W.S. Van Dyke

Known for: Directing
Born: March 21, 1889, San Diego, California, USA
Died: February 5, 1943
Movies: 92

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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.

Best-Known Movies

7.5

The Thin Man

1934

7.1

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916

6.6

Tarzan the Ape Man

1932

7.3

After the Thin Man

1936

7.1

Another Thin Man

1939

7.0

Shadow of the Thin Man

1941

6.6

San Francisco

1936

7.0

Manhattan Melodrama

1934

7.2

I Love You Again

1940

6.5

It's a Wonderful World

1939

Filmography

1940	A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound	Self
1938	Another Romance of Celluloid	Self (uncredited)
1933	Eskimo	Inspector White (uncredited)
1916	Oliver Twist	Charles Dickens
1916	Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages	Cana Wedding Guest

Directing, Writing & Producing

1942	Journey for Margaret	Director
1942	Cairo	Director
1942	I Married an Angel	Director
1942	Dr. Kildare's Victory	Director
1941	Shadow of the Thin Man	Director
1941	The Feminine Touch	Director
1941	Rage in Heaven	Director
1940	Bitter Sweet	Director
1940	I Love You Again	Director
1940	I Take This Woman	Director
1939	Another Thin Man	Director
1939	Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever	Director
1939	It's a Wonderful World	Director
1939	Stand Up and Fight	Director
1938	Sweethearts	Director
1938	Marie Antoinette	Director
1937	Rosalie	Director
1937	They Gave Him a Gun	Director
1937	Personal Property	Director
1936	After the Thin Man	Director
1936	Love on the Run	Director
1936	The Devil Is a Sissy	Director
1936	His Brother's Wife	Director
1936	San Francisco	Director, Producer
1936	Rose Marie	Director
1935	I Live My Life	Director
1935	Naughty Marietta	Director, Producer
1934	Forsaking All Others	Director
1934	Hide-Out	Producer, Director
1934	The Thin Man	Director
1934	Manhattan Melodrama	Director
1934	Laughing Boy	Director, Producer
1933	Eskimo	Director, Producer
1933	The Prizefighter and the Lady	Director, Producer
1933	Penthouse	Director
1932	Night Court	Director
1932	Tarzan the Ape Man	Director
1931	The Cuban Love Song	Director
1931	Guilty Hands	Director
1931	Never the Twain Shall Meet	Director
1931	Trader Horn	Director
1929	The Pagan	Director
1928	White Shadows in the South Seas	Director
1928	The Adventurer	Director
1928	Under the Black Eagle	Director
1928	Wyoming	Director
1927	Spoilers of the West	Director
1927	Foreign Devils	Director
1927	The Heart of the Yukon	Director, Writer
1927	The Eyes of the Totem	Director
1927	California	Director
1927	Winners of the Wilderness	Director
1926	War Paint	Director
1926	The Gentle Cyclone	Director
1925	The Desert's Price	Director
1925	The Timber Wolf	Director
1925	Ranger of the Big Pines	Director
1925	Hearts and Spurs	Director
1925	The Trail Rider	Director
1925	Barriers Burned Away	Director
1924	Gold Heels	Director
1924	Winner Take All	Director
1924	The Beautiful Sinner	Director
1924	The Battling Fool	Director
1924	Loving Lies	Director
1924	Half-a-Dollar Bill	Director
1923	The Miracle Makers	Director
1923	Ruth of the Range	Director
1923	The Destroying Angel	Director
1923	The Little Girl Next Door	Director
1922	The Boss of Camp 4	Director
1922	Forget Me Not	Director
1922	According to Hoyle	Director
1922	White Eagle	Director
1921	The Avenging Arrow	Director
1921	Double Adventure	Director
1920	The Adventures of Daredevil Jack	Director
1919	The Hawk's Trail	Director
1918	The Lady of the Dugout	Director
1917	Sadie Goes to Heaven	Director
1917	Gift o' Gab	Director
1917	Men of the Desert	Director, Writer
1917	Open Places	Director, Writer
1917	On Trial	Director
1917	The Land of Long Shadows	Director, Writer
1916	Orphan Joyce	Writer
1915	A Daughter of the City	Writer

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