W. S. Van Dyke Articles

William Powell, Myrna Loy, Asta, After the Thin Man Personally, I find it hard to picture Johnny Depp in the old William Powell role of the witty, sophisticated, dipsomaniac former gumshoe Nick Charles. But according to The Hollywood Reporter, Depp and Rob Marshall, currently working on Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, will in the not-too-distant future start working on a remake of MGM's [...]

Deborah Kerr, Gail Russell, Jacques Tati Movies: Packard May '10 Series schedule and synopses from the Packard Campus release: Saturday, May 1, 7:30 p.m. "From Here to Eternity" (Columbia, 1953) In this romantic war drama, enlisted men in Hawaii fight for love and honor on the eve of World War II. Named to the National Film Registry in 2002, the film was directed by Fred [...]

Dorothy Janis Dorothy Janis, aka Dorothy King, was one of the last living adult performers to have had at least one major role in silent feature films. Janis died on March 10 at the age of 98. I posted an obit on that date, explaining that Janis, the widow of bandleader Wayne King, was featured in a handful of movies right at the time when [...]

Ramon Novarro, Dorothy Janis, The Pagan Dorothy Janis, who made a few film appearances at the dawn of the sound era and was the widow of bandleader Wayne King, died Wednesday morning in the Phoenix suburb of Paradise Valley, according to musician Lew Williams, who received the news from Janis' granddaughter. Janis, one of the last surviving performers to have played at least one major [...]