Ray McCarey Movies
The younger brother of director/writer/producer
Leo McCarey, McCarey began working in films as a prop boy in the mid '20s, and soon gained experience as an editor, assistant director, and scriptwriter. He began directing short comedies with the Hal Roach studios in the early '30s, and is forever beloved for having guided the debut performance of three-year-old "Spanky" McFarland in the Little Rascals short Free Eats. He also helmed the Laurel and Hardy two-reeler Scram! and with
George Marshall co-directed their feature
Pack Up Your Troubles. McCarey left Roach soon after and while at Columbia helmed the classic
Three Stooges shorts
Men in Black and
Three Little Pigskins. His subsequent features were mostly low-budget genre films, including the musical
Atlantic City and the mystery
The Falcon's Alibi. ~ All Movie Guide
