Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Directed 84
1940s
- 1942
Journey for Margaret
Director
Cairo
Director
I Married an Angel
Director
Dr. Kildare's Victory
Director
- 1941
The Feminine Touch
Director
Rage in Heaven
Director
- 1940
Bitter Sweet
Director
I Love You Again
Director
I Take This Woman
Director
1930s
- 1939
Another Thin Man
Director
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
Director
It's a Wonderful World
Director
Stand Up and Fight
Director
- 1938
Sweethearts
Director
- 1937
Rosalie
Director
They Gave Him a Gun
Director
Personal Property
Director
- 1936
After the Thin Man
Director
Love on the Run
Director
His Brother's Wife
Director
Rose Marie
Director
- 1935
I Live My Life
Director
- 1934
Hide-Out
Director
Manhattan Melodrama
Director
Laughing Boy
Director
- 1933
Eskimo
Director
The Prizefighter and the Lady
Director
Penthouse
Director
- 1932
Night Court
Director
- 1931
The Cuban Love Song
Director
Guilty Hands
Director
Never the Twain Shall Meet
Director
Trader Horn
Director
1920s
- 1929
The Pagan
Director
- 1928
White Shadows in the South Seas
Director
The Adventurer
Director
Under the Black Eagle
Director
- 1927
Spoilers of the West
Director
Foreign Devils
Director
The Eyes of the Totem
Director
California
Director
Winners of the Wilderness
Director
- 1926
War Paint
Director
The Gentle Cyclone
Director
- 1925
The Timber Wolf
Director
Ranger of the Big Pines
Director
Hearts and Spurs
Director
The Trail Rider
Director
Barriers Burned Away
Director
- 1924
Gold Heels
Director
Winner Take All
Director
The Battling Fool
Director
Loving Lies
Director
Half-a-Dollar Bill
Director
- 1923
The Miracle Makers
Director
Ruth of the Range
Director
The Destroying Angel
Director
The Little Girl Next Door
Director
- 1922
The Boss of Camp 4
Director
Forget Me Not
Director
- 1921
The Avenging Arrow
Director
Double Adventure
Director
- 1920
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
Director
1910s
- 1919
The Hawk's Trail
Director
- 1918
The Lady of the Dugout
Director
- 1917
Sadie Goes to Heaven
Director
Gift o' Gab
Director
Men of the Desert
Director
Open Places
Director
On Trial
Director
The Land of Long Shadows
Director
- 1916
- 1915
Produced 6
1930s
- 1936
- 1935
- 1934
Hide-Out
Producer
Laughing Boy
Producer
- 1933
Eskimo
Producer
The Prizefighter and the Lady
Producer
Wrote 6
1920s
- 1920
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
Scenario Writer
1910s
- 1919
The Forbidden Room
Story
- 1917
Men of the Desert
Writer
Open Places
Writer
The Land of Long Shadows
Writer
- 1915
A Daughter of the City
Writer
Acted in 3
1930s
- 1933
Eskimo
Inspector White (uncredited)
1910s
- 1916
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
Appearances2
1940s
- 1940
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Self
1930s
- 1938
Another Romance of Celluloid
Self (uncredited)
Thanked in the credits1
1970s
- 1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
Thanks