Van Nest Polglase

Art Department

From Wikipedia Van Nest Polglase (25 August 1898 – 20 December 1968) was an American art director. He was nominated for six Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction. Best remembered as head of the design department at RKO Pictures, he worked on 333 films between 1925 and 1957. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and died in Los Angeles, California. His death notice noted that he was "survived by his son Dr. Van Nest Polglase and 2 grandchildren", his wife, Helen, having predeceased him six months earlier.

Born: August 25, 1898 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died: December 20, 1968 (Age 70)

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Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
5th Ave Girl Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	6.6	Art	Art Direction	1939
A Bill of Divorcement Movie	5.6	Art	Art Direction	1940
A Damsel in Distress Movie Available on 23 streaming services.	6.7	Art	Art Direction	1937
A Dog of Flanders Movie	6.1	Art	Art Direction	1935
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob Movie	6.2	Art	Art Direction	1941
A Man to Remember Movie	6.8	Art	Art Direction	1938
A Song to Remember Movie Available on 24 streaming services.	6.4	Art	Art Direction	1945
A Woman Rebels Movie	6.2	Art	Art Direction	1936
Abe Lincoln in Illinois Movie Available on 17 streaming services.	7.1	Art	Art Direction	1940
Ace of Aces Movie	6.1	Art	Art Direction	1933
After Tonight Movie	5.9	Art	Art Direction	1933
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men Movie	6.3	Art	Art Direction	1933
Alice Adams Movie Available on 24 streaming services.	6.8	Art	Art Direction	1935
Allegheny Uprising Movie Available on 16 streaming services.	6.5	Art	Art Direction	1939
Along the Rio Grande Movie	5.6	Art	Art Direction	1941
Ann Vickers Movie	6	Art	Art Direction	1933
Annabel Takes a Tour Movie	5.4	Art	Art Direction	1938
Annapolis Salute Movie	5.6	Art	Art Direction	1937
Anne of Green Gables Movie	7.2	Art	Art Direction	1934
Annie Oakley Movie Available on 16 streaming services.	6.5	Art	Art Direction	1935
Another Face Movie	5.7	Art	Art Direction	1935
Arizona Legion Movie	5.7	Art	Art Direction	1939
Bachelor Bait Movie	5.9	Art	Art Direction	1934
Bachelor Mother Movie Available on 26 streaming services.	7.6	Art	Art Direction	1939
Bad Lands Movie	5.8	Art	Art Direction	1939
Beauty for the Asking Movie	6.1	Art	Art Direction	1939
Bed of Roses Movie	6.2	Art	Settings	1933
Before Dawn Movie	5.9	Art	Settings	1933
Blind Adventure Movie	6	Art	Settings	1933
Blind Alibi Movie	5.3	Art	Art Direction	1938
Blond Cheat Movie	5.6	Art	Art Direction	1938
Break of Hearts Movie	5.6	Art	Art Direction	1935
Breakfast for Two Movie	6.2	Art	Art Direction	1937
Bringing Up Baby Movie Available on 28 streaming services.	7.9	Art	Art Direction	1938
Bullet Code Movie	5.4	Art	Art Direction	1940
Bunker Bean Movie	5.6	Art	Art Direction	1936
By Your Leave Movie	5.5	Art	Art Direction	1934
Captain Hurricane Movie	5.3	Art	Art Direction	1935
Carefree Movie	6.9	Art	Art Direction	1938
Chance at Heaven Movie	5.8	Art	Art Direction	1933
Chasing Yesterday Movie	5.7	Art	Art Direction	1935
Chatterbox Movie	5.8	Art	Art Direction	1936
China Passage Movie	5.1	Art	Art Direction	1937
Christopher Strong Movie	6.1	Art	Set Decoration	1933
Citizen Kane Movie Available on 30 streaming services.	8.2	Art	Art Direction	1941
Cockeyed Cavaliers Movie	6.2	Art	Art Direction	1934
Condemned Women Movie	5.9	Art	Art Direction	1938
