Van Nest Polglase - Movie and Film Biography, Credits and Filmography

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1925 - 1957

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August 25, 1898 in Brooklyn, New York City, NY

by Hal Erickson biography

American art director Van Nest Polglase came to films with impeccable credentials as an architect; at twenty, he had already designed such formidable structures as the presidential palace in Havana. In 1919, Polglase signed on as an art director at Paramount. Ten years later, he joined the upstart RKO Radio Pictures, where among his first assignments was the designing of the legendary RKO "beeping tower" logo. By droit du seigneur, Polglase was given art director credit on all RKO productions from 1929 through 1942, even those handled by his talented assistant Vernon Walker. An ongoing liquor problem cost Polglase his RKO post in 1942, though he soon regained lost ground at Columbia, designing such classy features as A Song to Remember (1944) and Gilda. Through his association with producer Benedict E. Bogeaus and director Allan Dwan, Polglase returned to RKO in the mid '50s for a series of Technicolor programmers. Van Nest Polglase's final project was the Dwan-directed The River's Edge for 20th Century-Fox.

Title	Year	Editors' Rating		User Rating
The River's Edge Art Director	1957
Slightly Scarlet Art Director	1956
Escape to Burma Art Director	1955
Pearl of the South Pacific Art Director	1955
Cattle Queen of Montana Art Director	1954
Passion Art Director	1954
Silver Lode Art Director	1954
Tennessee's Partner Art Director	1954
The Admiral Was a Lady Production Designer	1950
The Fireball Art Director	1950
The Man Who Cheated Himself Production Designer	1950
The Crooked Way Production Designer	1949
Gilda Art Director	1946
The Thrill of Brazil Art Director	1946
A Song to Remember Art Director	1945
Kiss and Tell Art Director	1945
She Wouldn't Say Yes Art Director	1945
Together Again Art Director	1944
The Fallen Sparrow Production Designer	1943
What a Woman! Art Director	1943
Along the Rio Grande Art Director	1941
Citizen Kane Art Director	1941
Dude Cowboy Art Director	1941
Lady Scarface Art Director	1941
Look Who's Laughing Art Director	1941
Mexican Spitfire's Baby Art Director	1941
Mr. & Mrs. Smith Art Director	1941
Parachute Battalion Production Designer	1941
Six Gun Gold Art Director	1941
Suspicion Art Director	1941
The Devil and Miss Jones Art Director	1941
The Gay Falcon Art Director	1941
They Met in Argentina Art Director	1941
Tom, Dick and Harry Art Director	1941
A Bill of Divorcement Art Director	1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois Art Director	1940
Dance, Girl, Dance Art Director	1940
I'm Still Alive Art Director	1940
Kitty Foyle Art Director	1940
Laddie Art Director	1940
Let's Make Music Art Director	1940
Little Men Art Director	1940
Lucky Partners Art Director	1940
Married and in Love Art Director	1940
Mexican Spitfire Out West Art Director	1940
Millionaire Playboy Art Director	1940
Millionaires in Prison Art Director	1940
My Favorite Wife Art Director	1940
One Crowded Night Art Director	1940
Play Girl Art Director	1940
Pop Always Pays Art Director	1940
Primrose Path Art Director	1940
The Marines Fly High Art Director	1940
The Saint Takes Over Art Director	1940
The Stranger on the Third Floor Art Director	1940
They Knew What They Wanted Art Director	1940
Tom Brown's School Days Art Director	1940
Too Many Girls Art Director	1940
Triple Justice Art Director	1940
Vigil in the Night Art Director	1940
Wagon Train Art Director	1940
You Can't Fool Your Wife Art Director	1940
You'll Find Out Art Director	1940
Allegheny Uprising Production Designer	1939
Arizona Legion Art Director	1939
Bachelor Mother Production Designer	1939
Bad Lands Art Director	1939
Beauty for the Asking Art Director	1939
Fifth Avenue Girl Art Director	1939
Five Came Back Art Director	1939
Fixer Dugan Art Director	1939
Gunga Din Art Director	1939
In Name Only Art Director	1939
Love Affair Production Designer	1939
Mexican Spitfire Art Director	1939
Pacific Liner Art Director	1939
Panama Lady Art Director	1939
Racketeers of the Range Art Director	1939
Reno Art Director	1939
Sued for Libel Art Director	1939
That's Right - You're Wrong Art Director	1939
The Girl from Mexico Art Director	1939
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Art Director	1939
The Marshal of Mesa City Art Director	1939
The Rookie Cop Art Director	1939
The Saint Strikes Back Art Director	1939
The Spellbinder Art Director	1939
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle Art Director	1939
Timber Stampede Art Director	1939
Trouble in Sundown Art Director	1939
A Man to Remember Art Director	1938
Almost a Gentleman Art Director	1938
Annabel Takes a Tour Production Designer	1938
Blind Alibi Art Director	1938
Boy Slaves Art Director	1938
