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6 days ago · Mervyn LeRoy (/ l ə ˈ r ɔɪ /; October 15, 1900 – September 13, 1987) was an American film director, producer and actor. In his youth he played juvenile roles in vaudeville and silent film comedies.
Jul 2, 2024 · This week’s director is… Mervyn LeRoy. Highly recommended: Little Caesar, I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang. Recommended: Five Star Final, Gold Diggers of 1933, Waterloo Bridge, Random Harvest, Mister Roberts (partially directed by LeRoy), The Bad Seed
3 days ago · Now unhappy with his role as the Tin Man (reportedly claiming, "I'm not a tin performer; I'm fluid"), Bolger convinced producer Mervyn LeRoy to recast him in the part he so desired.
Jun 27, 2024 · Prolific director, producer and actor, Mervyn LeRoy produced the great The Wizard of Oz. His directing credits include Little Caesar , Mister Roberts and The FBI Story and his producing credits include Little Women , The Bad Seed and No Time for Sergeants (also directed).
Jul 5, 2024 · Harvard’s Haden Guest goes further, “Easily equal to great studio directors such as King Vidor, Tay Garnett or early Mervyn LeRoy, Mamoulian at times reached that ineffable level of his greatest fellow émigré artists — Murnau, Lang, Hitchcock.”
Jul 14, 2024 · The movie was directed by Mervyn LeRoy, a renowned Hollywood director known for his work on films like “The Wizard of Oz” and “Little Caesar. Comedy Genre No Time for Sergeants is a comedy film, known for its humorous portrayal of military life and bureaucracy.
Jul 4, 2024 · In a proto-noir predating the studio's adaptation of The Petrified Forest, Mervyn LeRoy's Heat Lightning (isn't that such a great title?) packs plenty of tension, yearning, lust and regret into this hour-long tale of two sisters, Olga (Aline MacMahon, one of my favorite Brooklynites!) and Myra (Ann Dvorak, always such a striking presence), who ...
