W.S. Van Dyke
Known for: Directing
Born: March 21, 1889
Died: February 5, 1943
Place of birth: San Diego, California, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Woodbridge Strong "W. S." Van Dyke II (Woody) (March 21, 1889 – February 5, 1943) was an American film director and writer who made several successful early sound films, including Tarzan the Ape Man in 1932, The Thin Man in 1934, San Francisco in 1936, and six popular musicals with Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald. He received two Academy Award nominations for Best Director for The Thin Man and San Francisco, and directed four actors to Oscar nominations: William Powell, Spencer Tracy, Norma Shearer, and Robert Morley. Known as a reliable craftsman who made his films on schedule and under budget, he earned the name "One Take Woody" for his quick and efficient style of filming.
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Filmography
96 movies · 0 TV shows, newest first
7.0
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
6.7
Journey for Margaret
1942
6.3
Cairo
1942
6.0
I Married an Angel
1942
6.2
Dr. Kildare's Victory
1942
7.0
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941
5.1
The Feminine Touch
1941
6.4
Rage in Heaven
1941
6.0
Bitter Sweet
1940
6.8
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940
7.2
I Love You Again
1940
5.8
I Take This Woman
1940
7.1
Another Thin Man
1939
5.7
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
1939
6.5
It's a Wonderful World
1939
6.0
Stand Up and Fight
1939
5.8
Sweethearts
1938
6.6
Marie Antoinette
1938
5.3
Another Romance of Celluloid
1938
6.0
Rosalie
1937
7.5
The Prisoner of Zenda
1937
6.7
They Gave Him a Gun
1937
6.9
Personal Property
1937
7.3
After the Thin Man
1936
6.5
Love on the Run
1936
7.0
The Devil Is a Sissy
1936
5.8
His Brother's Wife
1936
6.6
San Francisco
1936
6.1
Rose Marie
1936
6.6
I Live My Life
1935
6.5
Broadway Melody of 1936
1935
5.5
Naughty Marietta
1935
6.0
Forsaking All Others
1934
7.3
Hide-Out
1934
7.5
The Thin Man
1934
7.0
Manhattan Melodrama
1934
3.7
Laughing Boy
1934
6.6
Eskimo
1933
5.5
The Prizefighter and the Lady
1933
6.9
Penthouse
1933
6.5
Night Court
1932
6.6
Tarzan the Ape Man
1932
4.8
The Cuban Love Song
1931
5.9
Guilty Hands
1931
4.8
Never the Twain Shall Meet
1931
5.4
Trader Horn
1931
6.7
The Pagan
1929
6.7
White Shadows in the South Seas
1928
7.0
The Adventurer
1928
5.0
Under the Black Eagle
19288.0
Wyoming
1928
7.0
Spoilers of the West
1927
8.0
Foreign Devils
19277.0
The Heart of the Yukon
1927
8.0
The Eyes of the Totem
1927
7.5
California
1927
7.7
Winners of the Wilderness
1927
7.0
War Paint
1926
6.5
The Gentle Cyclone
19269.0
The Desert's Price
1925
10.0
The Timber Wolf
1925
10.0
Ranger of the Big Pines
1925
10.0
Hearts and Spurs
1925
10.0
The Trail Rider
1925
10.0
Barriers Burned Away
1925
8.0
Gold Heels
1924
9.0
Winner Take All
19248.0
The Beautiful Sinner
1924
9.0
The Battling Fool
1924
9.0
Loving Lies
1924
10.0
Half-a-Dollar Bill
1924
10.0
The Miracle Makers
1923
7.0
Ruth of the Range
1923
7.0
The Destroying Angel
1923
7.0
The Little Girl Next Door
1923
10.0
The Boss of Camp 4
1922
9.0
Forget Me Not
192210.0
According to Hoyle
1922
8.0
White Eagle
1922
7.0
The Avenging Arrow
1921
10.0
Double Adventure
1921
10.0
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
1920
10.0
The Hawk's Trail
1919
8.0
The Forbidden Room
1919
5.9
The Lady of the Dugout
1918
10.0
Sadie Goes to Heaven
1917
NR
Gift o' Gab
1917
NR
Men of the Desert
1917
NR
Open Places
1917
NR
On Trial
1917
NR
The Land of Long Shadows
1917
NR
Oliver Twist
1916
7.1
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916NR
Orphan Joyce
1916
NR
A Daughter of the City
1915
5.9
The Birth of a Nation
1915