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 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.5average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.5average 3.7
- Romance6.2average 3.8
- Wholesome4.8average 3.3
- Class & Capitalism4.4average 3.3
- Wit & Wordplay4.6average 3.7
- Situational Comedy3.5average 2.7
- Politics3.3average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.6, average 5.3
- Violence3.2, average 4.3
- Scare1.5, average 2.6
- Uncanny1.4, average 2.5
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 7
- Classic Hollywood 6
- Early Cinema 5
- Social Commentary 5
- Period Piece 4
- Romance 4
- Political Intrigue 4
- Historical Setting 4
- Old Hollywood 3
- Romantic 3
- Classic Musical 3
- Emotional Journey 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- OOliver T. MarshCinematographerAfter the Thin Man, I Love You Again, It's a Wonderful World, San Francisco, Another Thin Man, +6 more
Ben LewisEditorTarzan the Ape Man, Manhattan Melodrama, They Gave Him a Gun, Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever, White Shadows in the South Seas, +6 more
Carl StockdaleActorThe Lady of the Dugout, Open Places, Gold Heels, The Desert's Price, The Trail Rider, +4 more- CClyde De VinnaCinematographerTarzan the Ape Man, White Shadows in the South Seas, Winners of the Wilderness, Trader Horn, Eskimo, +4 more
Myrna LoyActorThe Thin Man, After the Thin Man, I Love You Again, Shadow of the Thin Man, Manhattan Melodrama, +3 more
Jeanette MacDonaldActorSan Francisco, Naughty Marietta, Rose Marie, I Married an Angel, Bitter Sweet, +2 more
Buck JonesActorThe Boss of Camp 4, The Desert's Price, The Trail Rider, Winner Take All, The Gentle Cyclone, +2 more
Tim McCoyActorCalifornia, Winners of the Wilderness, Spoilers of the West, War Paint, Foreign Devils, +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. DanielsCinematographerShadow of the Thin Man, Marie Antoinette, Naughty Marietta, Another Thin Man, Rose Marie, +2 more
Frances GoodrichWriterThe Thin Man, After the Thin Man, Naughty Marietta, Another Thin Man, Rose Marie, +2 more
Albert HackettWriterThe Thin Man, After the Thin Man, Naughty Marietta, Another Thin Man, Rose Marie, +2 more
Movies and TV shows
941970s
1 title · average score 70
1940s
10 titles · average score 62
46
I Married an Angel (1942)
Director
62
Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942)
Director
56
Cairo (1942)
Director
66
Journey for Margaret (1942)
Director
70
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
Director
60
Rage in Heaven (1941)
Director
64
The Feminine Touch (1941)
Director
87
I Love You Again (1940)
Director
61
I Take This Woman (1940)
Director
51
Bitter Sweet (1940)
Director
1930s
33 titles · average score 66
66
It's a Wonderful World (1939)
Director
72
Another Thin Man (1939)
Director
71
Marie Antoinette (1938)
Director
81
After the Thin Man (1936)
Director
80
San Francisco (1936)
Director, Producer
83
Rose Marie (1936)
Director
60
Naughty Marietta (1935)
Producer, Director
49
I Live My Life (1935)
Director
85
The Thin Man (1934)
Director
75
Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
Director
61
The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933)
Producer, Director
78
Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)
Director
1920s
36 titles · average score 60
64
The Pagan (1929)
Director
Under the Black Eagle (1928)
Director
The Eyes of the Totem (1927)
Director
California (1927)
Director
The Heart of the Yukon (1927)
Director, Writer
Spoilers of the West (1927)
Director
Gold Heels (1924)
Director
Ruth of the Range (1923)
Director
White Eagle (1922)
Director
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack (1920)
Scenario Writer, Director
1910s
14 titles · average score 72
The Hawk's Trail (1919)
Director
The Lady of the Dugout (1918)
Director
Open Places (1917)
Writer, Director
Sadie Goes to Heaven (1917)
Director
The Land of Long Shadows (1917)
Director, Writer
Men of the Desert (1917)
Director, Writer
Gift o' Gab (1917)
Director
On Trial (1917)
Director
85
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
as Cana Wedding Guest
Oliver Twist (1916)
as Charles Dickens
59
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Assistant Director