W.S. Van Dyke Movie Rankings
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W.S. Van Dyke scores a combined 3.2352 out of 4 stars for Thin Man
3.2352
In New York, a detective, his wife and his dog solve the murder case of an eccentric inventor. ... more about Thin Man
DVD from $3.25 
(24 sellers)
2
W.S. Van Dyke scores a combined 3.0404 out of 4 stars for Tarzan the Ape Man
3.0404
James Parker and Harry Holt are on an expedition in Africa in search of the elephant burial grounds that will provide enough ivory to make them rich. Parker's beautiful young daughter Jane arrives unexpectedly to join them. ... more about Tarzan the Ape Man
DVD from $32.98 
(18 sellers)
3
W.S. Van Dyke scores a combined 2.8556 out of 4 stars for Manhattan Melodrama
2.8556
Clark Gable, William Powell, and Myrna Loy star in this aptly titled film about best friends who end up on opposite sides of the law and fall in love with the same woman. ... more about Manhattan Melodrama
Not Available on DVD
4
W.S. Van Dyke scores a combined 2.8436 out of 4 stars for After the Thin Man
2.8436
Elissa asks Nick to find her missing husband. He had been seeing a bit on the side, and blackmailing a local criminal. David Graham claims he paid the missing husband to get rid of a former girlfriend. ... more about After the Thin Man
DVD from $35.61 
(20 sellers)
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W.S. Van Dyke scores a combined 2.8086 out of 4 stars for Shadow of the Thin Man
2.8086
Nick and Nora Charles are looking forward to a day of leisure, but when they make a trip to the race track, they learn that a jockey, who was recently accused of throwing a race, has just been found shot to death. ... more about Shadow of the Thin Man
DVD from $35.61 
(20 sellers)
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W.S. Van Dyke scores a combined 2.7695 out of 4 stars for Another Thin Man
2.7695
In this adaptation of Dashiell Hammett's "The Farewell Murder", Nick and Nora (and their dog Asta) visit the estate of Col. MacFay, who is being threatened by a mysterious man wanting revenge for a past injustice. ... more about Another Thin Man
DVD from $35.61 
(20 sellers)
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W.S. Van Dyke scores a combined 2.7031 out of 4 stars for Prizefighter and the Lady
2.7031
Steve is just a heavy duty bartender when Edwin J. Bennett, known as the Professor, starts training him for the ring. While doing road work, he is almost killed by a speeding car which crashes into a ditch. In the car is Belle Mercer and her driver. ... more about Prizefighter and the Lady
Not Available on DVD
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W.S. Van Dyke scores a combined 2.7031 out of 4 stars for They Gave Him a Gun
2.7031
Jimmy is drafted and ends up in Fred's troop on his way to Europe. Jimmy becomes viscious with his gun, wins a medal, and weds Fred's nurse girlfriend Rose. ... more about They Gave Him a Gun
Not Available on DVD
9
W.S. Van Dyke scores a combined 2.6871 out of 4 stars for Love on the Run
2.6871
In the company of reporter Michael Anthony, American heiress Sally Parker flees her planned wedding to Prince Igor; Sally is unaware of Mike's detestable occupation. The two steal an airplane that is part of a spy plot and discover secret plans. ... more about Love on the Run
Not Available on DVD
10
W.S. Van Dyke scores a combined 2.6726 out of 4 stars for San Francisco
2.6726
Mary Blake arrives at Blackie Norton's Paradise gambling hall and beer garden looking for work as a singer. Blackie embarrasses her by asking to see her legs, but does hire her. She faints from hunger. ... more about San Francisco
DVD from $5.79 
(20 sellers)
11
W.S. Van Dyke scores a combined 2.4930 out of 4 stars for Devil Is a Sissy
2.4930
Claude Pierce is delighted to move in with his father, Jay Pierce, a struggling architect living in lower Manhattan, for the six months the divorce agreement of his parents specified. ... more about Devil Is a Sissy
Not Available on DVD
12
W.S. Van Dyke scores a combined 2.3469 out of 4 stars for I Love You Again
2.3469
While alone on a cruise, upstanding, teetotal - and mean - Larry Wilson receives a blow on the head, causing him to revert to his old, forgotten, persona of man-about-town and swindler George Carey. ... more about I Love You Again
Not Available on DVD
13
W.S. Van Dyke scores a combined 2.2830 out of 4 stars for Never the Twain Shall Meet
2.2830
Dan works for Pritchard and Pritchard out of San Francisco and is in love with Maisie, referred to as "the icebox" by his news reporter friend. ... more about Never the Twain Shall Meet
Not Available on DVD
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W.S. Van Dyke scores a combined 2.2373 out of 4 stars for I Live My Life
2.2373
Kay, a bored society girl from New York, takes a trip to Greece-where she meets, Terry, an archaeologist. Kay flirts with Terry and he falls for Kay. Kay heads back to New York and Terry follows her to propose marriage. ... more about I Live My Life
Not Available on DVD
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W.S. Van Dyke scores a combined 2.2373 out of 4 stars for Journey for Margaret
2.2373
An American newspaperman and his wife, caught in the London blitz, lose their unborn child in an air raid. Outraged, they visit a shelter for homeless children where they fall in love with orphans Margaret and her brother Peter. ... more about Journey for Margaret
Not Available on DVD
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W.S. Van Dyke scores a combined 2.2236 out of 4 stars for Penthouse
2.2236
Racketeer Tony Gazotti is thankful that lawyer Jackson Dumont helps him beat a murder rap, but Dumont just does it for the thrill of it and refuses payment. Dumont's defense of mobsters causes his firm to disown him and his girlfriend Sue to leave him. ... more about Penthouse
Not Available on DVD
17
W.S. Van Dyke scores a combined 1.8812 out of 4 stars for Trader Horn
1.8812
While on safari in an unexplored area of Africa, Trader Horn and Peru find missionary Edith Trent killed by natives. They decide to carry on her quest for her lost daughter Nina. ... more about Trader Horn
Not Available on DVD
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W.S. Van Dyke scores a combined 1.8264 out of 4 stars for Guilty Hands
1.8264
