The Wizard Of Oz [1939]

starring: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley
directed by: Victor Fleming, Mervyn LeRoy, King Vidor, Richard Thorpe

June 19, 2006
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Little Caesar [1931]

starring: Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks, Glenda Farrell
directed by: Mervyn LeRoy

June 19, 2006
Little Caesar, made in 1931, was released only a few months before The Public Enemy with James Cagney, and together they set the standard that all future crime films would be judged. Edward G Robinson takes the acting honours by miles with a mesmerising performance as Rico.

The film is is clearly influenced by the life of Al Capone, and Chicago in general in the 1920's. For 1931, only a year or so into talkies the script is remarkably good. Flaherty, who is the Cop who wants to put the cuffs ... Read More:

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Little Women [1949] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

starring: June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Margaret O'Brien, Elizabeth Taylor, Janet Leigh
directed by: Mervyn LeRoy

August 26, 2003
This is, for me, the best ever adaptation of Louisa May Alcotts 'Little Women' It is perfectly cast, beautifully acted, and just how I had pictured the girls in my imagination. It's a lovely story, of 4 sisters, Meg, Jo Beth and Amy, and their mother and father, and their lives and loves. June Allyson is the perfect Jo, and Peter Lawford a very handsome Laurie. Elizabeth Taylor plays Amy to perfection, and it is just so totally like the book. I absolutely love this version, though I have seen them all. This ... Read More:

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Random Harvest [All Region] [import]

starring: Ronald Colman, Greer Garson, Philip Dorn, Susan Peters, Henry Travers
directed by: Mervyn LeRoy


A marvelous story from the writer James Hilton. There are some changes in the story, and some scenes are chocolate box such as the cottage bt the stream with trout in the lake, and the horse and cart pulling up with the bride and groom. Ronald Colman and Greer Garson are first class actors, but they seem to old to be to old for the parts they play.Coleman looks like a man in his late fiftys. Walking out of the unguarded asylum in 1919, when in fact he would be in his early twentys called to enlist in 1914. ... Read More:

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Yankee Doodle Dandy [1942] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

starring: James Cagney, Ann Sothern, Margaret O'Brien, Carey Wilson, Robert Osborne (II)
directed by: Mervyn LeRoy, John Rust, Carl H. Lindahl, Lewis Seiler

September 30, 2003
This is the best film ever but try as I might I can not get hold of it for region 2. If anyone knows where or how I can find this film to play on my DVD player, here in England, I would be grateful.
Same goes for "My Beautiful Son" AKA "Strange Relations" in the American market.

Used Price: £11.80

Waterloo Bridge [All Region] [import]

starring: Vivien Leigh, Robert Taylor, Lucile Watson, Virginia Field, Maria Ouspenskaya
directed by: Mervyn LeRoy


I have the DVD of this the imported korean version.I bet there is a better copy out there but this is good and the sound is perfect aswell.
Made in 1940 it is still as brilliant now as it was upon its realease.Vivien Leigh in her firt role since Gone With The Wind plays Mara a young ballet dancer who meets Captain Roy Cronin (Robert Taylor)in an air raid warning on Waterloo Bridge in World War 1.They fall in love instantly and agree to marry one day before he has to go back to fight in France.They dont get married ... Read More:

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Random Harvest [1942] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

starring: Donald Douglas, Gloria Holden, Barry Nelson, Harry Worth, Matt McHugh
directed by: Joseph M. Newman, Herbert Polesie, Mervyn LeRoy

January 11, 2005
This is my favoutite film of all time. The story, based on a James Hilton novel is rather clever. A first world war officer has shell shock, loses his memory and cannot even remember who he is. Placed in an asylum he manages to 'walk out' on the day war ends and 'bumps into' Greer Garson. They fall in love, marry and have a baby. Then, on a trip to Liverpool he gets knocked down and his memory returns, however, his memory from shell shock to marriage to becoming a father is lost. The story becomes quite intense at ... Read More:

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Waterloo Bridge [1940]

starring: Harry Allen, Jimmy Aubrey, Florence Baker, Phyllis Barry, Leo G. Carroll
directed by: Mervyn LeRoy

September 18, 2007
I have the DVD of this the imported korean version.I bet there is a better copy out there but this is good and the sound is perfect aswell.
Made in 1940 it is still as brilliant now as it was upon its realease.Vivien Leigh in her firt role since Gone With The Wind plays Mara a young ballet dancer who meets Captain Roy Cronin (Robert Taylor)in an air raid warning on Waterloo Bridge in World War 1.They fall in love instantly and agree to marry one day before he has to go back to fight in France.They dont get married as Captain ... Read More:

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Quo Vadis [1952]

starring: Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Leo Genn, Peter Ustinov, Patricia Laffan
directed by: Mervyn LeRoy, Anthony Mann

February 19, 2001
I love it. From all the epics made in Hollywood it has the best script. I don't know another one that makes me laugh. This one truly has a good sense of humor and sarcasm. Not to forget the story about love, hate, courage - simply everything that makes a good movie. The actors are great - no one will forget Peter Ustinov's performance, and Robert Taylor - here he is not only as handsome as a man can be, his acting is also fine with a good sense of irony, great professionalism, topped by a very charming appearance.

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The Bad Seed [1956] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

starring: Nancy Kelly, Patty McCormack, Henry Jones, Eileen Heckart, Evelyn Varden
directed by: Mervyn LeRoy

August 10, 2004
"The Bad Seed" holds a unique place in cinema history for daring (in 1956) to show a small child as being a wilful and calculating evil killer. I can only imagine the impact it must have had on it's release in the 1950's when portraying such cold-blooded behaviour in children would be unprecedented. But as a viewer today, I can only review it based on my own impressions, and whether it lives up to it's reputation and still works today.

The story is not complicated, it revolves simply around an eight year old girl named ... Read More:

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