Directing · b. 1889 · San Diego, California, USA

W.S. Van Dyke

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 ...

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