Richard Grant is a lawyer who believes that murder under certain circumstances is justifiable. Richard's daughter, Barbara, takes her dad to a dinner party hosted by Richard's old friend, wealthy playboy, Gordon Rich. ... more about Guilty Hands
Not Available on DVD
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W.S. Van Dyke scores a combined 1.5981 out of 4 stars for Hide-Out
1.5981
Not Available on DVD
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W.S. Van Dyke scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Cairo
0.0001
Reporter Homer Smith accidently draws Marcia Warren into his mission to stop Nazis from bombing Allied Conwoys with robot-planes. ... more about Cairo
Not Available on DVD
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W.S. Van Dyke scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for California
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Not Available on DVD
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W.S. Van Dyke scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Eskimo
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Mala leads a contented life as the best hunter in his Canadian Arctic tribe, providing meat, fish and birds with his great skill. ... more about Eskimo
Not Available on DVD
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W.S. Van Dyke scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Forsaking All Others
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Dyl leaves Mary standing at the altar in order to marry his old flame, Connie, instead. Knowing that Mary still has feelings for Dyl, Jeff keeps quiet about his own love for her. ... more about Forsaking All Others
Not Available on DVD
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W.S. Van Dyke scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Gold Heels
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Not Available on DVD
42
W.S. Van Dyke scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for I Take This Woman
0.0001
Georgi has attempted suicide in reaction to an earlier love affair. Now that Dr. Decker has married her he sets out to get her to love him. ... more about I Take This Woman
Not Available on DVD
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W.S. Van Dyke scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Laughing Boy
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Laughing Boy, is a Navaho from a remote part of the reservation, while Slim Girl was raised by whites in a town and lives as a white man's mistress. They meet at a pow-wow and marry, in spite of the disapproval of Laughing Boy's family. ... more about Laughing Boy
Not Available on DVD
45
W.S. Van Dyke scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Loving Lies
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Not Available on DVD
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W.S. Van Dyke scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Milky Way
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Not Available on DVD
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W.S. Van Dyke scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Night Court
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Judge Moffett is as crooked as they come and the Board of Judicial Corruption is after him. So he hides out in the poor part of town. While there, she drops the bankbook that Moffett has listing his accounts and Mary returns it to him. ... more about Night Court
Not Available on DVD
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W.S. Van Dyke scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Pagan
0.0001
Henry, the pagan son of a white father and native mother, has inherited land and a store, but he prefers the simple life. ... more about Pagan
Not Available on DVD
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W.S. Van Dyke scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Rose-Marie
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Opera singer (Marie de Flor) seeks out fugitive brother in the Canadian wilderness. During her trek, she meets a Canadian mountie (Sgt. Bruce) who is also searching for her brother. Romance ensues, resulting in several love duets between the two. ... more about Rose-Marie
Not Available on DVD
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W.S. Van Dyke scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Timber Wolf
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Not Available on DVD
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W.S. Van Dyke scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for War Paint
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Not Available on DVD
56
W.S. Van Dyke scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for White Eagle
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Not Available on DVD
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W.S. Van Dyke scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for White Shadows in the South Seas
0.0001
Matthew Lloyd has drifted away from a respectable career as a physician, and lives a mediocre existence in a Polynesian island. There, pearl-trader Sebastian and his associates recklessly exploit the natives working for them as divers. ... more about White Shadows in the South Seas
Not Available on DVD
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W.S. Van Dyke scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Winners of the Wilderness
0.0001
Able wilderness fighter Colonel O'Hara loves Rene, daughter of the commander of the French forces during the French and Indian War. The Indians, under Pontiac, kidnap Rene. O'Hara hopes to rescue and wed her. ... more about Winners of the Wilderness
Not Available on DVD
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W.S. Van Dyke scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Wyoming
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Not Available on DVD
 
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W.S. Van Dyke
Birthdate:
March 21, 1889
Death date:
February 5, 1943

W.S. Van Dyke

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Career Span:

Decade
# Movies
Movie Score
1920s
33
No Reviews
1930s
22
total ranking of 2.7733  2.7733
1940s
5
total ranking of 1.8943  1.8943
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Director Score:
2.7121
W.S. Van Dyke is ranked overall as 2.7121 of of 4 stars
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