Van Nest Polglase

Overview

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.

Known for

Art
1957	The River's Edge	Art	Production Design	59 Average
1956	Slightly Scarlet	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1955	Tennessee's Partner	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1955	Pearl of the South Pacific	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1955	Escape to Burma	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1954	Passion	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1954	Silver Lode	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1950	The Man Who Cheated Himself	Art	Production Design	59 Average
1950	The Fireball	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1950	The Admiral Was a Lady	Art	Production Design	59 Average
1950	Johnny One-Eye	Art	Production Design	58 Average
1950	Never Fear	Art	Production Design	59 Average
1949	The Crooked Way	Art	Production Design	59 Average
1946	The Thrill of Brazil	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1946	Gilda	Art	Art Direction	67 Fair
1945	She Wouldn't Say Yes	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1945	Kiss and Tell	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1945	A Song to Remember	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1944	Together Again	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1943	What a Woman	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1943	The Fallen Sparrow	Art	Production Design	58 Average
1941	Weekend for Three	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1941	Dude Cowboy	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1941	The Mexican Spitfire's Baby	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1941	Look Who's Laughing	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1941	Suspicion	Art	Art Direction	66 Fair
1941	The Gay Falcon	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1941	All That Money Can Buy	Art	Art Direction	60 Fair
1941	The Bandit Trail	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1941	Father Takes a Wife	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1941	Lady Scarface	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1941	Parachute Battalion	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1941	Six-Gun Gold	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A
1941	Hurry, Charlie, Hurry	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1941	Tom, Dick and Harry	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1941	Cyclone on Horseback	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1941	They Met in Argentina	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1941	Citizen Kane	Art	Art Direction	78 Good
1941	The Devil and Miss Jones	Art	Art Direction	60 Fair
1941	Repent at Leisure	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1941	Footlight Fever	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1941	A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1941	Along the Rio Grande	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1941	Mr. & Mrs. Smith	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1941	Play Girl	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1941	The Saint In Palm Springs	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1940	Kitty Foyle	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1940	The Fargo Kid	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1940	Mexican Spitfire Out West	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1940	They Knew What They Wanted	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1940	Triple Justice	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1940	I'm Still Alive	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1940	Men Against the Sky	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1940	Dance, Girl, Dance	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1940	Stranger on the Third Floor	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1940	One Crowded Night	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1940	Lucky Partners	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1940	Stage to Chino	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1940	Cross-Country Romance	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1940	Millionaires in Prison	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1940	Prairie Law	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1940	The Saint Takes Over	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1940	A Bill of Divorcement	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1940	You Can't Fool Your Wife	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1940	My Favorite Wife	Art	Art Direction	61 Fair
1940	Curtain Call	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1940	Bullet Code	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1940	Primrose Path	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1940	Millionaire Playboy	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1940	Little Orvie	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1940	The Marines Fly High	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1940	Abe Lincoln in Illinois	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1940	Vigil in the Night	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1940	The Saint's Double Trouble	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1940	Married and in Love	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1940	Mexican Spitfire	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1940	Legion of the Lawless	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1939	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	Art	Art Direction	62 Fair
1939	Reno	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1939	That's Right – You're Wrong	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1939	Allegheny Uprising	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1939	The Marshal Of Mesa City	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1939	Sued for Libel	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1939	Fifth Avenue Girl	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1939	The Day the Bookies Wept	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1939	Bad Lands	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1939	In Name Only	Art	Art Direction	60 Fair
1939	The Fighting Gringo	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1939	Conspiracy	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1939	The Spellbinder	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1939	Bachelor Mother	Art	Art Direction	60 Fair
1939	Timber Stampede	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A
1939	Five Came Back	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1939	The Girl and the Gambler	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1939	Racketeers of the Range	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1939	Panama Lady	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1939	The Rookie Cop	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1939	Love Affair	Art	Art Direction	60 Fair
1939	Almost a Gentleman	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1939	The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1939	Trouble in Sundown	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A
1939	The Saint Strikes Back	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1939	Beauty for the Asking	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1939	Twelve Crowded Hours	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1939	Gunga Din	Art	Art Direction	60 Fair
