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Directing · Writing · 1892 to 1952

Gregory La Cava

Best rated: My Man Godfrey (7.9)

Films
23
Avg rating
6.93
Peak run
1936’48
Oscar noms
2
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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Gregory La Cava, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1936 to 1948, 7.166781930193519401945My Man Godfrey 7.9Gabriel Over the White Ho… 6.3Career avg 6.93

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Gregory La Cava's career barcodecoolhot
192623 films1948
Current formLast 5: 7.16 vs career 6.93 (+0.23)
  1. WMy Man Godfrey1936 · 7.9+1.0
  2. WStage Door1937 · 7.7+0.8
  3. LFifth Avenue Girl1939 · 6.8−0.1
  4. LPrimrose Path1940 · 6.8−0.1
  5. LOne Touch of Venus1948 · 6.6−0.3
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

Gregory by the numbers

Average
6.93
7 rated films
Vote weighted
7.00
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.63
rating spread
Career
23y
1926 to 1948
Total votes
55.4K
across every film
Best
7.9
My Man Godfrey
Worst
6.3
Gabriel Over the White House
Newest first

Filmography

Directing filmography
1948One Touch of Venus6.61,940
1947Living in a Big Way·550
1942Lady in a Jam·425
1941Unfinished Business·360
1940Primrose Path6.82,067
1939Fifth Avenue Girl6.82,072
1937Stage Door posterStage Door7.79,995
1936My Man Godfrey posterMy Man Godfrey7.929,046
1935Private Worlds·455
1935She Married Her Boss·812
1934The Affairs of Cellini·549
1934What Every Woman Knows·497
1933Bed of Roses6.41,180
1933Gabriel Over the White House6.31,651
1932The Age of Consent·481
1932The Half-Naked Truth·740
1932Symphony of Six Million·488
1931Laugh and Get Rich·311
1931Smart Woman·608
1929Big News·355
Better together?

Gregory La Cava's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Gregory La Cava

2 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1938
    Gregory La Cava
    Nominated
  • Best Director · Academy Awards 1937
    Gregory La Cava
    Nominated

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