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Born in Brooklyn, Van Nest Polglase studied architecture and interior decoration... more
Awards:
Nominated for 6 Oscars.
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Alternate Names:
Van Nest Poglase
Filmography
Art Director:
- Slightly Scarlet (1956)
- Tennessee's Partner (1955)
- Escape to Burma (1955)
- Cattle Queen of Montana (1954)
- Passion (1954)
- Silver Lode (1954)
- The Fireball (1950)
... aka The Challenge - Never Fear (1949)
... aka The Young Lovers - The Crooked Way (1949)
- The Thrill of Brazil (1946)
- Gilda (1946)
- She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945)
- Kiss and Tell (1945)
- A Song to Remember (1945)
- Together Again (1944)
- What a Woman! (1943)
... aka The Beautiful Cheat (UK) - Dude Cowboy (1941)
- Mexican Spitfire's Baby (1941)
- Look Who's Laughing (1941)
- Suspicion (1941)
- The Gay Falcon (1941)
- Weekend for Three (1941)
- All That Money Can Buy (1941)
... aka The Devil and Daniel Webster (International: English title) (USA: reissue title)
... aka A Certain Mr. Scratch (USA: alternative title)
... aka Daniel and the Devil (USA: reissue title)
... aka Mr. Scratch (USA: alternative title) - The Bandit Trail (1941)
- Father Takes a Wife (1941)
- Parachute Battalion (1941)
- Six-Gun Gold (1941)
- Lady Scarface (1941)
- Cyclone on Horseback (1941)
- Hurry, Charlie, Hurry (1941)
- Tom Dick and Harry (1941)
- Citizen Kane (1941)
- They Met in Argentina (1941)
- Robbers of the Range (1941)
- Repent at Leisure (1941)
- The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)
- Footlight Fever (1941)
- A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941)
... aka The Navy Steps Out (UK) - Along the Rio Grande (1941)
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)
- Play Girl (1941)
- The Saint in Palm Springs (1941)
- Let's Make Music (1941)
- Kitty Foyle: The Natural History of a Woman (1940)
... aka Kitty Foyle (USA: short title) - The Fargo Kid (1940)
- Little Men (1940)
- You'll Find Out (1940)
... aka Here Come the Boogie Men - Mexican Spitfire Out West (1940)
- They Knew What They Wanted (1940)
- Too Many Girls (1940)
- Wagon Train (1940)
- I'm Still Alive (1940)
- Triple Justice (1940)
- Men Against the Sky (1940)
- Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
- Wildcat Bus (1940)
- Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
- One Crowded Night (1940)
- Lucky Partners (1940)
- Stage to Chino (1940)
- Cross-Country Romance (1940)
- Millionaires in Prison (1940)
- Tom Brown's School Days (1940)
... aka Adventures at Rugby (USA: reissue title) - Pop Always Pays (1940)
- Prairie Law (1940)
- A Bill of Divorcement (1940)
... aka Bill of Divorcement (UK)
... aka Never to Love (USA: reissue title) - The Saint Takes Over (1940)
- You Can't Fool Your Wife (1940)
- My Favorite Wife (1940)
- Curtain Call (1940)
- Bullet Code (1940)
- Primrose Path (1940)
- Millionaire Playboy (1940)
... aka Glamour Boy (UK) - The Marines Fly High (1940)
- Vigil in the Night (1940)
- The Saint's Double Trouble (1940)
- Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
... aka Spirit of the People (UK) - Married and in Love (1940)
- Laddie (1940)
- Mexican Spitfire (1940)
- Legion of the Lawless (1940)
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
- Two Thoroughbreds (1939)
- Reno (1939)
- That's Right - You're Wrong (1939)
- Allegheny Uprising (1939)
... aka The First Rebel (UK) - The Marshal of Mesa City (1939) (as Van Nest Poglase)
- Sued for Libel (1939)
- Three Sons (1939)
- The Day the Bookies Wept (1939)
- Full Confession (1939)
- 5th Ave Girl (1939)
- Bad Lands (1939)
- The Fighting Gringo (1939)
- In Name Only (1939)
- Conspiracy (1939)
- The Spellbinder (1939)
- Bachelor Mother (1939)
- Timber Stampede (1939)
- Five Came Back (1939)
- The Girl and the Gambler (1939)
- The Girl from Mexico (1939)
- Racketeers of the Range (1939)
- Panama Lady (1939)
- Sorority House (1939)
... aka That Girl from College (UK) - The Rookie Cop (1939)
... aka Swift Vengeance (UK) - Fixer Dugan (1939)
... aka Double Daring (UK) - The Flying Irishman (1939)
- Almost a Gentleman (1939)
... aka Magnificent Outcast (UK) - The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
