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Gregory La Cava

Film Director / Screenwriter / Animator | * 03/10/1892 († 59, 03/01/1952) | Towanda, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA))
Gregory La Cava (March 10, 1892 – March 1, 1952) was an American film director of Italian descent best known for his films of the 1930s, including My Man Godfrey and Stage Door, which earned him nominations for Academy Award for Best Director. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Romance / Love | Drama

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A playboy is in love with a woman and enters the army thinking it will improve his chances with her. ...

His First Command

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1929 | 1h 5min
Adventure, Action
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Cowardly Elmer Finch is browbeaten by his wife, daughter, fat son and the family dog. After hypnosis he is domineering. He enters a contract with a fifteen-thousand dollar payoff, so his courage can l ...

Running Wild

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1927 | 2.9/5 | 1h 8min
Comedy
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Fifth Avenue socialite Irene Bullock needs a "forgotten man" to win a scavenger hunt, and no one is more forgotten than Godfrey Park, who resides in a dump by the East River. Irene hires Godfrey as a ...

My Man Godfrey

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1936 | 3.8/5 | 1h 35min
Comedy, Romance / Love, Drama
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The ups and downs in the lives and careers of a group of ambitious young actresses and show girls from disparate backgrounds brought together in a theatrical hostel. Centres particularly on the confli ...

Stage Door

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1937 | 3.5/5 | 1h 32min
Comedy, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Gregory La Cava

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame 2x Academy Award for Best Director
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Movies with Gregory La Cava as Crew(67)

Directing/Director1948 One Touch of Venus
Directing/Director1947 Living in a Big Way
Writing/Screenplay1947 Living in a Big Way
Writing/Story1947 Living in a Big Way
Directing/Director1942 Lady in a Jam
Directing/Director1941 Unfinished Business
Production/Producer1941 Unfinished Business
Directing/Director1940 Primrose Path
Production/Producer1940 Primrose Path
Writing/Screenplay1940 Primrose Path
Directing/Director1939 5th Ave Girl
Production/Producer1939 5th Ave Girl
Directing/Director1937 Stage Door
Directing/Director1936 My Man Godfrey
Directing/Director1935 She Married Her Boss
Directing/Director1935 Private Worlds
Writing/Screenplay1935 Private Worlds
Directing/Director1934 What Every Woman Knows
Production/Producer1934 What Every Woman Knows
Directing/Director1934 The Affairs of Cellini
Directing/Director1933 Bed of Roses
Writing/Dialogue1933 Bed of Roses
Directing/Director1933 Gabriel Over the White House
Directing/Director1933 Gallant Lady
Directing/Director1932 Symphony of Six Million
Directing/Director1932 The Age of Consent
Directing/Director1932 The Half-Naked Truth
Writing/Screenplay1932 The Half-Naked Truth
Directing/Director1931 Smart Woman
Directing/Director1931 Laugh and Get Rich
Writing/Screenplay1931 Laugh and Get Rich
Directing/Director1929 His First Command
Directing/Director1929 Saturday's Children
Directing/Director1929 Big News
Directing/Director1928 Half a Bride
Directing/Director1928 Feel My Pulse
Directing/Director1927 The Gay Defender
Directing/Director1927 Running Wild
Production/Producer1927 Running Wild
Writing/Story1927 Running Wild
Directing/Director1927 Paradise for Two
Directing/Director1926 So's Your Old Man
Directing/Director1926 Say It Again
Directing/Director1926 Let's Get Married
Directing/Director1925 Womanhandled
Directing/Director1924 The New School Teacher
Directing/Director1924 Restless Wives
Directing/Director1923 The Four Orphans
Directing/Director1923 The Pill Pounder
Directing/Director1921 His Nibs
Directing/Director1920 Kats Is Kats
Directing/Director1920 Smokey Smokes
Directing/Director1919 Knocking the 'H' Out of Heinie
Directing/Director1919 A Smash-Up In China
Directing/Director1919 The Breath of a Nation
Directing/Director1918 Throwing the Bull
Directing/Director1918 Policy and Pie
Directing/Director1917 Der Captain Is Examined for Insurance
Directing/Director1917 Sharks Is Sharks
Directing/Director1917 Der Captain Discovers the North Pole
Directing/Director1916 Krazy and Ignatz Discuss the Letter 'G'
Production/Producer1915 Cartoons in the Country
Visual Effects/Animation1915 Cartoons in the Country
Production/Producer1915 Cartoons in the Hotel
Visual Effects/Animation1915 Cartoons in the Hotel
Production/Producer1915 Cartoons in a Seminary
Visual Effects/Animation1915 Cartoons in a Seminary

Born: Thursday, 03/10 1892 (March) in Towanda, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA))
Died: Saturday, 03/01 1952 (March) in Malibu (aged: 59)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Art Students League of New York
Employer: International Film Service, Bray Studios
Spouses (current/former): Beryl Morse Greene, Grace Olive Nicholls
Gregory La Cava frequently works together with these people:
Raoul Barre (12x, Crew)
Frank Moser (9x, Crew)
Bess Flowers (7x, Actress)
Pandro S. Berman (7x, Crew)
Franklin Pangborn (6x, Actor)
Samuel S. Hinds (6x, Actor)
Louis de Lorme (6x, Crew)
Richard Dix (5x, Actor)
Carroll Clark (5x, Crew)
William Randolph Hearst (5x, Crew)
Ray Harris (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:257160, Added: 08/09/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024