List of the best W. S. Van Dyke II movies: Rose Marie(1936), The Prizefighter and the Lady(1933), The Cuban Love Song(1931), Rage in Heaven(1941), Shadow of the Thin Man(1941), Laughing Boy(1934), I Love You Again(1940), His Brother's Wife(1936), Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever(1939), Naughty Marietta(1935), Marie Antoinette(1938), Bitter Sweet(1940) ... ...
Musical
1936
110 Minutes
Director
Jeanette MacDonald Nelson Eddy James Stewart Reginald Owen Allan Jones Alan Mowbray Gilda Gray
opera singer police officer brother criminal charming melodramatic forest countryside ontario, canada train new love family crime deception prison break love pursuit 1930s
An opera star (Jeanette MacDonald) falls for a Mountie (Nelson Eddy) chasing her outlaw brother (James Stewart).
Comedy
1933
102 Minutes
Director
Myrna Loy Max Baer Primo Carnera Jack Dempsey Walter Huston Otto Kruger Vince Barnett Muriel Evans Robert McWade Jean Howard Garry Owen
boxer moll alcoholic gangster henchman brash thrilling amusing boxing ring bar gym atlantic city, n.j. nightclub boxing marital problems alcoholism love triangle celebrity musical performance quest
Inspired by a gangster's girlfriend (Myrna Loy), a heavyweight contender (Max Baer) takes on the champ (Primo Carnera).
Musical
1931
80 Minutes
Director
Lawrence Tibbett Lupe Velez Jimmy Durante Ernest Torrence Karen Morley Hale Hamilton Mathilde Comont Philip Cooper Louise Fazenda
A Marine (Lawrence Tibbett) loves a peanut vendor (Lupe Velez) in Cuba and goes back with a buddy (Jimmy Durante) after the war to find her.
Drama
1941
83 Minutes
Director
engineer secretary psychopath mother worker friend creepy frightening disturbing mansion mill town office factory courtroom bookstore madness jealousy framed suicide trial
An insane British heir (Robert Montgomery) tries to kill himself and frame his wife's (Ingrid Bergman) supposed lover (George Sanders) for murder.
Comedy, Drama
1941
97 Minutes
Director
William Powell Myrna Loy Barry Nelson Donna Reed Sam Levene Alan Baxter Stella Adler
retiree wife police detective reporter jockey commissioner engaging playful tense san francisco racetrack locker room wrestling ring apartment office murder horse racing journalism undercover operations marriage
Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell, Myrna Loy) solve racetrack-related murders with their 4-year-old son and dog, Asta.
Drama
1934
75 Minutes
Director
Ramon Novarro Lupe Velez Chief Thunderbird William B. Davidson Catalina Rambula Harlan Knight F.A. Armenta Deer Spring
A Navajo warrior marries a woman who covets the lifestyle of the white settlers, eventually leading to tragedy.
Comedy
1940
97 Minutes
Director
William Powell Myrna Loy Frank McHugh Edmund Lowe Don Douglas Nella Walker Pierre Watkin Paul Stanton Morgan Wallace Charles Arnt Harlan Briggs
con artist wife friend lighthearted madcap charming cruise ship new york state con game marriage amnesia mistaken identity transformation love 1940s
A businessman (William Powell) snaps out of 9-year amnesia, reverts to con man and falls in love with his wife (Myrna Loy).
Drama
1936
90 Minutes
Director
Barbara Stanwyck Robert Taylor Jean Hersholt Joseph Calleia Samuel S. Hinds Edith Atwater Jed Prouty Rafael Corio Sherry Hall John Eldredge
epidemiologist gambler gangster brother model father melodramatic uplifting engaging laboratory casino south america family home new york state jungle medicine gambling siblings love triangle debt
A vengeful woman (Barbara Stanwyck) marries the brother of a scientist (Robert Taylor) working on a cure for spotted fever.