Conspiracy Movie	5.4	Art	Art Direction	1939
Crashing Hollywood Movie	5.9	Art	Art Direction	1938
Crime Ring Movie	6	Art	Art Direction	1938
Criminal Lawyer Movie	5.6	Art	Art Direction	1937
Cross-Country Romance Movie	5.6	Art	Art Direction	1940
Curtain Call Movie	5.6	Art	Art Direction	1940
Dance, Girl, Dance Movie Available on 14 streaming services.	6.6	Art	Art Direction	1940
Danger Patrol Movie	5.3	Art	Art Direction	1937
Dangerous Corner Movie	5.8	Art	Art Direction	1934
Don't Tell the Wife Movie	5.7	Art	Art Direction	1937
Double Danger Movie	5.5	Art	Art Direction	1938
Down to Their Last Yacht Movie	4.5	Art	Art Direction	1934
Dude Cowboy Movie	5.4	Art	Art Direction	1941
Enchanted April Movie	5.5	Art	Art Direction	1935
Escape to Burma Movie	5.3	Art	Art Direction	1955
Father Takes a Wife Movie	5.9	Art	Art Direction	1941
Finishing School Movie	6.2	Art	Art Direction	1934
Five Came Back Movie	6.9	Art	Art Direction	1939
Flying Down to Rio Movie Available on 25 streaming services.	6.4	Art	Art Direction	1933
Forty Naughty Girls Movie	5.8	Art	Art Direction	1937
Gilda Movie Available on 25 streaming services.	7.8	Art	Art Direction	1946
Go Chase Yourself Movie	5	Art	Art Direction	1938
Gridiron Flash Movie	4.7	Art	Art Direction	1934
Gunga Din Movie Available on 21 streaming services.	7	Art	Art Direction	1939
Hat, Coat and Glove Movie	5.5	Art	Art Direction	1934
Having Wonderful Time Movie	5.8	Art	Art Direction	1938
High Flyers Movie	5.5	Art	Art Direction	1937
Hips, Hips, Hooray! Movie	6.2	Art	Art Direction	1934
His Greatest Gamble Movie	5.8	Art	Art Direction	1934
Hitting a New High Movie	4.7	Art	Art Direction	1937
Hooray for Love Movie	5.8	Art	Art Direction	1935
I Dream Too Much Movie	5.1	Art	Art Direction	1935
If I Were Free Movie	5.9	Art	Art Direction	1933
In Name Only Movie Available on 25 streaming services.	7.2	Art	Art Direction	1939
In Person Movie	6	Art	Art Direction	1935
Jalna Movie	6	Art	Art Direction	1935
Johnny One-Eye Movie	5.3	Art	Production Design	1950
Joy of Living Movie	6.1	Art	Art Direction	1938
Keep 'Em Rolling Movie	6	Art	Art Direction	1934
Kentucky Kernels Movie	5.7	Art	Art Direction	1934
King Kong Movie Available on 25 streaming services.	7.8	Directing	Supervising Art Director	1933
Kiss and Tell Movie	6.3	Art	Art Direction	1945
Kitty Foyle Movie Available on 25 streaming services.	7	Art	Art Direction	1940
Lady Scarface Movie	5.5	Art	Art Direction	1941
Law of the Underworld Movie	5.2	Art	Art Direction	1938
Let's Try Again Movie	4.7	Art	Art Direction	1934
Lightning Strikes Twice Movie	4.9	Art	Art Direction	1934
Little Women Movie Available on 16 streaming services.	7.1	Art	Art Direction	1933
Living on Love Movie	5.2	Art	Art Direction	1937
Long Lost Father Movie	5.7	Art	Art Direction	1934
Look Who's Laughing Movie	5.9	Art	Art Direction	1941
Love Affair Movie Available on 15 streaming services.	7.2	Art	Art Direction	1939
Love on a Bet Movie	6.6	Art	Art Direction	1936
Lucky Partners Movie	6.3	Art	Art Direction	1940
M'Liss Movie	5.7	Art	Art Direction	1936
Make Way for a Lady Movie	5.3	Art	Art Direction	1936
Married and in Love Movie	5.6	Art	Art Direction	1940
Mary of Scotland Movie Available on 21 streaming services.	6.5	Art	Art Direction	1936
Men Against the Sky Movie	5.4	Art	Art Direction	1940
Mexican Spitfire Movie	5.9	Art	Art Direction	1940
Mexican Spitfire Out West Movie	5.8	Art	Art Direction	1940
Millionaires in Prison Movie	5.5	Art	Art Direction	1940
Morning Glory Movie Available on 14 streaming services.	6.2	Art	Settings	1933
