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Willard Van Dyke

Director · 19 credits · 3 in highly-rated films

Best known for He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life (1986)

Directed movies (18 total, ranked by score)

  1. Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men

    1940 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    1

  2. Skyscraper

    1959 · ★ 7.2 (12 votes)

    Documentary

    2

  3. Journey Into Medicine

    1947 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)

    3

  4. To Hear Your Banjo Play

    1947 · ★ 4.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    4

  5. The City

    1939 · ★ 5.8 (12 votes)

    Documentary

    5

  6. The Children Must Learn

    1940

    Documentary

    6

  7. Hands

    1934 · ★ 6.0 (4 votes)

    7

  8. The Photographer

    1948 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    8

  9. This Charming Couple

    1950

    Drama, Documentary

    9

  10. Steel Town

    1944

    Documentary

    10

  11. Land of White Alice

    1960

    Documentary

    11

  12. The One with White Shanks

    1955

    Drama

    12

  13. Mayo florido

    1956

    Documentary

    13

  14. American Frontier

    1953

    14

  15. Tall Tales

    1940

    15

  16. Headed for Trouble

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    16

  17. The Bridge

    —

    17

  18. The Year's Work

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    18

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.