Directing
W.S. Van Dyke
- Career
Active from 1915 to 1942, with up to 6 main titles a year.
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
I Love You Again87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 37 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.7, average 5.4
- Uncanny1.3, average 2.5
- Scare1.5, average 2.6
- Tech & Humanity0.5, average 1.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 7
- Classic Hollywood 7
- Early Cinema 5
- Social Commentary 5
- Period Piece 4
- Romance 4
- Screwball Comedy 4
- Political Intrigue 4
- Historical Setting 4
- Character-Driven 3
- Charming 3
- Old Hollywood 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ben LewisEditorTarzan the Ape Man, They Gave Him a Gun, Manhattan Melodrama, Trader Horn, White Shadows in the South Seas, +6 more- OOliver T. MarshCinematographerRosalie, It's a Wonderful World, His Brother's Wife, Rage in Heaven, After the Thin Man, +6 more
Carl StockdaleActorGold Heels, Open Places, The Lady of the Dugout, Men of the Desert, The Land of Long Shadows, +4 more- CClyde De VinnaCinematographerTarzan the Ape Man, Trader Horn, White Shadows in the South Seas, Winners of the Wilderness, Eskimo, +4 more
Myrna LoyActorThe Thin Man, After the Thin Man, Shadow of the Thin Man, Manhattan Melodrama, I Love You Again, +3 more
Jeanette MacDonaldActorNaughty Marietta, San Francisco, Rose Marie, I Married an Angel, Bitter Sweet, +2 more
Buck JonesActorWinner Take All, The Boss of Camp 4, The Desert's Price, The Gentle Cyclone, The Timber Wolf, +2 more
Tim McCoyActorCalifornia, Spoilers of the West, Winners of the Wilderness, War Paint, Wyoming, +2 more
Albert HackettWriterNaughty Marietta, The Thin Man, After the Thin Man, Another Thin Man, Rose Marie, +2 more
Frances GoodrichWriterNaughty Marietta, The Thin Man, After the Thin Man, Another Thin Man, Rose Marie, +2 more- RRobert KernEditorThe Thin Man, After the Thin Man, Shadow of the Thin Man, Marie Antoinette, The Prizefighter and the Lady, +2 more
William H. DanielsCinematographerNaughty Marietta, Shadow of the Thin Man, Marie Antoinette, Another Thin Man, Rose Marie, +2 more
Movies and TV shows
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1970s
1 title · average score 70
GoodWatch score 70Thanks
1940s
10 titles · average score 62
GoodWatch score 46Director
GoodWatch score 56Director
GoodWatch score 62Director
GoodWatch score 66Director
GoodWatch score 70Director
GoodWatch score 60Director
GoodWatch score 64Director
GoodWatch score 87Director
GoodWatch score 61Director
GoodWatch score 51Director
1930s
33 titles · average score 66
GoodWatch score 65Director
GoodWatch score 72Director
GoodWatch score 71Director
GoodWatch score 52Director
GoodWatch score 81Director
GoodWatch score 44Director
GoodWatch score 80Director, Producer
GoodWatch score 60Director, Producer
GoodWatch score 85Director
GoodWatch score 75Director
GoodWatch score 58Director
GoodWatch score 77Director
1920s
36 titles · average score 59
GoodWatch score 61Director
GoodWatch score 56Director
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GoodWatch score 61Director
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1910s
14 titles · average score 78
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GoodWatch score 85as Cana Wedding Guest
as Charles Dickens
GoodWatch score 70Assistant Director