- They Made Her a Spy (1939)
- Trouble in Sundown (1939)
- Love Affair (1939)
- The Saint Strikes Back (1939)
- Twelve Crowded Hours (1939)
- Beauty for the Asking (1939)
- Boy Slaves (1939)
- Gunga Din (1939)
- Arizona Legion (1939)
- The Great Man Votes (1939)
- Pacific Liner (1939)
- Next Time I Marry (1938)
- The Law West of Tombstone (1938)
- Annabel Takes a Tour (1938)
... aka Annabel Takes a Trip - Lawless Valley (1938)
- Tarnished Angel (1938)
- A Man to Remember (1938)
- The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
- Mr. Doodle Kicks Off (1938)
- Room Service (1938)
- Fugitives for a Night (1938)
- The Renegade Ranger (1938)
- The Affairs of Annabel (1938)
- Carefree (1938)
- Painted Desert (1938)
- Smashing the Rackets (1938)
- I'm from the City (1938)
- Mother Carey's Chickens (1938)
- Sky Giant (1938)
- Crime Ring (1938)
- Having Wonderful Time (1938)
... aka Having a Wonderful Time - Blond Cheat (1938)
- Border G-Man (1938)
- The Saint in New York (1938)
- Blind Alibi (1938)
- Gun Law (1938)
- Vivacious Lady (1938)
- Joy of Living (1938)
- Law of the Underworld (1938)
- Go Chase Yourself (1938)
- This Marriage Business (1938)
- Condemned Women (1938)
- Maid's Night Out (1938)
- Night Spot (1938)
- Bringing Up Baby (1938)
- Radio City Revels (1938)
- Double Danger (1938)
- Everybody's Doing It (1938)
- Crashing Hollywood (1938)
- She's Got Everything (1937)
... aka She's Got That Swing (UK) - Wise Girl (1937)
- Hitting a New High (1937)
- Quick Money (1937)
... aka Taking the Town - High Flyers (1937)
- A Damsel in Distress (1937)
- Danger Patrol (1937)
- Living on Love (1937)
- Fight for Your Lady (1937)
- There Goes the Groom (1937)
- Breakfast for Two (1937)
- Music for Madame (1937)
- Saturday's Heroes (1937)
- Stage Door (1937)
- Forty Naughty Girls (1937)
- Annapolis Salute (1937)
... aka Salute to Romance (UK) - The Life of the Party (1937)
- Flight from Glory (1937)
- Hideaway (1937)
- The Big Shot (1937)
- The Toast of New York (1937)
- Super-Sleuth (1937)
- On Again Off Again (1937)
- New Faces of 1937 (1937)
- You Can't Beat Love (1937)
- Border Cafe (1937)
- Meet the Missus (1937)
- There Goes My Girl (1937)
- Behind the Headlines (1937)
- Shall We Dance (1937)
- You Can't Buy Luck (1937)
... aka Borrowed Time - The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1937)
- The Woman I Love (1937)
... aka The Woman Between (UK) - The Soldier and the Lady (1937)
... aka Michael Strogoff (UK)
... aka The Adventures of Michael Strogoff (UK)
... aka The Bandit and the Lady (USA: reissue title) - Too Many Wives (1937)
- The Man Who Found Himself (1937)
- Quality Street (1937) (uncredited)
- China Passage (1937)
- Sea Devils (1937)
- When's Your Birthday? (1937) (uncredited)
- Don't Tell the Wife (1937)
- We're on the Jury (1937)
- They Wanted to Marry (1937)
- Criminal Lawyer (1937)
- Racing Lady (1937)
- We Who Are About to Die (1937)
- That Girl from Paris (1936)
- The Plough and the Stars (1936)
- Night Waitress (1936)
- The Plot Thickens (1936)
... aka The Swinging Pearl Mystery (UK) - Winterset (1936)
- Wanted: Jane Turner (1936)
- Smartest Girl in Town (1936)
- Make Way for a Lady (1936)
- A Woman Rebels (1936)
- Without Orders (1936)
- The Big Game (1936)
- Mummy's Boys (1936)
- Don't Turn 'em Loose (1936)
- Walking on Air (1936)
- Swing Time (1936)
- Mary of Scotland (1936)
- M'Liss (1936)
- The Bride Walks Out (1936)
- Bunker Bean (1936)
... aka His Majesty Bunker Bean (UK) - The Last Outlaw (1936)
- The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936)
- Special Investigator (1936)
- The Witness Chair (1936)
- Murder on a Bridle Path (1936)
- Two in Revolt (1936)
- Silly Billies (1936)
- Love on a Bet (1936)
- Yellow Dust (1936)
- Follow the Fleet (1936)
- The Lady Consents (1936)
- Muss 'em Up (1936)
... aka Sinister House (UK)
... aka The House of Fate (UK) - Chatterbox (1936)
- Two in the Dark (1936)
- We're Only Human (1935)
- Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- Seven Keys to Baldpate (1935)
- I Dream Too Much (1935)
- To Beat the Band (1935)
- In Person (1935)
- Another Face (1935)
... aka It Happened in Hollywood (UK) - Annie Oakley (1935)
