W.S. Van Dyke

Actor · Director · Producer· San Diego, California, USA

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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.

Known For

The roles that explain the career.

Full credits

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Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916

Filmography

52 credits across 3 departments.

Year	Title	Role	Type
1942	Cairo	Director	Film
1942	Dr. Kildare's Victory	Director	Film
1942	Journey for Margaret	Director	Film
1942	I Married an Angel	Director	Film
1941	Shadow of the Thin Man	Director	Film
1941	Rage in Heaven	Director	Film
1941	The Feminine Touch	Director	Film
1940	I Take This Woman	Director	Film
1940	Bitter Sweet	Director	Film
1940	I Love You Again	Director	Film
1939	Stand Up and Fight	Director	Film
1939	It's a Wonderful World	Director	Film
1939	Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever	Director	Film
1939	Another Thin Man	Director	Film
1938	Sweethearts	Director	Film
1938	Marie Antoinette	Director	Film
1937	They Gave Him a Gun	Director	Film
1937	Rosalie	Director	Film
1937	Personal Property	Director	Film
1936	The Devil Is a Sissy	Director	Film
1936	After the Thin Man	Director	Film
1936	San Francisco	Director	Film
1936	Love on the Run	Director	Film
1936	Rose Marie	Director	Film
1936	His Brother's Wife	Director	Film
1936	San Francisco	Producer	Film
1935	Naughty Marietta	Director	Film
1935	I Live My Life	Director	Film
1935	Naughty Marietta	Producer	Film
1934	Forsaking All Others	Director	Film
1934	Hide-Out	Director	Film
1934	Manhattan Melodrama	Director	Film
1934	The Thin Man	Director	Film
1934	Laughing Boy	Director	Film
1934	Hide-Out	Producer	Film
1934	Laughing Boy	Producer	Film
1933	Eskimo	Inspector White (uncredited)	Film
1933	Eskimo	Director	Film
1933	Penthouse	Director	Film
1933	The Prizefighter and the Lady	Director	Film
1933	Eskimo	Producer	Film
1933	The Prizefighter and the Lady	Producer	Film
1932	Night Court	Director	Film
1932	Tarzan the Ape Man	Director	Film
1931	Never the Twain Shall Meet	Director	Film
1931	Trader Horn	Director	Film
1931	Guilty Hands	Director	Film
1931	The Cuban Love Song	Director	Film
1929	The Pagan	Director	Film
1928	White Shadows in the South Seas	Director	Film
1928	Under the Black Eagle	Director	Film
1918	The Lady of the Dugout	Director	Film

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