Mervyn LeRoy

Director and producer. Born 15 October 1900 in San Francisco, California, USA. Died 13 September 1987.

Titles on Fi1m10 directing · 1 producing

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 10 titles

Golden Globes3 won · 2 nominated

Born

15 October 1900, San Francisco, California, USA

Died

13 September 1987

Active

1931–1955

Frequently works with

Greer Garson, Hal B. Wallis, Edward G. Robinson, Glenda Farrell, Henry Travers, Sheridan Gibney, Sidney Franklin, Walter Pidgeon

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

75Fi1m

73Critics

We rate Mervyn’s work 2 points above the press, across 5 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 796

Under 602

Of 10 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 10 films
Screen time: 19 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $58m across 7 films with figures
Golden Globes: 3 Golden Globes3 won · 2 nominated
Active: 1931–1955

Genres

Drama10
Romance5
Crime3
History3
Comedy2
Action1

Best and worst on Fi1m

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang poster

85BestI Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang1932

57WorstAnthony Adverse1936

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

161920s

411930s

171940s

121950s

61960s

11980s

Co-stars most worked with

Greer Garson3 titles

Edward G. Robinson2 titles

Glenda Farrell2 titles

Henry Travers2 titles

Walter Pidgeon2 titles

Producers most worked with

Hal B. Wallis3 titles

Sidney Franklin2 titles