- The Rainmakers (1935)
- The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)
- Hi, Gaucho! (1935)
- The Three Musketeers (1935)
- His Family Tree (1935)
- Powdersmoke Range (1935)
- The Return of Peter Grimm (1935)
- Top Hat (1935)
- Alice Adams (1935)
... aka Booth Tarkington's Alice Adams (USA: complete title) - Jalna (1935)
- Old Man Rhythm (1935)
- She (1935)
- The Arizonian (1935)
- Village Tale (1935)
- Hooray for Love (1935)
- The Nitwits (1935)
- Break of Hearts (1935)
- Chasing Yesterday (1935)
- The Informer (1935)
- Star of Midnight (1935)
- A Dog of Flanders (1935)
- Roberta (1935)
- Captain Hurricane (1935)
- Murder on a Honeymoon (1935)
- Enchanted April (1935)
- Grand Old Girl (1935)
- Romance in Manhattan (1935)
- The Little Minister (1934)
- West of the Pecos (1934)
- Lightning Strikes Twice (1934)
- Dangerous Corner (1934)
- The Silver Streak (1934)
- Anne of Green Gables (1934)
- By Your Leave (1934)
- Kentucky Kernels (1934)
... aka Triple Trouble (UK) - Gridiron Flash (1934)
... aka Luck of the Game (UK) - Wednesday's Child (1934)
- The Gay Divorcee (1934)
... aka The Gay Divorce (UK) - The Richest Girl in the World (1934)
- The Age of Innocence (1934)
- Down to Their Last Yacht (1934)
... aka Hawaiian Nights (UK) - The Fountain (1934)
- Their Big Moment (1934)
... aka Afterwards (UK) - Hat, Coat, and Glove (1934)
- Bachelor Bait (1934)
- His Greatest Gamble (1934)
- We're Rich Again (1934)
- Cockeyed Cavaliers (1934)
- Of Human Bondage (1934)
- Let's Try Again (1934)
... aka The Marriage Symphony (UK) - Murder on the Blackboard (1934)
- The Life of Vergie Winters (1934)
- Stingaree (1934)
- Finishing School (1934)
- Sing and Like It (1934)
- Where Sinners Meet (1934)
... aka The Dover Road (UK) - This Man Is Mine (1934)
- Success at Any Price (1934)
- Spitfire (1934)
- Keep 'Em Rolling (1934)
- The Lost Patrol (1934)
- Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934)
- Two Alone (1934)
- Long Lost Father (1934)
- The Meanest Gal in Town (1934)
- Flying Down to Rio (1933)
- If I Were Free (1933)
... aka Behold We Live (UK) - The Right to Romance (1933)
- Little Women (1933)
- Chance at Heaven (1933)
- After Tonight (1933)
... aka Sealed Lips (UK) - Ace of Aces (1933)
- Aggie Appleby Maker of Men (1933)
... aka Cupid in the Rough (UK) - Ann Vickers (1933)
- Blind Adventure (1933)
- Diplomaniacs (1933)
- Our Betters (1933)
- The Great Jasper (1933)
- Topaze (1933/I)
- The Past of Mary Holmes (1933)
- Untamed (1929) (uncredited)
- The Love Doctor (1929) (uncredited)
- Stage Struck (1925)
- Lovers in Quarantine (1925)
- A Kiss in the Dark (1925)
Set Decorator:
- The Son of Kong (1933) (settings)
- Headline Shooter (1933) (settings)
... aka Evidence in Camera (UK) - Flaming Gold (1933) (settings)
- Midshipman Jack (1933) (settings)
- Rafter Romance (1933) (settings)
- One Man's Journey (1933) (settings)
- Morning Glory (1933) (settings)
- No Marriage Ties (1933) (settings)
... aka The Ad Man (USA: alternative title)
... aka The Public Be Sold - Before Dawn (1933) (settings)
- Double Harness (1933) (settings)
- Flying Devils (1933) (settings)
... aka The Flying Circus (UK) - Bed of Roses (1933) (settings)
- Emergency Call (1933) (settings)
- Melody Cruise (1933) (settings)
- Professional Sweetheart (1933) (settings)
... aka Imaginary Sweetheart - The Silver Cord (1933) (settings)
- Sweepings (1933) (settings)
- Christopher Strong (1933) (settings)
- The Animal Kingdom (1932) (settings)
... aka The Woman in His House (UK)
Production Designer:
- The River's Edge (1957)
- Pearl of the South Pacific (1955)
- The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950)
- The Admiral Was a Lady (1950)
- Johnny One-Eye (1950)
- The Fallen Sparrow (1943)
Art Department:
- What a Woman! (1943) (associate art director)
... aka The Beautiful Cheat (UK) - Citizen Kane (1941) (art department coordinator) (uncredited)
- Bonnie Scotland (1935) (art director: village set) (uncredited)
... aka Heroes of the Regiment (USA: reissue title) - King Kong (1933) (supervising art director) (uncredited)
... aka The Eighth Wonder
... aka The Eighth Wonder of the World
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