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Old 06-30-2005, 06:40 AM   #1 of 15
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FAMOUS DIRECTORS CHECKLIST SERIES - Volume #166 - The Films of LEO MCCAREY

THE FAMOUS DIRECTORS CHECKLIST SERIES - Volume #166 - The Films of LEO MCCAREY


Rank ‘em, rate ‘em, review ‘em or whatever.

LEO MCCAREY

Satan Never Sleeps (1962)
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958)
An Affair to Remember (1957)
My Son John (1952)
You Can Change the World (1951)
Good Sam (1948)
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
Going My Way (1944)
Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)
Love Affair (1939)
The Awful Truth (1937)
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
The Milky Way (1936)
Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)
Belle of the Nineties (1934)
Six of a Kind (1934)
Duck Soup (1933)
The Kid from Spain (1932)
Indiscreet (1931)
Part Time Wife (1930)
Let's Go Native (1930)
Wild Company (1930)
Red Hot Rhythm (1929)
The Sophomore (1929)
Dad's Day (1929)
Madame Q (1929)
Hurdy Gurdy (1929/I)
The Unkissed Man (1929)
Why Is a Plumber? (1929)
When Money Comes (1929)
Wrong Again (1929)
Liberty (1929)
Freed 'em and Weep (1929)
We Faw Down (1928)
Habeas Corpus (1928)
Do Gentlemen Snore? (1928)
Should Married Men Go Home? (1928)
Blow by Blow (1928)
The Finishing Touch (1928)
Pass the Gravy (1928)
Should Women Drive? (1928)
Tell It to the Judge (1928)
That Night (1928)
Flaming Fathers (1927)
The Way of All Pants (1927)
Sugar Daddies (1927)
Don't Tell Everything (1927)
Eve's Love Letters (1927)
Jewish Prudence (1927)
Why Girls Say No (1927)
Should Men Walk Home? (1927)
Should Second Husbands Come First? (1927)
Be Your Age (1926)
Bromo and Juliet (1926)
Crazy Like a Fox (1926)
Mighty Like a Moose (1926)
Long Fliv the King (1926)
Mum's the Word (1926)
Dog Shy (1926)
Mama Behave (1926)
Charley My Boy (1926)
Tell 'Em Nothing (1926)
The Uneasy Three (1925)
The Caretaker's Daughter (1925)
Isn't Life Terrible? (1925)
What Price Goofy (1925)
Looking for Sally (1925)
Big Red Riding Hood (1925)
Bad Boy (1925)
Is Marriage the Bunk? (1925)
Should Husbands Be Watched? (1925)
The Family Entrance (1925)
Fighting Fluid (1925)
Hard Boiled (1925)
Hello Baby (1925)
His Wooden Wedding (1925)
Innocent Husbands (1925)
No Father to Guide Him (1925)
Plain and Fancy Girls (1925)
The Rat's Knuckles (1925)
All Wet (1924)
Accidental Accidents (1924)
Bungalow Boobs (1924)
Why Men Work (1924)
Why Husbands Go Mad (1924)
Jeffries Jr. (1924)
Young Oldfield (1924)
Outdoor Pajamas (1924)
The Poor Fish (1924)
Publicity Pays (1924)
The Royal Razz (1924)
Seeing Nellie Home (1924)
Sittin' Pretty (1924)
Stolen Goods (1924)
Sweet Daddy (1924)
A Ten Minute Egg (1924)
Too Many Mamas (1924)
Society Secrets (1921)


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Old 06-30-2005, 06:41 AM   #2 of 15
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Seen 9
Own 0

