Gregory La Cava

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Gregory La Cava

Born March 10, 1892 · Towanda, Pennsylvania, USA

Died March 1, 1952 · aged 59

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gregory La Cava (March 10, 1892 – March 1, 1952) was an American film director best known for his films of the 1930s, including My Man Godfrey and Stage Door. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gregory La Cava, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

My Man GodfreyMy Man Godfrey · 1936
My Man Godfrey
★ 7.61936
MovieComedy
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 servant for her riotously unhinged family, to the chagrin of her spoiled sister, Cornelia, who tries her best to get Godfrey fired. As Irene falls for her new butler, Godfrey turns the tables and teaches the frivolous Bullocks a lesson or two.
Primrose PathPrimrose Path · 1940
Primrose Path
★ 6.71940
MovieDramaRomance
Ellie Mae lives on Primrose Hill with her good-hearted and fancy free mother, her drunken father, her younger sister and a mean-spirited grandmother. The Hill is not a good part of town, however. When she meets and falls for a hard-working man, they marry and she hides her past from him. When he discovers the truth it jeopardizes their marriage.
Stage DoorStage Door · 1937
Stage Door
★ 7.21937
MovieComedyDrama
A spirited heiress wishing to break into theatre on her own merit arrives at a boardinghouse where aspiring young actresses and showgirls are brought together through their cynicism and disappointments.
Living in a Big WayLiving in a Big Way · 1947
Living in a Big Way
★ 6.01947
MovieComedyMusic
A World War II pilot (Gene Kelly) comes home to a bride (Marie McDonald) who, spoiled by her father (Charles Winninger), now wants a divorce.
What Every Woman KnowsWhat Every Woman Knows · 1934
What Every Woman Knows
★ 7.61934
MovieComedy
Aspiring young Scottish politician John Shand enters into an unusual agreement with the wealthy Wylie family -- if they fund his education, he must marry their daughter, Maggie. Staying true to his word, John weds Maggie and begins a successful career, thanks largely to his savvy wife. The couple's relationship is placed in jeopardy when John faces temptation in the form of the lovely aristocrat Lady Sybil Tenterden.
Lady in a JamLady in a Jam · 1942
Lady in a Jam
★ 5.61942
MovieComedyRomance
A psychiatrist's patient, a nutty heiress, travels west to find gold in her grandfather's abandoned mine. The psychiatrist, unable to talk her out of it, decides to follow her out there.
So's Your Old ManSo's Your Old Man · 1926
So's Your Old Man
★ 6.81926
MovieComedy
Gregory La Cava directs this comedy of errors, starring W.C. Fields as a hen-pecked, inebriated inventor who triumphantly creates unbreakable windshield glass while struggling to gain the respect of his social-climbing daughter and nagging wife.
Fifth Avenue GirlFifth Avenue Girl · 1939
Fifth Avenue Girl
★ 7.01939
MovieComedyRomance
A wealthy man hires a poor girl to play his mistress in order to get more attention from his neglectful family.

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