Mr. & Mrs. Smith Movie Available on 21 streaming services.	6.1	Art	Art Direction	1941
Murder on a Bridle Path Movie	6	Art	Art Direction	1936
Murder on a Honeymoon Movie	6.5	Art	Art Direction	1935
Murder on the Blackboard Movie	6.5	Art	Art Direction	1934
Music for Madame Movie	5.7	Art	Art Direction	1937
My Favorite Wife Movie Available on 26 streaming services.	7.5	Art	Art Direction	1940
Never Fear Movie	6.1	Art	Production Design	1950
New Faces of 1937 Movie	5	Art	Art Direction	1937
Next Time I Marry Movie	6	Art	Art Direction	1938
Night Spot Movie	5	Art	Art Direction	1938
Of Human Bondage Movie Available on 17 streaming services.	6.8	Art	Art Direction	1934
Old Man Rhythm Movie	5.4	Art	Art Direction	1935
On Again-Off Again Movie	5.7	Art	Art Direction	1937
One Crowded Night Movie	5.8	Art	Art Direction	1940
Our Betters Movie	5.9	Art	Art Direction	1933
Pacific Liner Movie	5.5	Art	Art Direction	1939
Painted Desert Movie	5.7	Art	Art Direction	1938
Panama Lady Movie	5.6	Art	Art Direction	1939
Parachute Battalion Movie	5.6	Art	Art Direction	1941
Passion Movie	5.9	Art	Art Direction	1954
Pearl of the South Pacific Movie	5.1	Art	Art Direction	1955
Play Girl Movie	6.1	Art	Art Direction	1941
Primrose Path Movie Available on 14 streaming services.	6.6	Art	Art Direction	1940
Quality Street Movie	6	Art	Art Direction	1937
Quick Money Movie	5.7	Art	Art Direction	1937
Racing Lady Movie	5.4	Art	Art Direction	1937
Rafter Romance Movie	6.4	Art	Set Decoration	1933
Reno Movie	5.3	Art	Art Direction	1939
Repent at Leisure Movie	5.4	Art	Art Direction	1941
Roberta Movie Available on 25 streaming services.	6.9	Art	Art Direction	1935
Romance in Manhattan Movie	6.6	Art	Art Direction	1935
Room Service Movie Available on 28 streaming services.	6.4	Art	Art Direction	1938
Saturday's Heroes Movie	5.3	Art	Art Direction	1937
Sea Devils Movie	5.3	Art	Art Direction	1937
Seven Keys to Baldpate Movie	5.7	Art	Art Direction	1935
Shall We Dance Movie Available on 25 streaming services.	7.6	Art	Art Direction	1937
She Movie Available on 31 streaming services.	6.2	Art	Art Direction	1935
She Wouldn't Say Yes Movie	6	Art	Art Direction	1945
She's Got Everything Movie	5.9	Art	Art Direction	1937
Silly Billies Movie	6.3	Art	Art Direction	1936
Silver Lode Movie Available on 15 streaming services.	6.6	Art	Art Direction	1954
Sing and Like it Movie	6.5	Art	Art Direction	1934
Six-Gun Gold Movie	5.7	Art	Art Direction	1941
Sky Giant Movie	5.7	Art	Art Direction	1938
Slightly Scarlet Movie	6.3	Art	Art Direction	1956
Spitfire Movie	5.2	Art	Art Direction	1934
Stage Door Movie Available on 26 streaming services.	7.6	Art	Art Direction	1937
Stage Struck Movie	6.6	Art	Art Direction	1925
Star of Midnight Movie Available on 11 streaming services.	6.5	Art	Art Direction	1935
Stingaree Movie	5.6	Art	Art Direction	1934
Stranger on the Third Floor Movie Available on 25 streaming services.	6.6	Art	Art Direction	1940
Strictly Dynamite Movie	5.5	Art	Art Direction	1934
Success at Any Price Movie	6.2	Art	Art Direction	1934
Sued for Libel Movie	6	Art	Art Direction	1939
Super-Sleuth Movie	5.5	Art	Art Direction	1937
Suspicion Movie Available on 24 streaming services.	7.4	Art	Art Direction	1941
Sweepings Movie	6.4	Art	Settings	1933
Swing Time Movie Available on 25 streaming services.	7.4	Art	Art Direction	1936
Sylvia Scarlett Movie Available on 11 streaming services.	6.4	Art	Art Direction	1935
Tarnished Angel Movie	5.7	Art	Art Direction	1938
Tennessee's Partner Movie	6.2	Art	Art Direction	1955
That Girl From Paris Movie	5.5	Art	Art Direction	1936
That's Right - You're Wrong Movie	5.9	Art	Art Direction	1939
