Directing
W.S. Van Dyke
- Titles
- 96movies
- Career
Active from 1915 to 1942, with up to 6 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 85titles as director
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
I Love You Again87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.6average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.4average 3.7
- Romance5.9average 3.8
- Wholesome4.8average 3.3
- Class & Capitalism4.6average 3.3
- Wit & Wordplay4.6average 3.7
- Situational Comedy3.5average 2.7
- Politics3.2average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.4, average 5.4
- Uncanny1.4, average 2.5
- Scare1.6, average 2.6
- Violence3.2, average 4.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 7
- Classic Hollywood 7
- Early Cinema 5
- Social Commentary 5
- Romance 4
- Political Intrigue 4
- Historical Setting 4
- Period Piece 3
- Screwball Comedy 3
- Romantic 3
- Historical Romance 3
- Old Hollywood 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ben LewisEditorTarzan the Ape Man, Manhattan Melodrama, Trader Horn, They Gave Him a Gun, Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever, +6 more- OOliver T. MarshCinematographerAfter the Thin Man, Sweethearts, It's a Wonderful World, San Francisco, Another Thin Man, +6 more
Carl StockdaleActorGold Heels, Open Places, The Desert's Price, The Lady of the Dugout, Men of the Desert, +4 more- CClyde De VinnaCinematographerTarzan the Ape Man, Trader Horn, The Adventurer, White Shadows in the South Seas, Winners of the Wilderness, +4 more
Myrna LoyActorThe Thin Man, After the Thin Man, Penthouse, Shadow of the Thin Man, The Prizefighter and the Lady, +3 more
Tim McCoyActorThe Adventurer, Winners of the Wilderness, California, Spoilers of the West, Foreign Devils, +2 more
Buck JonesActorThe Boss of Camp 4, The Desert's Price, Winner Take All, The Trail Rider, Hearts and Spurs, +2 more
Jeanette MacDonaldActorSweethearts, San Francisco, Naughty Marietta, Bitter Sweet, Rose Marie, +2 more- RRobert KernEditorThe Thin Man, After the Thin Man, Sweethearts, Marie Antoinette, Penthouse, +2 more
Albert HackettWriterThe Thin Man, After the Thin Man, Penthouse, Another Thin Man, Naughty Marietta, +2 more
Frances GoodrichWriterThe Thin Man, After the Thin Man, Penthouse, Another Thin Man, Naughty Marietta, +2 more
William H. DanielsCinematographerMarie Antoinette, Shadow of the Thin Man, Another Thin Man, Naughty Marietta, Rose Marie, +2 more
Movies and TV shows
94Type
1970s
1 title · average score 70
1940s
10 titles · average score 62
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1930s
33 titles · average score 66
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1920s
36 titles · average score 60
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1910s
14 titles · average score 78
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