
W.S. Van Dyke
Biography
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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.
Acting (5 movies)
Directing (76 movies)

The Thin Man
1934

I Love You Again
1940

Rage in Heaven
1941

Gold Heels
1924

Tarzan the Ape Man
1932

Penthouse
1933

Manhattan Melodrama
1934
According to Hoyle
1922

After the Thin Man
1936

Another Thin Man
1939

Shadow of the Thin Man
1941

Rosalie
1937

Cairo
1942

I Married an Angel
1942

Journey for Margaret
1942

Love on the Run
1936

New Moon
1940

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
1939

Marie Antoinette
1938

Sweethearts
1938

Personal Property
1937

Rose Marie
1936

San Francisco
1936

Naughty Marietta
1935

Hide-Out
1934

It's a Wonderful World
1939

White Shadows in the South Seas
1928

Trader Horn
1931

The Feminine Touch
1941

The Prizefighter and the Lady
1933

The Cuban Love Song
1931

Bitter Sweet
1940

Forsaking All Others
1934

The Lady of the Dugout
1918

They Gave Him a Gun
1937

Stand Up and Fight
1939

His Brother's Wife
1936

Eskimo
1933

Dr. Kildare's Victory
1942

Never the Twain Shall Meet
1931

Night Court
1932

Guilty Hands
1931

Under the Black Eagle
1928

The Hawk's Trail
1919

I Take This Woman
1940

The Pagan
1929

Laughing Boy
1934

I Live My Life
1935

The Little Girl Next Door
1923

The Devil Is a Sissy
1936

The Trail Rider
1925

On Trial
1917

Winners Of The Wilderness
1927
The Beautiful Sinner
1924

Men of the Desert
1917

The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
1920

Hearts and Spurs
1925

The Boss of Camp 4
1922

Winner Take All
1924

The Timber Wolf
1925
The Desert's Price
1925

The Gentle Cyclone
1926

The Land of Long Shadows
1917

Foreign Devils
1927

War Paint
1926

Spoilers of the West
1927

The Eyes of the Totem
1927

The Battling Fool
1924

Ranger of the Big Pines
1925

California
1927

Loving Lies
1924

Forget Me Not
1922

Double Adventure
1921

Sadie Goes to Heaven
1917

Barriers Burned Away
1925
Wyoming
1928
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| Orphan Joyce | 1916 | Writer | 
| The Land of Long Shadows | 1917 | Writer | 
| Men of the Desert | 1917 | Writer | 
| The Prizefighter and the Lady | 1933 | Producer | 
| Eskimo | 1933 | Producer | 
| Laughing Boy | 1934 | Producer | 
| Hide-Out | 1934 | Producer | 
| Naughty Marietta | 1935 | Producer | 
| San Francisco | 1936 | Producer | 