Comedy
1939
85 Minutes
Director
Lewis Stone Mickey Rooney Cecilia Parker Fay Holden Ann Rutherford Sara Haden Addison Richards
teen boy father sister mother girlfriend teacher amusing charming lighthearted small town household office high school stage family small-town life business scheme romance swindling growing up
Judge Hardy (Lewis Stone) tries to talk Andy (Mickey Rooney) out of quitting high school to marry his drama teacher.
Musical, Comedy
1935
106 Minutes
Director
Jeanette MacDonald Nelson Eddy Frank Morgan Elsa Lanchester Douglas Dumbrille Cecilia Parker Walter Kingsford Greta Meyer
princess maid pirate captain governor airy melodramatic winsome france ship new orleans household theater romance switched identities journey royalty escape love adventure
An incognito French princess (Jeanette MacDonald) flees to New Orleans and flirts with an Indian scout (Nelson Eddy).
Biography
1938
149 Minutes
Director
Norma Shearer Tyrone Power John Barrymore Gladys George Robert Morley Anita Louise Joseph Schildkraut Henry Stephenson Reginald Gardiner Peter Bull Albert Van Dekker
marie antoinette louis xvi count louis xv duke engaging melodramatic spectacular france palace versailles, france royal life revolution affair execution love growing up wretched excess fall 1790s
The 18th-century Austrian princess (Norma Shearer) has an affair with a Swedish count (Tyrone Power) and becomes queen of France.
Musical
1940
94 Minutes
Director
Jeanette MacDonald Nelson Eddy George Sanders Ian Hunter Felix Bressart Edward Ashley Lynne Carver Diana Lewis Curt Bois Fay Holden Sig Ruman
singer music teacher baron benefactor lord melodramatic tender emotional vienna café opera performance romance arranged marriage love triangle forbidden love sacrifice rivalry 1890s
Songs by Noel Coward highlight this tale of the difficult times faced by a Victorian belle and her husband in Vienna.
Crime, Drama
1934
82 Minutes
Director
Robert Montgomery Maureen O'Sullivan Edward Arnold Elizabeth Patterson Whitford Kane Mickey Rooney C. Henry Gordon Muriel Evans Edward Brophy Herman Bing Henry Armetta
con artist farmer wife daughter police detective club owner hilarious heartwarming thrilling new york city catskills nightclub farm police station connecticut opposites attract self-discovery criminal past manhunt injury
A New York mobster (Robert Montgomery) flees to Connecticut and falls for a farmer's daughter (Maureen O'Sullivan).
Romance
1935
92 Minutes
Director
Joan Crawford Brian Aherne Frank Morgan Aline MacMahon Eric Blore Arthur Treacher Fred Keating Jessie Ralph Frank Conroy Etienne Girardot Edward Brophy
socialite archaeologist father millionaire butler grandmother airy witty charming lighthearted new york city yacht greece island connecticut museum class distinctions deception vacation love triangle
An heiress and a young archaeologist fall in love during a chance meeting, but they find that money poses a problem.
Comedy
1936
80 Minutes
Director
Joan Crawford Clark Gable Franchot Tone Reginald Owen Mona Barrie Ivan Lebedeff Charles Judels William Demarest
heiress prince journalist millionaire wife madcap lighthearted london paris new york city airplane train journalism wedding wealth romance love adventure rivalry 1930s
Rival newsmen (Clark Gable, Franchot Tone) and an American heiress (Joan Crawford) get mixed up with spies in Europe.
Comedy, Drama
1939
105 Minutes
Director
William Powell Myrna Loy Virginia Grey Otto Kruger C. Aubrey Smith Ruth Hussey Nat Pendleton Patric Knowles Tom Neal Phyllis Gordon Sheldon Leonard
detective socialite son dog wife suspenseful witty long island, n.y. new york city betrayal murder marriage parenthood injustice mystery 1920s
Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell, Myrna Loy) visit a Long Island estate, where Nick drinks Scotch and solves murders.
Comedy, Drama
1936
113 Minutes
Director
William Powell Myrna Loy James Stewart Elissa Landi Joseph Calleia Jessie Ralph Alan Marshal Penny Singleton William Law Sam Levene George Zucco
detective socialite cousin friend murderer cop witty suspenseful san francisco household nightclub apartment missing persons investigation deception murder blackmail infidelity mystery pursuit
Urbane Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell, Myrna Loy) look for a cousin's missing husband and find murder.
