W. S. Van Dyke

Director and producer. Born 21 March 1889 in San Diego, California, USA. Died 5 February 1943.

Titles on Fi1m1 acting · 5 directing · 1 crew

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 5 titles

Oscar nominations

Born

21 March 1889, San Diego, California, USA

Died

5 February 1943

Active

1915–1936

Frequently works with

Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, Hunt Stromberg, Jeanette MacDonald

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

The spread

80 and above1

60 to 793

Under 601

Of 5 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 5 films
Screen time: 9 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $13m across 4 films with figures
Academy Awards: 2 Oscar nominations
Active: 1915–1936

Genres

Music3
Comedy2
Romance2
Action1
Adventure1
Crime1

Best and worst on Fi1m

84BestThe Thin Man1934

58WorstTrader Horn1931

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

141910s

361920s

331930s

101940s

11970s

Co-stars most worked with

Jeanette MacDonald2 titles

Producers most worked with

Hunt Stromberg2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards2 nominated

Nominated1937Best Director · San Francisco
Nominated1935Best Director · The Thin Man

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.