The Admiral Was a Lady Movie	5.6	Art	Production Design	1950
The Affairs of Annabel Movie	5.9	Art	Art Direction	1938
The Age of Innocence Movie	6	Art	Art Direction	1934
The Animal Kingdom Movie	6.1	Art	Set Decoration	1932
The Arizonian Movie	6.6	Art	Art Direction	1935
The Bandit Trail Movie	5.7	Art	Art Direction	1941
The Big Game Movie	5.2	Art	Art Direction	1936
The Big Shot Movie	5.9	Art	Art Direction	1937
The Bride Walks Out Movie	5.5	Art	Art Direction	1936
The Crooked Way Movie Available on 10 streaming services.	6.4	Art	Production Design	1949
The Day the Bookies Wept Movie	5.2	Art	Art Direction	1939
All That Money Can Buy Movie Available on 19 streaming services.	7.4	Art	Art Direction	1941
The Devil and Miss Jones Movie Available on 16 streaming services.	7.7	Art	Art Direction	1941
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford Movie	7.1	Art	Art Direction	1936
The Fallen Sparrow Movie	6.4	Art	Production Design	1943
The Fargo Kid Movie	5.9	Art	Art Direction	1940
The Fireball Movie	5.5	Art	Art Direction	1950
The Fountain Movie	5.9	Art	Art Direction	1934
The Gay Divorcee Movie Available on 23 streaming services.	7.5	Art	Art Direction	1934
The Gay Falcon Movie	6.3	Art	Art Direction	1941
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Movie Available on 21 streaming services.	7.7	Art	Art Direction	1939
The Informer Movie Available on 21 streaming services.	7.2	Art	Art Direction	1935
The Lady Consents Movie	6	Art	Art Direction	1936
The Last Outlaw Movie	6.4	Art	Art Direction	1936
The Law West of Tombstone Movie	5.4	Art	Art Direction	1938
The Life of Vergie Winters Movie	6.4	Art	Art Direction	1934
The Life of the Party Movie	5.1	Art	Art Direction	1930
The Little Minister Movie	6	Art	Art Direction	1934
The Lost Patrol Movie Available on 27 streaming services.	6.7	Art	Art Direction	1934
The Mad Miss Manton Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	6.6	Art	Art Direction	1938
The Man Who Cheated Himself Movie Available on 21 streaming services.	6.6	Art	Production Design	1950
The Marines Fly High Movie	5.2	Art	Art Direction	1940
The Marshal Of Mesa City Movie	6	Art	Art Direction	1939
The Meanest Gal in Town Movie	6	Art	Art Direction	1934
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby Movie	5.7	Art	Art Direction	1941
The Nitwits Movie	5.8	Art	Art Direction	1935
The Outcasts of Poker Flat Movie	5.7	Art	Art Direction	1937
The Plough and the Stars Movie	5.5	Art	Art Direction	1936
The Rainmakers Movie Available on 10 streaming services.	5.7	Art	Art Direction	1935
The Return Of Peter Grimm Movie	6	Art	Art Direction	1935
The Richest Girl in the World Movie	6.1	Art	Art Direction	1934
The Right To Romance Movie	5.9	Art	Art Direction	1933
The River's Edge Movie	6.2	Art	Production Design	1957
The Rookie Cop Movie	5.5	Art	Art Direction	1939
The Saint Strikes Back Movie	6	Art	Art Direction	1939
The Saint Takes Over Movie	6.3	Art	Art Direction	1940
The Saint in New York Movie	6.1	Art	Art Direction	1938
The Saint In Palm Springs Movie	6	Art	Art Direction	1941
The Saint's Double Trouble Movie	5.8	Art	Art Direction	1940
The Silver Cord Movie	6.7	Art	Set Decoration	1933
The Silver Streak Movie	6.3	Art	Art Direction	1934
The Soldier and the Lady Movie	6	Art	Art Direction	1937
The Spellbinder Movie	6.4	Art	Art Direction	1939
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle Movie Available on 15 streaming services.	7.1	Art	Art Direction	1939
The Three Musketeers Movie	5.6	Art	Art Direction	1935
The Thrill of Brazil Movie	5.7	Art	Art Direction	1946
