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Sep 3, 2024 · The film was shot in about two weeks by director W.S. Van Dyke, whose fondness for quick, casual, and sometimes sloppy productions earned him the nickname “One-Shot Woody.” Although the thin man of the title is the murdered Clyde, the moniker came to refer instead to Nick, and all five sequels included it in their titles.
5 days ago · In order for Loy to get her iconic part as Nora Charles in The Thin Man, director W.S. Van Dyke put her through a manipulative test. One day while they were both at a Hollywood party, he pushed her in the pool just to see her reaction.
Sep 13, 2024 · Profile of W.S. Van Dyke, movie director. View Article Published in the print edition of the September 28, 1935 , issue, with the headline “LORD FAUNTLEROY IN HOLLYWOOD.”
4 days ago · The Academy Award for Best Director (officially known as the Academy Award of Merit for Directing) is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given in honor of a film director who has exhibited outstanding directing while working in the film industry.
1 day ago · Mary Poppins is a 1964 American musical fantasy comedy film directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Walt Disney, with songs written and composed by the Sherman Brothers. The screenplay is by Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi, based on P. L. Travers 's book series Mary Poppins.
Sep 12, 2024 · Blithe Spirit (1945) Supernatural comedy is one of my favorite movie genres any time of year, but I’m especially drawn to it once the first Halloween decorations start to materialize.
Sep 5, 2024 · Their list of favorite films includes Tarzan the Ape Man directed by W.S. Van Dyke, That Obscure Object of Desire directed by Luis Buñuel and Sunshine for the Poor directed by Alain Guiraudie French directors, born in Lourdes in 1966 and 1965 respectively.
