not Available on DVD
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Good Sam
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Hard Boiled
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Not Available on DVD
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Hello Baby
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Not Available on DVD
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for His Wooden Wedding
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A 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. ... more about His Wooden Wedding
DVD from $15.13 
(12 sellers)
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Hurdy Gurdy
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Not Available on DVD
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Jeffries Jr.
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Not Available on DVD
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Liberty
0.0001
Two escaped convicts (Laurel & Hardy) change clothes in the getaway car, but wind up wearing each other's pants. ... more about Liberty
DVD from $16.15 
(9 sellers)
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Long Fliv the King
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A princess, in America on a shopping trip, receives a telegram that her father has died, and she will be the new Queen, but only if she gets married within 24 hours. Figuring it is safe, she marries a man about to be executed... ... more about Long Fliv the King
DVD from $15.97 
(12 sellers)
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Looking for Sally
0.0001
Jimmie 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. ... more about Looking for Sally
Not Available on DVD
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Madame Q
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Not Available on DVD
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Mama Behave
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Not Available on DVD
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Mighty Like a Moose
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Mr. and Mrs. Moose are not pretty. But after he has his teeth fixed and she has her nose done they look great. They meet by accident and don't recognize each other. ... more about Mighty Like a Moose
DVD from $15.97 
(13 sellers)
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for My Son John
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Not Available on DVD
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Once Upon a Honeymoon
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At the start of WWII, Katie O'Hara, an American burlesque girl intent on social climbing, marries Austrian Baron Von Luber. Pat O'Toole, an American radio reporter, sees this as a chance to investigate Von Luber, who is suspected of having Nazi ties. ... more about Once Upon a Honeymoon
Not Available on DVD
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Pass the Gravy
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Max's neigbour Schultz is breeding chicken, that are always after Max's flower seed, and Schultz bride is his rooster Brigham. Max's daughter loves Schultz's son, so they try to forget their battling, and decide to have a nice engagement party. ... more about Pass the Gravy
Not Available on DVD
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Poor Fish
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Charley, 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. ... more about Poor Fish
Not Available on DVD
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Satan Never Sleeps
0.0001
A priest (William Holden) arrives at a mission-post in China accompanied by a young native girl who has joined him along the way. ... more about Satan Never Sleeps
DVD from $4.91 
(17 sellers)
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Should Husbands Be Watched?
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Mr. 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. ... more about Should Husbands Be Watched?
Not Available on DVD
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Should Married Men Go Home?
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When 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. ... more about Should Married Men Go Home?
DVD from $16.15 
(6 sellers)
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Sophomore
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Not Available on DVD
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Stolen Goods
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Sugar Daddies
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Rich 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. ... more about Sugar Daddies
DVD from $60.98 
(1 sellers)
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Sweet Daddy
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for That Night
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Not Available on DVD
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Uneasy Three
0.0001
A crook, his moll, and his dimwitted brother set about stealing a valuable jewel during a high-society party. ... more about Uneasy Three
Not Available on DVD
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Way of All Pants
0.0001
A man is delivering a pair of trousers that a woman has ordered for her husband. She asks him to try them on himself, so that she can see how they fit. ... more about Way of All Pants
Not Available on DVD
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for We Faw Down
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Stan & Ollie are stuck at home with their wives, unable to sneak out to a poker game. When their friends call to ask why they're delayed, Ollie pretends it's their boss, inviting them to a show at the Orpheum Theatre. ... more about We Faw Down
DVD from $16.15 
(4 sellers)
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for What Price Goofy
0.0001
Jamison 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 affair. Mrs. ... more about What Price Goofy
Not Available on DVD
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Why Men Work
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Not Available on DVD
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Wild Company
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Leo McCarey scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Wrong Again
0.0001
Among the horses stable hands Stanley and Oliver are tending is a thoroughbred named "Blue Boy. ... more about Wrong Again
DVD from $23.99 
(2 sellers)
 
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Leo McCarey
Birthdate:
October 3, 1898
Death date:
July 5, 1969

Leo McCarey

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Career Span:

Decade
# Movies
Movie Score
1920s
66
No Reviews
1930s
12
total ranking of 2.6454  2.6454
1940s
4
total ranking of 2.2324  2.2324
1950s
3
total ranking of 1.6610  1.6610
1960s
1
No Reviews
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Overall Director Score:
2.7427
Leo McCarey is ranked overall as 2.7427 of of 4 stars
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