Norman Z. McLeod
American film director (1898–1964)
1.36body-of-work score · ranked #683 of 2631 directors · 4 films in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- September 20, 1895 · Grayling
- Died
- January 27, 1964 · Hollywood
- Nationality
- United States
- Work
- film director, screenwriter, director, producer
Films in our library, ranked
Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.
- 1
1934 · United States · comedy
TIME All-TIME 100 · National Film Registry (inducted 2010) · NYT Best 1,000 Movies
0.663 citations - 2
1947 · United States · comedy, romance, musical
Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1950 #8 · Empire 500 (2008) #479
0.482 citations - 30.111 citation
- 40.111 citation
Complete filmography
All 45 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1928Taking a Chance
- 1930Along Came Youth
- 1931Finn and Hattie
- 1931Monkey Business
- 1931Touchdown
- 1932Horse Feathers
- 1932If I Had a Million
- 1932The Miracle Man
- 1933A Lady's Profession
- 1933Alice in Wonderland
- 1933Mama Loves Papa
- 1934It's a Gift
- 1934Many Happy Returns
- 1934Melody in Spring
- 1935Coronado
- 1935Here Comes Cookie
- 1935Redheads on Parade
- 1936Early to Bed
- 1936Mind Your Own Business
- 1936Pennies from Heaven
- 1936The Milky Way
- 1937Topper
- 1938Merrily We Live
- 1938There Goes My Heart
- 1938Topper Takes a Trip
- 1939Remember?
- 1940Little Men
- 1941Lady Be Good
- 1941The Trial of Mary Dugan
- 1942Jackass Mail
- 1942Panama Hattie
- 1943Swing Shift Maisie
- 1943The Powers Girl
- 1944The Canterville Ghost
- 1946The Kid from Brooklyn
- 1947Road to Rio
- 1947The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
- 1948Isn't It Romantic?
- 1948The Paleface
- 1950Let's Dance
- 1951My Favorite Spy
- 1953Never Wave at a WAC
- 1954Casanova's Big Night
- 1957Public Pigeon No. 1
- 1959Alias Jesse James