Romance
1929
83 Minutes
Director
Ramon Novarro Renée Adorée Dorothy Janis Donald Crisp
A Polynesian storekeeper (Ramon Novarro) saves the island girl (Dorothy Janis) he loves from marrying the wrong man.
Romance
1934
84 Minutes
Director
Joan Crawford Clark Gable Robert Montgomery Charles Butterworth Billie Burke Rosalind Russell Frances Drake
friend fiancée mistress aunt hilarious emotional household wedding countryside boat love triangle friendship secret marriage divorce unrequited love love discovery 1930s
A man (Clark Gable) loves his childhood sweetheart (Joan Crawford) from afar after her fiance (Robert Montgomery) leaves her at the altar.
Drama
1942
92 Minutes
Director
Lew Ayres Lionel Barrymore Ann Ayars Robert Sterling Jean Rogers Alma Kruger Walter Kingsford Nell Craig Ed Gargan Marie Blake Frank Orth
physician intern nurse mentor wealthy girl board member engaging melodramatic new york city hospital ambulance street operating room boardroom workplace politics medicine employment surgery accident romance
Dr. Gillespie (Lionel Barrymore) supports Kildare's (Lew Ayres) crusade against their hospital's deal with a rival hospital.
Drama
1940
97 Minutes
Director
Spencer Tracy Hedy Lamarr Verree Teasdale Kent Taylor Mona Barrie Paul Cavanagh Jack Carson Louis Calhern Laraine Day Reed Hadley Frances Drake
physician patient rich girl wealthy man debutante husband tense disheartening emotional new york city clinic hospital apartment ship suicide attempt unrequited love health care class distinctions marriage sacrifice
A doctor (Spencer Tracy) marries a model (Hedy Lamarr) and quits his clinic to make enough money to please her.
Musical
1942
84 Minutes
Director
Jeanette MacDonald Nelson Eddy Edward Everett Horton Binnie Barnes Reginald Owen Mona Maris Janis Carter Inez Cooper Douglas Dumbrille Leonid Kinskey
secretary count angel matchmaker playboy wife charming creative lighthearted bank costume party bedroom house marriage unrequited love supernatural romance dreams regret fantasy vs. reality discovery
A Budapest banker (Nelson Eddy) dreams of marrying an angel (Jeanette MacDonald), after meeting her earthly double.
Western
1939
105 Minutes
Director
Wallace Beery Robert Taylor Florence Rice Helen Broderick Charles Bickford Barton MacLane Charley Grapewin John Qualen Clinton Rosemond Jonathan Hale Claudia Morgan
railroad tycoon stagecoach driver slave trader slave plantation owner stagecoach owner suspenseful fiery rousing american west stagecoach town slave trade abolitionism underground railroad conspiracy rivalry rescue 19th century
A Maryland planter (Robert Taylor) turns railroader and tangles with the boss (Wallace Beery) of a woman's (Florence Rice) stagecoach line.
Comedy
1937
88 Minutes
Director
Jean Harlow Robert Taylor Reginald Owen Una O'Connor Henrietta Crosman E.E. Clive Cora Witherspoon Marla Shelton Forrester Harvey Lionel Braham Barnett Parker
widow fiancé brother maid mother father intricate madcap charming london apartment marrying for money love triangle family business debt unlikely romance forbidden love discovery 1930s
A London playboy (Robert Taylor) moves in with a broke U.S. widow (Jean Harlow), as custodian of her and her possessions.
Adventure
1936
115 Minutes
Director
Clark Gable Jeanette MacDonald Spencer Tracy Jack Holt Jessie Ralph Ted Healy Shirley Ross Al Shean
singer nightclub owner pretty woman real estate agent melodramatic emotional tender san francisco lottery love music opera salvation natural disasters love underdog rivalry 1900s
A Barbary Coast gambler (Clark Gable) loves his new saloon singer (Jeanette MacDonald), then loses her in the 1906 earthquake panic.
