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