Mervyn LeRoy Born on October 15, 1900 · San Francisco, California, USA
† Died on September 13, 1987
76 Filmography ★ 6.5 Average rating
Mervyn LeRoy was an American film director, producer, and sometime actor.
LeRoy worked in costumes, processing labs and as a camera assistant until he became a gag writer and actor in silent films, including The Ten Commandments in 1923. LeRoy credits Ten Commandments director, Cecil B. DeMille, for inspiring him to become a director: "As the top director of the era, DeMille had been the magnet t… Read more
Known for Quo Vadis 1951 Little Caesar 1931 The Bad Seed 1956 I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang 1932 Features 73 ★ 5.1 Moment to Moment 1966
★ 5.3 Mary, Mary 1963
★ 6.3 Gypsy 1962
★ 6.3 The Devil at 4 O'Clock 1961
★ 6.1 A Majority of One 1961
★ 6.7 Wake Me When It's Over 1960
★ 6.2 The FBI Story 1959
★ 7.3 No Time for Sergeants 1958
★ 7 Home Before Dark 1958
★ 7.1 The Bad Seed 1956
★ 5.9 Toward the Unknown 1956
★ 7 Mister Roberts 1955
★ 4.9 Strange Lady in Town 1955
★ 4.5 Rose Marie 1954
★ 4.7 Latin Lovers 1953
★ 6.5 Million Dollar Mermaid 1952
★ 5.5 Lovely to Look At 1952
★ 7.1 Quo Vadis 1951
★ 7.4 Little Women 1949
★ 7.1 East Side, West Side 1949
★ 6.9 Any Number Can Play 1949
★ 7.1 Homecoming 1948
★ 6.3 Without Reservations 1946
★ 6.7 Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo 1944
★ 7.2 Madame Curie 1943
★ 7.3 Random Harvest 1942
★ 6.2 Johnny Eager 1941
★ 6.6 Blossoms in the Dust 1941
★ 7.6 Unholy Partners 1941
★ 7.5 Waterloo Bridge 1940
★ 7.5 Escape 1940
★ 6.3 Fools for Scandal 1938
★ 5.9 They Won't Forget 1937
★ 6.2 The King and the Chorus Girl 1937
★ 5.7 Anthony Adverse 1936
★ 6.4 Three Men on a Horse 1936
★ 6.7 Page Miss Glory 1935
★ 7.2 Oil for the Lamps of China 1935
★ 7.3 I Found Stella Parish 1935
★ 6.8 Sweet Adeline 1934
★ 7.2 Heat Lightning 1934
★ 6.6 Happiness Ahead 1934
★ 6.7 Hi, Nellie! 1934
★ 7.2 Gold Diggers of 1933 1933
★ 7.3 Tugboat Annie 1933
★ 5.1 Elmer, the Great 1933
★ 6.9 Hard to Handle 1933
★ 4.8 The World Changes 1933
★ 6.3 Two Seconds 1932
★ 7.8 I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang 1932
★ 6.3 Three on a Match 1932
★ 5.8 High Pressure 1932
★ 5.9 Big City Blues 1932
★ 6.8 The Heart of New York 1932
★ 6.9 Little Caesar 1931
★ 6.6 Five Star Final 1931
★ 6.2 Tonight or Never 1931
★ 6.1 Gentleman's Fate 1931
★ 4.1 Broadminded 1931
★ 6.8 Local Boy Makes Good 1931
★ 8 Too Young to Marry 1931
★ 5.1 Numbered Men 1930
★ 5.8 Show Girl in Hollywood 1930
★ 5 Playing Around 1930
★ 6 Top Speed 1930
★ 6.2 Broadway Babies 1929
★ 7 Little Johnny Jones 1929
★ 10 Hot Stuff 1929
★ 7 Harold Teen 1928
★ 5 Naughty Baby 1928
★ 7 Oh Kay! 1928
★ 9 Flying Romeos 1928
★ 8 No Place to Go 1927
Short films 3 ★ 6.5 Desire Me 1947
★ 6.2 The House I Live In 1945
★ 6.3 You, John Jones! 1943