Bringing Up Baby Art Director	1938
Carefree Art Director	1938
Everybody's Doing It Art Director	1938
Go Chase Yourself Art Director	1938
Gun Law Art Director	1938
Having Wonderful Time Art Director	1938
I'm from the City Art Director	1938
Joy of Living Art Director	1938
Law of the Underworld Art Director	1938
Night Spot Art Director	1938
Radio City Revels Art Director	1938
Room Service Art Director	1938
Tarnished Angel Production Designer	1938
The Affairs of Annabel Production Designer	1938
The Great Man Votes Art Director	1938
The Law West of Tombstone Art Director	1938
The Mad Miss Manton Production Designer	1938
The Maid's Night Out Art Director	1938
The Renegade Ranger Art Director	1938
The Saint in New York Art Director	1938
Vivacious Lady Art Director	1938
A Damsel in Distress Art Director	1937
Annapolis Salute Art Director	1937
Breakfast for Two Art Director	1937
China Passage Art Director	1937
Crashing Hollywood Art Director	1937
Criminal Lawyer Art Director	1937
Don't Tell the Wife Art Director	1937
Fight for Your Lady Art Director	1937
Forty Naughty Girls Art Director	1937
Hideaway Art Director	1937
Hitting a New High Art Director	1937
Living on Love Art Director	1937
Meet the Missus Art Director	1937
Music for Madame Art Director	1937
New Faces of 1937 Art Director	1937
On Again - Off Again Art Director	1937
Quality Street Art Director	1937
Sea Devils Art Director	1937
Shall We Dance? Art Director	1937
Stage Door Art Director	1937
Super Sleuth Art Director	1937
The Life of the Party Production Designer	1937
The Outcasts of Poker Flat Art Director	1937
The Toast of New York Art Director	1937
The Woman I Love Art Director	1937
There Goes My Girl Art Director	1937
They Wanted to Marry Art Director	1937
Too Many Wives Art Director	1937
We're on the Jury Art Director	1937
Wise Girl Art Director	1937
A Woman Rebels Art Director	1936
Bunker Bean Art Director	1936
Follow the Fleet Art Director	1936
Love on a Bet Art Director	1936
M'Liss Production Designer	1936
Mary of Scotland Art Director	1936
Mummy's Boys Art Director	1936
Murder on a Bridle Path Art Director	1936
Night Waitress Art Director	1936
Swing Time Art Director	1936
That Girl from Paris Art Director	1936
The Big Game Art Director	1936
The Bride Walks Out Art Director	1936
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford Art Director	1936
The Lady Consents Art Director	1936
The Last Outlaw Art Director	1936
The Plough and the Stars Art Director	1936
Alice Adams Art Director	1935
Annie Oakley Art Director	1935
Break of Hearts Art Director	1935
Chasing Yesterday Art Director	1935
Dangerous Corner Art Director	1935
I Dream Too Much Art Director	1935
In Person Art Director	1935
Jalna Art Director	1935
Murder on a Honeymoon Art Director	1935
Old Man Rhythm Art Director	1935
Powdersmoke Range Art Director	1935
Roberta Art Director	1935
Seven Keys to Baldpate Art Director	1935
She Art Director	1935
Star of Midnight Art Director	1935
Sylvia Scarlett Art Director	1935
The Arizonian Art Director	1935
The Informer Art Director	1935
The Nitwits Art Director	1935
The Plot Thickens Art Director	1935
The Return of Peter Grimm Art Director	1935
Top Hat Art Director	1935
Village Tale Art Director	1935
Anne of Green Gables Art Director	1934
Cockeyed Cavaliers Art Director	1934
Flaming Gold Art Director	1934
Keep 'em Rolling Art Director	1934
Of Human Bondage Art Director	1934
Romance in Manhattan Art Director	1934
Spitfire Art Director	1934
Success at Any Price Art Director	1934
The Fountain Art Director	1934
The Gay Divorcee Art Director	1934
The Little Minister Art Director	1934
The Lost Patrol Art Director	1934
The Meanest Gal in Town Art Director	1934
The Silver Streak Art Director	1934
This Man Is Mine Art Director	1934
After Tonight Art Director	1933
Aggie Appleby Art Director	1933
Ann Vickers Art Director	1933
Bed of Roses Art Director	1933
Before Dawn Art Director, Set Designer	1933
Chance at Heaven Art Director	1933
Christopher Strong Art Director	1933
Double Harness Art Director	1933
Emergency Call Art Director, Set Designer	1933
Finishing School Art Director	1933
Flying Devils Art Director	1933
Flying Down to Rio Art Director	1933
If I Were Free Art Director	1933
King Kong Art Director	1933
Little Women Art Director	1933
Midshipman Jack Art Director	1933
Morning Glory Art Director	1933
No Marriage Ties Art Director	1933
Our Betters Art Director	1933
Professional Sweetheart Art Director	1933
Rafter Romance Art Director	1933
Son of Kong Art Director	1933
Sweepings Art Director	1933
The Silver Cord Set Designer	1933
Topaze Art Director	1933
Melody Cruise Art Director	1932
The Animal Kingdom Set Designer	1932
Untamed Art Director	1929
The Magnificent Flirt Art Director	1928
A Kiss in the Dark Art Director	1925
Lovers in Quarantine Art Director	1925
Stage Struck Art Director	1925

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