Satan Never Sleeps (1962)
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958)
An Affair to Remember (1957)
My Son John (1952)
You Can Change the World (1951)
Good Sam (1948)
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
Going My Way (1944)
Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)
Love Affair (1939)
The Awful Truth (1937)
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
The Milky Way (1936)
Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)
Belle of the Nineties (1934)
Six of a Kind (1934)
Duck Soup (1933)
The Kid from Spain (1932)
Indiscreet (1931)
Part Time Wife (1930)
Let's Go Native (1930)
Wild Company (1930)
Red Hot Rhythm (1929)
The Sophomore (1929)
Dad's Day (1929)
Madame Q (1929)
Hurdy Gurdy (1929/I)
The Unkissed Man (1929)
Why Is a Plumber? (1929)
When Money Comes (1929)
Wrong Again (1929)
Liberty (1929)
Freed 'em and Weep (1929)
We Faw Down (1928)
Habeas Corpus (1928)
Do Gentlemen Snore? (1928)
Should Married Men Go Home? (1928)
Blow by Blow (1928)
The Finishing Touch (1928)
Pass the Gravy (1928)
Should Women Drive? (1928)
Tell It to the Judge (1928)
That Night (1928)
Flaming Fathers (1927)
The Way of All Pants (1927)
Sugar Daddies (1927)
Don't Tell Everything (1927)
Eve's Love Letters (1927)
Jewish Prudence (1927)
Why Girls Say No (1927)
Should Men Walk Home? (1927)
Should Second Husbands Come First? (1927)
Be Your Age (1926)
Bromo and Juliet (1926)
Crazy Like a Fox (1926)
Mighty Like a Moose (1926)
Long Fliv the King (1926)
Mum's the Word (1926)
Dog Shy (1926)
Mama Behave (1926)
Charley My Boy (1926)
Tell 'Em Nothing (1926)
The Uneasy Three (1925)
The Caretaker's Daughter (1925)
Isn't Life Terrible? (1925)
What Price Goofy (1925)
Looking for Sally (1925)
Big Red Riding Hood (1925)
Bad Boy (1925)
Is Marriage the Bunk? (1925)
Should Husbands Be Watched? (1925)
The Family Entrance (1925)
Fighting Fluid (1925)
Hard Boiled (1925)
Hello Baby (1925)
His Wooden Wedding (1925)
Innocent Husbands (1925)
No Father to Guide Him (1925)
Plain and Fancy Girls (1925)
The Rat's Knuckles (1925)
All Wet (1924)
Accidental Accidents (1924)
Bungalow Boobs (1924)
Why Men Work (1924)
Why Husbands Go Mad (1924)
Jeffries Jr. (1924)
Young Oldfield (1924)
Outdoor Pajamas (1924)
The Poor Fish (1924)
Publicity Pays (1924)
The Royal Razz (1924)
Seeing Nellie Home (1924)
Sittin' Pretty (1924)
Stolen Goods (1924)
Sweet Daddy (1924)
A Ten Minute Egg (1924)
Too Many Mamas (1924)
Society Secrets (1921)


The Collection (Blu-Ray High Definition/DVD)

Pre-orders - BLU-RAY: Akira, The Dark Knight, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Death Proof, Dr No, For Your Eyes Only, From Russia With Love, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, Incredible Hulk, JFK, La Femme Nikita, Live and Let Die, Planet of the Apes (Evolution Collection), Planet Terror, Poltergeist, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Third Man, Thunderball, WALL E DVD: Budd Boetticher Collection, Popeye the Sailor Vol #3, Warner Gangster Collection Vol #4
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Old 06-30-2005, 08:19 AM   #3 of 15
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The Awful Truth (1937)
Duck Soup (1933)

Duck Soup, my favorite of the Marx Bros comedies and possibly the funniest 70 minutes of film ever.
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Old 06-30-2005, 09:08 AM   #4 of 15
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Just The Awful Truth, Duck Soup, and (unfortunately) An Affair to Remember for me.


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Old 06-30-2005, 11:47 AM   #5 of 15
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LEO MCCAREY

Seen: 7
Like: 6
Own: 5

Rank order:

Duck Soup (1933)
The Awful Truth (1937)
Going My Way (1944)
An Affair to Remember (1957)
Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
Love Affair (1939)


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Old 06-30-2005, 01:39 PM   #6 of 15
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1. Duck Soup - C+ (Groucho's one liners are funny, but I can't stand the stupid antics of the other brothers.)

Own: 0

Would like to see more of his films, I've heard great things about Make Way For Tomorrow


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Inside - B / The Crazies - B

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Old 06-30-2005, 03:16 PM   #7 of 15
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Out of 4 stars:

Duck Soup
The Awful Truth 1/2
An Affair to Remember
Going My Way
The Bells of St. Mary's

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Old 06-30-2005, 08:01 PM   #8 of 15
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Ratings from to

Satan Never Sleeps (1962)
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958)
An Affair to Remember (1957)