Directing
W.S. Van Dyke
EN, XX cinema · 96 credits
Born
21 March 1889
Died
5 February 1943 (aged 53)
Birthplace
San Diego, California, USA
Also known as Woodbridge Strong Van Dyke II · W.S. Van Dyke II · W. S. Van Dyke II · W. S. Van Dyke · Major W.S. Van Dyke II · Major W. S. Van Dyke II
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.
Known for
Filmography
Cairo
Director
I Married an Angel
Director
Journey for Margaret
Director
Rage in Heaven
Director
The Feminine Touch
Director
I Love You Again
Director
Bitter Sweet
Director
I Take This Woman
Director
Another Thin Man
Director
Stand Up and Fight
Director
Another Romance of Celluloid
as Self (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette
Director
Sweethearts
Director
Rosalie
Director
Personal Property
Director
They Gave Him a Gun
Director
The Prisoner of Zenda
Co-Director
After the Thin Man
Director
Love on the Run
Director
Rose Marie
Director
San Francisco
Director, Producer
His Brother's Wife
Director
The Devil Is a Sissy
Director
Naughty Marietta
Director, Producer
I Live My Life
Director
Broadway Melody of 1936
Co-Director
Hide-Out
Producer, Director
The Thin Man
Director
Manhattan Melodrama
Director
Forsaking All Others
Director
Laughing Boy
Director, Producer
Eskimo
as Inspector White (uncredited), Director, Producer
Penthouse
Director
The Prizefighter and the Lady
Director, Producer
Tarzan the Ape Man
Director
Night Court
Director
Trader Horn
Director
The Cuban Love Song
Director
Guilty Hands
Director
The Pagan
Director
Wyoming
1928
Wyoming
Director
The Adventurer
Director
Foreign Devils
Director
Spoilers of the West
Director
California
Director
The Heart of the Yukon
1927
The Heart of the Yukon
Director, Writer
The Gentle Cyclone
Director
War Paint
Director
The Trail Rider
Director
Hearts and Spurs
Director
The Timber Wolf
Director
Gold Heels
Director
Winner Take All
Director
The Battling Fool
Director
Loving Lies
Director
Half-a-Dollar Bill
Director
The Miracle Makers
Director
The Destroying Angel
Director
Ruth of the Range
Director
The Boss of Camp 4
Director
Forget Me Not
Director
White Eagle
Director
Double Adventure
Director
The Avenging Arrow
Director
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
Scenario Writer, Director
The Hawk's Trail
Director
On Trial
Director
Men of the Desert
Director, Writer
The Land of Long Shadows
Director, Writer
Open Places
Director, Writer
Gift o' Gab
Director
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Cana Wedding Guest, Second Assistant Director
Oliver Twist
as Charles Dickens
The Birth of a Nation
Assistant Director
