Van Nest Polglase

male

Born on August 25, 1898 (127 years old)

Passed Away on December 20, 1968

From Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Known for Art

Biography

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.

Cast Credits

No credits available

Crew Credits

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

Van Nest Polglase

Biography

Cast Credits

Crew Credits

The River's Edge

Slightly Scarlet

Tennessee's Partner

Pearl of the South Pacific

Escape to Burma

Silver Lode

Passion

Never Fear

The Admiral Was a Lady

Johnny One-Eye

The Fireball

The Man Who Cheated Himself

The Crooked Way

Gilda

The Thrill of Brazil

She Wouldn't Say Yes

Kiss and Tell

A Song to Remember

Together Again

What a Woman

The Fallen Sparrow

Citizen Kane

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Parachute Battalion

Cyclone on Horseback

The Saint In Palm Springs

Footlight Fever

Tom, Dick and Harry

Lady Scarface

The Gay Falcon

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby

Play Girl

Along the Rio Grande

Suspicion

Dude Cowboy

Look Who's Laughing

Weekend for Three

All That Money Can Buy

The Bandit Trail

Father Takes a Wife

Six-Gun Gold

Hurry, Charlie, Hurry

They Met in Argentina

Repent at Leisure

The Devil and Miss Jones

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

The Fargo Kid

Legion of the Lawless

Vigil in the Night

Bullet Code

Mexican Spitfire Out West

Mexican Spitfire

Men Against the Sky

Kitty Foyle

Married and in Love

The Saint's Double Trouble

The Marines Fly High

Curtain Call

The Saint Takes Over

A Bill of Divorcement

Cross-Country Romance

I'm Still Alive

Millionaires in Prison

Prairie Law

Little Orvie

Stage to Chino

They Knew What They Wanted

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Dance, Girl, Dance

Lucky Partners

My Favorite Wife

Stranger on the Third Floor

Millionaire Playboy

Triple Justice

One Crowded Night

You Can't Fool Your Wife