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W.S. Van Dyke
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Director W.S. Van Dyke leans over Myrna Loy and William Powell, who are seated at a formal dining table set, with crew and film equipment visible during filming of The Thin Man. Cinematographer James Wong Howe stands at the left. Trader Horn William Powell as Nick Charles and Myrna Loy as Nora Charles sit close together, holding hands and talking, in a scene from the 1934 film The Thin Man. Rose-Marie Clark Gable and Jeanette MacDonald gaze at each other in a close, romantic pose, dressed in formal attire for a promotional photo from the 1936 film San Francisco. Promotional photo for After the Thin Man featuring Myrna Loy and William Powell in formal attire, seated with the terrier dog Asta between them.

W.S. Van Dyke: References & Edit History

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Anniversary information added. Mar 17, 2026
Anniversary information added. Feb 01, 2026
First paragraph modernization. May 08, 2024
Links added. Feb 23, 2023
Added photograph. Jun 03, 2015
Add new Web site: Matinee Classics - Biography of W.S. Van Dyke. Sep 14, 2014
Add new Web site: AllMovie - Biography of W.S. Van Dyke. Sep 14, 2014
Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Biography of W.S. Van Dyke. Aug 14, 2014
Added photographs. Jul 16, 2014
New article added. Mar 07, 2014
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