Directing

W.S. Van Dyke

Born 1889-03-21

San Diego, California, USA

Department: Directing

Biography

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.

1937

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Filmography & Credits

Complete career catalog (109 titles)

Title	Character / Role	Type	Year
That's Entertainment, Part II	Thanks	Movie	1976
Journey for Margaret	Director	Movie	1942
Cairo	Director	Movie	1942
I Married an Angel	Director	Movie	1942
Dr. Kildare's Victory	Director	Movie	1942
Shadow of the Thin Man	Director	Movie	1941
The Feminine Touch	Director	Movie	1941
Rage in Heaven	Director	Movie	1941
Bitter Sweet	Director	Movie	1940
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound	Self	Movie	1940
I Love You Again	Director	Movie	1940
I Take This Woman	Director	Movie	1940
Another Thin Man	Director	Movie	1939
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever	Director	Movie	1939
It's a Wonderful World	Director	Movie	1939
Stand Up and Fight	Director	Movie	1939
Sweethearts	Director	Movie	1938
Marie Antoinette	Director	Movie	1938
Another Romance of Celluloid	Self (uncredited)	Movie	1938
Rosalie	Director	Movie	1937
The Prisoner of Zenda	Co-Director	Movie	1937
They Gave Him a Gun	Director	Movie	1937
Personal Property	Director	Movie	1937
After the Thin Man	Director	Movie	1936
Love on the Run	Director	Movie	1936
The Devil Is a Sissy	Director	Movie	1936
His Brother's Wife	Director	Movie	1936
San Francisco	Director	Movie	1936
San Francisco	Producer	Movie	1936
Rose Marie	Director	Movie	1936
I Live My Life	Director	Movie	1935
Broadway Melody of 1936	Co-Director	Movie	1935
Naughty Marietta	Director	Movie	1935
Naughty Marietta	Producer	Movie	1935
Forsaking All Others	Director	Movie	1934
Hide-Out	Producer	Movie	1934
Hide-Out	Director	Movie	1934
The Thin Man	Director	Movie	1934
Manhattan Melodrama	Director	Movie	1934
Laughing Boy	Director	Movie	1934
Laughing Boy	Producer	Movie	1934
Eskimo	Inspector White (uncredited)	Movie	1933
Eskimo	Director	Movie	1933
Eskimo	Producer	Movie	1933
The Prizefighter and the Lady	Director	Movie	1933
The Prizefighter and the Lady	Producer	Movie	1933
Penthouse	Director	Movie	1933
Night Court	Director	Movie	1932
Tarzan the Ape Man	Director	Movie	1932
The Cuban Love Song	Director	Movie	1931
Guilty Hands	Director	Movie	1931
Never the Twain Shall Meet	Director	Movie	1931
Trader Horn	Director	Movie	1931
The Pagan	Director	Movie	1929
White Shadows in the South Seas	Director	Movie	1928
The Adventurer	Director	Movie	1928
Under the Black Eagle	Director	Movie	1928
Wyoming	Director	Movie	1928
Spoilers of the West	Director	Movie	1927
Foreign Devils	Director	Movie	1927
The Heart of the Yukon	Director	Movie	1927
The Heart of the Yukon	Writer	Movie	1927
The Eyes of the Totem	Director	Movie	1927
California	Director	Movie	1927
Winners of the Wilderness	Director	Movie	1927
War Paint	Director	Movie	1926
The Gentle Cyclone	Director	Movie	1926
The Desert's Price	Director	Movie	1925
The Timber Wolf	Director	Movie	1925
Ranger of the Big Pines	Director	Movie	1925
Hearts and Spurs	Director	Movie	1925
The Trail Rider	Director	Movie	1925
Barriers Burned Away	Director	Movie	1925
Gold Heels	Director	Movie	1924
Winner Take All	Director	Movie	1924
The Beautiful Sinner	Director	Movie	1924
The Battling Fool	Director	Movie	1924
Loving Lies	Director	Movie	1924
Half-a-Dollar Bill	Director	Movie	1924
The Miracle Makers	Director	Movie	1923
Ruth of the Range	Director	Movie	1923
The Destroying Angel	Director	Movie	1923
The Little Girl Next Door	Director	Movie	1923
The Boss of Camp 4	Director	Movie	1922
Forget Me Not	Director	Movie	1922
According to Hoyle	Director	Movie	1922
White Eagle	Director	Movie	1922
The Avenging Arrow	Director	Movie	1921
Double Adventure	Director	Movie	1921
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack	Scenario Writer	Movie	1920
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack	Director	Movie	1920
The Hawk's Trail	Director	Movie	1919
The Forbidden Room	Story	Movie	1919
The Lady of the Dugout	Director	Movie	1918
Sadie Goes to Heaven	Director	Movie	1917
Gift o' Gab	Director	Movie	1917
Men of the Desert	Director	Movie	1917
Men of the Desert	Writer	Movie	1917
Open Places	Director	Movie	1917
Open Places	Writer	Movie	1917
On Trial	Director	Movie	1917
The Land of Long Shadows	Director	Movie	1917
The Land of Long Shadows	Writer	Movie	1917
Oliver Twist	Charles Dickens	Movie	1916
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages	Cana Wedding Guest	Movie	1916
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages	Second Assistant Director	Movie	1916
Orphan Joyce	Writer	Movie	1916
A Daughter of the City	Writer	Movie	1915
The Birth of a Nation	Assistant Director	Movie	1915