Leo McCarey

The Profile

American film director and screenwriter, known for his work in comedy and drama. He directed Duck Soup (1933) and other notable films.

Directed Duck Soup (1933) starring the Marx Brothers; worked extensively in American cinema, particularly in comedy.

The available review celebrates Duck Soup as a masterwork of anarchic, satirical comedy by the Marx Brothers, praising its surreal gags and Groucho's performance. It frames the film as a fearless satire of dictatorship and a high point in early sound-era comedy.