Directing
W.S. Van Dyke
- Titles
- 86movies
- Career
Active from 1916 to 1942, with up to 6 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 78titles as director
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
I Love You Again88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.9average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.7average 3.6
- Romance6.0average 3.8
- Wholesome4.7average 3.3
- Class & Capitalism4.6average 3.3
- Wit & Wordplay4.9average 3.7
- Mystery5.2average 4.1
- Situational Comedy3.7average 2.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.1, average 5.2
- Tech & Humanity0.5, average 1.6
- Uncanny1.4, average 2.5
- Scare1.6, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 5
- Historical Drama 4
- Romance 3
- Early Cinema 3
- Old Hollywood 3
- Romantic 3
- Classic Musical 3
- Social Commentary 2
- Colonialism Critique 2
- Romantic Comedy 2
- Screwball Comedy 2
- Quick Witted 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ben LewisEditorTarzan the Ape Man, Manhattan Melodrama, They Gave Him a Gun, Never the Twain Shall Meet, Trader Horn, +6 more- OOliver T. MarshCinematographerAfter the Thin Man, It's a Wonderful World, I Love You Again, Rosalie, San Francisco, +6 more
Carl StockdaleActorThe Lady of the Dugout, Men of the Desert, Gold Heels, The Land of Long Shadows, The Desert's Price, +3 more
Jeanette MacDonaldActorNaughty Marietta, San Francisco, I Married an Angel, Bitter Sweet, Rose Marie, +3 more
Myrna LoyActorThe Thin Man, After the Thin Man, I Love You Again, Shadow of the Thin Man, Manhattan Melodrama, +3 more- CClyde De VinnaCinematographerTarzan the Ape Man, Trader Horn, Winners Of The Wilderness, White Shadows in the South Seas, Eskimo, +3 more
William H. DanielsCinematographerMarie Antoinette, Shadow of the Thin Man, Naughty Marietta, Dr. Kildare's Victory, Another Thin Man, +3 more
Nelson EddyActorNaughty Marietta, Rosalie, I Married an Angel, Bitter Sweet, Rose Marie, +2 more
Buck JonesActorThe Boss of Camp 4, The Desert's Price, The Gentle Cyclone, Winner Take All, Hearts and Spurs, +2 more
Albert HackettWriterThe Thin Man, After the Thin Man, Naughty Marietta, Another Thin Man, Penthouse, +2 more- RRobert KernEditorThe Thin Man, After the Thin Man, Marie Antoinette, Shadow of the Thin Man, The Prizefighter and the Lady, +2 more
Frances GoodrichWriterThe Thin Man, After the Thin Man, Naughty Marietta, Another Thin Man, Penthouse, +2 more
Movies and TV shows
841940s
11 titles · average score 65
53
I Married an Angel (1942)
Director
60
Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942)
Director
59
Cairo (1942)
Director
69
Journey for Margaret (1942)
Director
74
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
Director
60
Rage in Heaven (1941)
Director
64
The Feminine Touch (1941)
Director
88
I Love You Again (1940)
Director
63
I Take This Woman (1940)
Director
57
Bitter Sweet (1940)
Director
67
New Moon (1940)
Director
1930s
33 titles · average score 67
66
It's a Wonderful World (1939)
Director
81
Another Thin Man (1939)
Director
84
Marie Antoinette (1938)
Director
74
After the Thin Man (1936)
Director
80
San Francisco (1936)
Producer, Director
60
Naughty Marietta (1935)
Director, Producer
77
The Thin Man (1934)
Director
75
Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
Director
57
Forsaking All Others (1934)
Director
65
Penthouse (1933)
Director
61
The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933)
Director, Producer
63
Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)
Director
1920s
30 titles · average score 60
65
The Pagan (1929)
Director
Under the Black Eagle (1928)
Director
The Eyes of the Totem (1927)
Director
Spoilers of the West (1927)
Director
The Gentle Cyclone (1926)
Director
Ranger of the Big Pines (1925)
Director
Gold Heels (1924)
Director
Loving Lies (1924)
Director
Forget Me Not (1922)
Director
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack (1920)
Director, Scenario Writer
1910s
10 titles · average score 66
The Hawk's Trail (1919)
Director
The Lady of the Dugout (1918)
Director
Men of the Desert (1917)
Director, Writer
Sadie Goes to Heaven (1917)
Director
The Land of Long Shadows (1917)
Writer, Director
On Trial (1917)
Director
73
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
as Cana Wedding Guest
Oliver Twist (1916)
as Charles Dickens
Orphan Joyce (1916)
Writer
60
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Assistant Director