W.S. Van Dyke’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

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W.S. Van Dyke has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1930s through the 1940s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by The Thin Man.
Recurring themes

The Thursday Murder Club
2025
Comedy · Mystery

Once Upon a Crime
1992
Crime · Comedy

Queenpins
2021
Comedy · Crime

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
Comedy · Drama

Song of the Thin Man
1947
Comedy · Crime

Starbuck
2011
Comedy

How to Be a Good Wife
2020
Comedy

Miss Congeniality
2000
Comedy · Crime

A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.
Dir. W.S. Van Dyke · With William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan

Nick and Nora Charles investigate when Nora's cousin reports her disreputable husband is missing, and find themselves in a mystery involving the shady owners of a popular nightclub, a singer and her dark brother, the cousin's forsaken true love, and Nora's bombastic and controlling aunt.
Dir. W.S. Van Dyke · With William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart

Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a murder on a Long Island estate.
Dir. W.S. Van Dyke · With William Powell, Myrna Loy, Virginia Grey

High society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles run into a variety of shady characters while investigating a race-track murder.
Dir. W.S. Van Dyke · With William Powell, Myrna Loy, Barry Nelson

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 daughter Jane arrives unexpectedly to join them. Jane is terrified when Tarzan and his ape friends abduct her, but when she returns to her father's expedition she has second thoughts about leaving Tarzan.
Dir. W.S. Van Dyke · With Johnny Weissmüller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Neil Hamilton