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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.
Known For
The Thin Man
(1934)
Director
The Birth of a Nation
(1915)
Assistant Director
After the Thin Man
(1936)
Director
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
(1916)
Second Assistant Director
Marie Antoinette
(1938)
Director
Tarzan the Ape Man
(1932)
Director
San Francisco
(1936)
Director
Manhattan Melodrama
(1934)
Director
Another Thin Man
(1939)
Director
The Prisoner of Zenda
(1937)
Co-Director
Shadow of the Thin Man
(1941)
Director
I Love You Again
(1940)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
The Birth of a Nation
(1915)
Assistant Director
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
(1916)
Second Assistant Director
The Land of Long Shadows
(1917)
Director
On Trial
(1917)
Director
Men of the Desert
(1917)
Director
The Lady of the Dugout
(1918)
Director
The Hawk's Trail
(1919)
Director
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
(1920)
Director
Double Adventure
(1921)
Director
According to Hoyle
(1922)
Director
Forget Me Not
(1922)
Director
The Boss of Camp 4
(1922)
Director
The Little Girl Next Door
(1923)
Director
The Battling Fool
(1924)
Director
Gold Heels
(1924)
Director
The Beautiful Sinner
(1924)
Director
Winner Take All
(1924)
Director
Loving Lies
(1924)
Director
The Timber Wolf
(1925)
Director
The Trail Rider
(1925)
Director
The Desert's Price
(1925)
Director
Ranger of the Big Pines
(1925)
Director
Hearts and Spurs
(1925)
Director
War Paint
(1926)
Director
The Gentle Cyclone
(1926)
Director
The Eyes of the Totem
(1927)
Director
Spoilers of the West
(1927)
Director
Winners Of The Wilderness
(1927)
Director
Foreign Devils
(1927)
Director
California
(1927)
Director
White Shadows in the South Seas
(1928)
Director
Under the Black Eagle
(1928)
Director
The Pagan
(1929)
Director
The Cuban Love Song
(1931)
Director
Guilty Hands
(1931)
Director
Never the Twain Shall Meet
(1931)
Director
Trader Horn
(1931)
Director
Night Court
(1932)
Director
Tarzan the Ape Man
(1932)
Director
Eskimo
(1933)
Director
The Prizefighter and the Lady
(1933)
Director
Penthouse
(1933)
Director
Forsaking All Others
(1934)
Director
Hide-Out
(1934)
Director
Manhattan Melodrama
(1934)
Director
The Thin Man
(1934)
Director
Laughing Boy
(1934)
Director
Broadway Melody of 1936
(1935)
Co-Director
Naughty Marietta
(1935)
Director
I Live My Life
(1935)
Director
His Brother's Wife
(1936)
Director
Rose Marie
(1936)
Director
Love on the Run
(1936)
Director
San Francisco
(1936)
Director
After the Thin Man
(1936)
Director
The Devil is a Sissy
(1936)
Director
They Gave Him a Gun
(1937)
Director
Personal Property
(1937)
Director
The Prisoner of Zenda
(1937)
Co-Director
Rosalie
(1937)
Director
Sweethearts
(1938)
Director
Marie Antoinette
(1938)
Director
Stand Up and Fight
(1939)
Director
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
(1939)
Director
It's a Wonderful World
(1939)
Director
Another Thin Man
(1939)
Director
Bitter Sweet
(1940)
Director
New Moon
(1940)
Director
I Take This Woman
(1940)
Director
I Love You Again
(1940)
Director
The Feminine Touch
(1941)
Director
Shadow of the Thin Man
(1941)
Director
Rage in Heaven
(1941)
Director
Dr. Kildare's Victory
(1942)
Director
Journey for Margaret
(1942)
Director
Cairo
(1942)
Director
I Married an Angel
(1942)
Director
Acting
Oliver Twist
(1916)
Charles Dickens
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
(1916)
Cana Wedding Guest
Eskimo
(1933)
Inspector White (uncredited)
Another Romance of Celluloid
(1938)
Self (uncredited)
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
(1940)
Self
Writing
The Land of Long Shadows
(1917)
Writer
Men of the Desert
(1917)
Writer
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
(1920)
Scenario Writer
Production