Adventure
1931
123 Minutes
Director
Harry Carey Edwina Booth Duncan Renaldo Mutia Omoolu Olive Carey C. Aubrey Smith
explorer companion guide tribal leader missionary rousing incredible africa river village expedition cannibalism missing persons animal attack exploration pursuit quest 1930s
Traders (Harry Carey, Duncan Renaldo), their African bearer and a white tribal queen (Edwina Booth) try to get out of the jungle alive.
Crime, Drama
1934
93 Minutes
Director
Clark Gable William Powell Myrna Loy Leo Carrillo Isabel Jewell Mickey Rooney Nat Pendleton
casino owner politician love interest priest engaging gripping thrilling touching melodramatic new york city casino friendship new love self-sacrifice loyalty political campaign immortality sacrifice rise growing up
A district attorney (William Powell) condemns his boyhood buddy, a racketeer (Clark Gable) whose crime saves his bid for governor.
Musical, Comedy
1942
101 Minutes
Director
Jeanette MacDonald Robert Young Ethel Waters Reginald Owen Grant Mitchell Lionel Atwill Edward Ciannelli Mitchell Lewis Larry Nunn Dennis Hoey Mona Barrie
A torpedoed newsman (Robert Young) foils Nazi spies in Cairo with a Hollywood singer (Jeanette MacDonald) and her maid (Ethel Waters).
Drama
1937
94 Minutes
Director
Spencer Tracy Franchot Tone Gladys George Edgar Dearing Mary Treen Cliff Edwards Charles Trowbridge Joe Sawyer George Chandler Gavin Gordon Ernest Whitman
clerk friend soldier nurse judge gangster dark gritty emotional carnival battlefield jail courtroom new york city veterans love triangle world war i unlikely criminal prison break transformation
A circus man (Spencer Tracy) tries to save his buddy (Franchot Tone) who turns gangster after fighting in World War I.
Adventure
1932
99 Minutes
Director
Johnny Weissmuller Maureen O'Sullivan C. Aubrey Smith Neil Hamilton Doris Lloyd Forrester Harvey Ivory Williams
gorilla beautiful woman explorer father chimpanzee melodramatic spirited africa jungle human-animal friendship animal kingdom expedition abduction romance tarzan adventure love discovery 1930s
An African-jungle lord (Johnny Weissmuller) meets Jane (Maureen O'Sullivan), an English trader's (C. Aubrey Smith) daughter, and sweeps her off her feet.
Comedy
1931
79 Minutes
Director
Leslie Howard Conchita Montenegro C. Aubrey Smith Karen Morley Mitchell Lewis Hale Hamilton Clyde Cook Bob Gilbert Joan Standing Eulalie Jensen
A San Francisco importer (Leslie Howard) inherits custody of a Polynesian beauty (Conchita Montenegro).
Crime, Drama
1932
90 Minutes
Director
Phillips Holmes Walter Huston Anita Page Lewis Stone Mary Carlisle John Miljan Jean Hersholt Tully Marshall Noel Francis Warner Richmond
A judge (Walter Huston) frames a cabby's (Phillips Holmes) wife (Anita Page) who has proof of his corruption.
Musical, Comedy
1938
114 Minutes
Director
Jeanette MacDonald Nelson Eddy Frank Morgan Florence Rice Ray Bolger Mischa Auer
actor actress husband wife producer amusing lighthearted new york city broadway theater broadway marriage performance deception hollywood fame love rivalry temptation 1930s
Married co-stars (Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy) of a Broadway operetta have a big fight, split up and then get back together.
7.7/10
Drama
USA
1916
178 Minutes
Lillian Gish Robert Harron Bessie Love Mae Marsh Howard Gaye Margery Wilson Eugene Pallette Lillian Langdon Fred Turner Sam De Grasse Olga Grey
prince queen jesus mary magdalene worker wife fascinating profound california france judea babylon betrayal pacifism religion murder fall quest wretched excess 1910s
The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.
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