01 Leo Carrillo appears in this dramatisation of the legendary Mexican revolutionary's later campaigns and controversial legacy.
Directed by Miguel Contreras Torres · 1h 35m
6 Best Leo Carrillo Movies
By Vlad Zakh · March 15, 2026
Leo Carrillo brought warm, boisterous energy to Hollywood and was a familiar, beloved supporting presence for decades before finding his greatest fame on television. History Is Made at Night falls a woman fleeing a jealous husband for a headwaiter, The Gay Desperado kidnaps a wealthy singer as a romantic bandit, Rio escapes a South American prison to reclaim an inheritance, and Pancho Villa Returns dramatises the revolutionary’s later campaigns. In Caliente and Manhattan Melodrama round out the list.
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02 Leo Carrillo appears in this drama about a wrongly convicted man who escapes from a South American prison to reclaim his stolen inheritance and love.
Directed by John Brahm · 1h 17m · Rated NR
03 Leo Carrillo appears in this musical comedy about a romantic bandit who kidnaps a wealthy singer and her fiance, complicating both their lives and his own plans.
Directed by Rouben Mamoulian · 1h 26m
Where to watch
Stream: TCM · Rent or buy: Google Play Movies, YouTube
04 Leo Carrillo appears in this romance about a woman fleeing her jealous husband who falls for a charming headwaiter with a mysterious past.
Directed by Frank Borzage · 1h 37m
Where to watch
Stream: Criterion Channel
05 Leo Carrillo is in this musical about a resort owner whose romance with a visiting magazine critic is complicated by a case of professional revenge.
Directed by Lloyd Bacon · 1h 24m
06 Two childhood friends raised together grow up to become a gangster and a district attorney.
Directed by W.S. Van Dyke · 1h 33m · Rated NR
Where to watch
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
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