The Toast of New York Movie	6.1	Art	Art Direction	1937
The Woman I Love Movie	6.3	Art	Art Direction	1937
Their Big Moment Movie	5.5	Art	Art Direction	1934
There Goes My Girl Movie	5.6	Art	Art Direction	1937
There Goes the Groom Movie	5.3	Art	Art Direction	1937
They Knew What They Wanted Movie	5.9	Art	Art Direction	1940
They Met in Argentina Movie	4.6	Art	Art Direction	1941
They Wanted to Marry Movie	5.3	Art	Art Direction	1937
This Man Is Mine Movie	5.8	Art	Art Direction	1934
This Marriage Business Movie	5.4	Art	Art Direction	1938
Together Again Movie	6.5	Art	Art Direction	1944
Tom, Dick and Harry Movie	6.2	Art	Art Direction	1941
Top Hat Movie Available on 29 streaming services.	7.8	Art	Art Direction	1935
Topaze Movie	6.5	Art	Art Direction	1933
Triple Justice Movie	6.3	Art	Art Direction	1940
Trouble in Sundown Movie	5.8	Art	Art Direction	1939
Twelve Crowded Hours Movie	5.3	Art	Art Direction	1939
Two Alone Movie	6.1	Art	Art Direction	1934
Two in the Dark Movie	6.1	Art	Art Direction	1936
Vigil in the Night Movie	6.5	Art	Art Direction	1940
Vivacious Lady Movie	7.3	Art	Art Direction	1938
Walking on Air Movie	6.3	Art	Art Direction	1936
Wanted: Jane Turner Movie	5.8	Art	Art Direction	1936
We Who Are About to Die Movie	6.3	Art	Art Direction	1937
We're Only Human Movie	5.8	Art	Art Direction	1935
We're Rich Again Movie	6.1	Art	Art Direction	1934
We're on the Jury Movie	5.7	Art	Art Direction	1937
Wednesday's Child Movie	5.7	Art	Art Direction	1934
Weekend for Three Movie	5.1	Art	Art Direction	1941
What a Woman Movie	6.3	Art	Art Direction	1943
Where Sinners Meet Movie	5.6	Art	Art Direction	1934
Winterset Movie	5.9	Art	Art Direction	1936
Wise Girl Movie	6.3	Art	Art Direction	1937
Yellow Dust Movie	5.4	Art	Art Direction	1936
You Can't Fool Your Wife Movie	5.4	Art	Art Direction	1940
The Fighting Gringo Movie	5.7	Art	Art Direction	1939
A Kiss in the Dark Movie	7.9	Art	Art Direction	1925
To Beat the Band Movie	6.5	Art	Art Direction	1935
Man of Two Worlds Movie	6.4	Art	Art Direction	1934
His Family Tree Movie	5.6	Art	Art Direction	1935
Almost a Gentleman Movie	6.4	Art	Art Direction	1939
You Can't Buy Luck Movie	5.2	Art	Art Direction	1937
Little Orvie Movie	5.8	Art	Art Direction	1940
The Girl and the Gambler Movie	5.6	Art	Art Direction	1939
Fugitives for a Night Movie	6.1	Art	Art Direction	1938
Red Morning Movie	6	Art	Art Direction	1934
Millionaire Playboy Movie	4.4	Art	Art Direction	1940
Village Tale Movie	5	Art	Art Direction	1935
Legion of the Lawless Movie	6.3	Art	Art Direction	1940
The Past of Mary Holmes Movie	6.8	Art	Art Direction	1933
The Great Jasper Movie	6.6	Art	Art Direction	1933
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off Movie	3.7	Art	Art Direction	1938
Footlight Fever Movie	5.9	Art	Art Direction	1941
Border Cafe Movie	5.7	Art	Art Direction	1937
Hurry, Charlie, Hurry Movie	5.7	Art	Art Direction	1941
Everybody's Doing It Movie	4.7	Art	Art Direction	1938
Timber Stampede Movie	5.4	Art	Art Direction	1939
West of the Pecos Movie	7.7	Art	Art Direction	1934
Hot Tip Movie	5.7	Art	Art Direction	1935
Stage to Chino Movie	5.9	Art	Art Direction	1940
I'm Still Alive Movie	5.9	Art	Art Direction	1940
Lawless Valley Movie	6	Art	Art Direction	1938
Racketeers of the Range Movie	6.1	Art	Art Direction	1939
Border G-Man Movie	5.1	Art	Art Direction	1938
Cyclone on Horseback Movie	5.6	Art	Art Direction	1941
Prairie Law Movie	5.9	Art	Art Direction	1940
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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