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W.S. Van Dyke
Director 1889 - 1943

W.S. Van Dyke

San Diego, California, USA

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... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

23 titles
Dr. Kildare's Victory

Dr. Kildare's Victory

W.S. Van Dyke 1942 1h 32m

Dr. Gillespie supports Kildare's crusade against their hospital's deal with a rival hospital.

Cairo

Cairo

W.S. Van Dyke 1942 1h 41m 6.0

Reporter Homer Smith accidentally draws Marcia Warren into his mission to stop Nazis from bombing Allied convoys with robot-planes.

Shadow of the Thin Man

Shadow of the Thin Man

W.S. Van Dyke 1941 1h 37m 7.0

Nick and Nora are at their wise-cracking best as they investigate murder and racketeering at a local race-track.

Rage in Heaven

Rage in Heaven

W.S. Van Dyke 1941 1h 25m 5.0

A jealous man frames his wife's suspected lover for murder.

I Take This Woman

I Take This Woman

W.S. Van Dyke 1940 1h 38m 3.0

On return from Europe Dr. Decker foils glamour girl Georgi from jumping overboard. At Decker's suggestion to keep busy, she assists at his clinic in the slums.

I Love You Again

I Love You Again

W.S. Van Dyke 1940 1h 39m

Boring businessman Larry Wilson recovers from amnesia and discovers he's really a con man...and loves his soon-to-be-ex wife.

It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World

W.S. Van Dyke 1939 1h 26m 7.3

Detective Guy Johnson's client, Willie Heywood, is framed for murder. While Guy hides him so he can catch the real killer, both of them are nabbed by the police, tried, convicted and sentenced to jail: Guy for a year with Willie to be executed. On the way to jail, Guy comes across a clue and escapes from the police.

Another Thin Man

Another Thin Man

W.S. Van Dyke 1939 1h 43m 5.5

An explosives manufacturer suspects a young man is out to kill him. He calls in Nick and Nora (with new baby) to sort things out.

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

W.S. Van Dyke 1939 1h 25m 6.0

Young Andy develops a crush on his drama teacher. When his play is chosen as the school's annual production, Andy seizes the opportunity to spend as much time as possible with his pretty teacher. Meanwhile, Judge Hardy has his own problems when he gets conned into forming a phony aluminum corporation.

Sweethearts

Sweethearts

W.S. Van Dyke 1938 1h 54m

Bickering husband-and-wife stage stars are manipulated into a break-up for publicity purposes.

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

W.S. Van Dyke 1938 2h 29m

The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France, in a politically advantageous marriage for the rival countries. The opulent Marie indulges in various whims and flirtations.

They Gave Him a Gun

They Gave Him a Gun

W.S. Van Dyke 1937 1h 34m

With no other prospects, a World War I veteran puts the skills they taught him in the War to use.

Personal Property

Personal Property

W.S. Van Dyke 1937 1h 24m

Raymond Dabney returns to his family after trouble with the law. He convinces the sheriff to give him a job watching the house and furniture of widow Crystal Wetherby without knowing she is engaged to his brother.

San Francisco

San Francisco

W.S. Van Dyke 1936 1h 55m 8.0

A beautiful singer and a battling priest try to reform a Barbary Coast saloon owner in the days before the big earthquake.

After the Thin Man

After the Thin Man

W.S. Van Dyke 1936 1h 52m 7.0

Selma asks Nick to find her missing husband. He had been seeing a bit on the side, and blackmailing a local criminal. David Graham claims he paid the missing husband to get rid of a former girlfriend. Will Nick locate him?

Naughty Marietta

Naughty Marietta

W.S. Van Dyke 1935 1h 43m

A French princess in Colonial America gets involved with an Indian scout.

The Thin Man

The Thin Man

W.S. Van Dyke 1934 1h 31m 7.7

Comedy-mystery featuring Nick and Nora Charles: a former detective and his rich, playful wife. They solve a murder case mostly for the fun of it.

Manhattan Melodrama

Manhattan Melodrama

W.S. Van Dyke 1934 1h 33m 4.0

The friendship between two orphans endures even though they grow up on opposite sides of the law and fall in love with the same woman.

The Prizefighter and the Lady

The Prizefighter and the Lady

W.S. Van Dyke 1933 1h 42m

An ex-sailor turned boxer finds romance and gets a shot at the heavyweight title.

Tarzan the Ape Man

Tarzan the Ape Man

W.S. Van Dyke 1932 1h 40m 7.3

James Parker and Harry Holt are on an expedition in Africa in search of the elephant burial grounds that will provide enough ivory to make them rich. Parker's beautiful daughter Jane arrives unexpectedly to join them.

Trader Horn

Trader Horn

W.S. Van Dyke 1931 2h 2m

While on safari in an unexplored area of Africa, Trader Horn and Peru find missionary Edith Trent killed by natives. They decide to carry on her quest for her lost daughter Nina. They find her as the queen of a particularly savage tribe, and try to bring her back to civilization.

White Shadows in the South Seas

White Shadows in the South Seas

W.S. Van Dyke 1928 1h 28m 7.0

An alcoholic doctor on a Polynesian island, disgusted by white exploitation of the natives, finds himself marooned on a pristinely beautiful island.

The Lady of the Dugout

The Lady of the Dugout

W.S. Van Dyke 1918 1h 4m

Real life outlaw Al Jennings tells a "real" story about how he came to the aid of a woman who was abused by her alcoholic husband.

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