About
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 that had drawn me to his set as often as I could go." LeRoy also credits DeMille for teaching him the directing techniques required to make his own films. His first directing job was with First National Pictures on 1927's No Place to Go. LeRoy ended up working at Warner Bros. after they took control of First National. When his movies made lots of money without costing too much, he became well received in the movie business. He directed two key films which launched Edward G. Robinson into major...
Known for
The Wizard of OzMovie • 1939
Waterloo BridgeMovie • 1940
Little WomenMovie • 1949
Quo VadisMovie • 1951
The Bad SeedMovie • 1956
Mister RobertsMovie • 1955
Little CaesarMovie • 1931
Gold Diggers of 1933Movie • 1933
At the CircusMovie • 1939
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain GangMovie • 1932
GypsyMovie • 1962
Thirty Seconds Over TokyoMovie • 1944
Million Dollar MermaidMovie • 1952
Random HarvestMovie • 1942
The FBI StoryMovie • 1959
The Devil at 4 O'ClockMovie • 1961
Three on a MatchMovie • 1932
Blossoms in the DustMovie • 1941
The Great SinnerMovie • 1949
They Won't ForgetMovie • 1937
Anthony AdverseMovie • 1936
Johnny EagerMovie • 1941
Without ReservationsMovie • 1946
No Time for SergeantsMovie • 1958