The Awful Truth Script

Script by:Viña Delmar (Screenplay), Arthur Richman (Theatre Play)
Directed by:Leo McCarey
Year:1937

Plot:Unfounded suspicions lead a married couple to begin divorce proceedings, whereupon they start undermining each other's attempts to find new romance.
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Going My Way Script

Script by:Frank Butler (Screenplay), Frank Cavett (Screenplay), Leo McCarey (Story)
Directed by:Leo McCarey
Year:1944

Plot:Youthful Father Chuck O'Malley led a colorful life of sports, song, and romance before joining the Roman Catholic clergy. After being appointed to a run-down New York parish, O'Malley's worldly knowledge helps him connect with a gang of boys looking for direction, eventually winning over the aging, conventional Parish priest.
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Duck Soup Script

Script by:Arthur Sheekman (Dialogue), Nat Perrin (Dialogue), Bert Kalmar (Writer), Harry Ruby (Writer)
Directed by:Leo McCarey
Year:1933

Plot:Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.
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An Affair to Remember Script

Script by:Leo McCarey (Story), Mildred Cram (Story), Delmer Daves (Screenplay), Donald Ogden Stewart (Screenplay), Leo McCarey (Screenplay)
Directed by:Leo McCarey
Year:1957

Plot:Nickie Ferrante's return to New York to marry a rich heiress is well publicized as are his many antics and affairs. He meets a nightclub singer Terry McKay who is also on her way home to her longtime boyfriend. She sees him as just another playboy and he sees her as stand-offish but over several days they soon find they've fallen in love. Nickie has never really worked in his life so they agree that they will meet again in six months time atop the Empire State building. This will give them time to deal with their current relationships and for Nickie to see if he can actually earn a living. He returns to painting and is reasonably successful. On the agreed date, Nickie is waiting patiently for Terry who is racing to join him. Fate intervenes however, resulting in misunderstanding and heartbreak and only fate can save their relationship.
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