1939	Arizona Legion	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1939	Pacific Liner	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1938	Next Time I Marry	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1938	The Law West of Tombstone	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1938	Annabel Takes a Tour	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1938	Lawless Valley	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1938	Tarnished Angel	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1938	The Mad Miss Manton	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1938	A Man to Remember	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1938	Mr. Doodle Kicks Off	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1938	Fugitives for a Night	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1938	Room Service	Art	Art Direction	60 Fair
1938	The Affairs of Annabel	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1938	Carefree	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1938	Painted Desert	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1938	Sky Giant	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1938	Crime Ring	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1938	Having Wonderful Time	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1938	Border G-Man	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1938	Blond Cheat	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1938	The Saint in New York	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1938	Blind Alibi	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1938	Vivacious Lady	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1938	Law of the Underworld	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1938	Joy of Living	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1938	Go Chase Yourself	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1938	This Marriage Business	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1938	Condemned Women	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1938	Night Spot	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1938	Bringing Up Baby	Art	Art Direction	69 Fair
1938	Double Danger	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1938	Everybody's Doing It	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1938	Crashing Hollywood	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1937	She's Got Everything	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1937	Wise Girl	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1937	Hitting a New High	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1937	Quick Money	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1937	A Damsel in Distress	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1937	Danger Patrol	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1937	Living on Love	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1937	High Flyers	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1937	There Goes the Groom	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1937	Breakfast for Two	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1937	Stage Door	Art	Art Direction	60 Fair
1937	Saturday's Heroes	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1937	Music for Madame	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1937	Forty Naughty Girls	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1937	Annapolis Salute	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1937	The Big Shot	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1937	The Toast of New York	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1937	Super-Sleuth	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1937	On Again—Off Again	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1937	New Faces of 1937	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1937	Border Cafe	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1937	There Goes My Girl	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A
1937	Shall We Dance	Art	Art Direction	61 Fair
1937	You Can't Buy Luck	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1937	The Outcasts of Poker Flat	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1937	The Woman I Love	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A
1937	The Soldier and the Lady	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1937	Quality Street	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1937	China Passage	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1937	Don't Tell the Wife	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A
1937	Sea Devils	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1937	We're on the Jury	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1937	They Wanted to Marry	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1937	Criminal Lawyer	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1937	Racing Lady	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1937	We Who Are About to Die	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1936	That Girl from Paris	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1936	The Plough and the Stars	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1936	Wanted: Jane Turner	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1936	Winterset	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1936	Make Way for a Lady	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1936	A Woman Rebels	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1936	The Big Game	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1936	Walking on Air	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1936	Swing Time	Art	Art Direction	61 Fair
1936	Mary of Scotland	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1936	M'Liss	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1936	The Bride Walks Out	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1936	Bunker Bean	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1936	The Last Outlaw	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1936	The Ex-Mrs. Bradford	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1936	Murder on a Bridle Path	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1936	Silly Billies	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1936	Yellow Dust	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1936	Love on a Bet	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1936	Follow the Fleet	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1936	The Lady Consents	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1936	Chatterbox	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1936	Two in the Dark	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1935	We're Only Human	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1935	Sylvia Scarlett	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1935	Another Face	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1935	Seven Keys to Baldpate	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1935	I Dream Too Much	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1935	To Beat the Band	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A
1935	In Person	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1935	Annie Oakley	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1935	The Three Musketeers	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1935	The Rainmakers	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1935	His Family Tree	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1935	The Return Of Peter Grimm	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1935	Top Hat	Art	Art Direction	63 Fair
1935	Alice Adams	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1935	Hot Tip	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1935	Jalna	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1935	Old Man Rhythm	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1935	She	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1935	The Arizonian	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A
1935	Village Tale	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1935	Hooray for Love	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1935	The Nitwits	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1935	Break of Hearts	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1935	The Informer	Art	Art Direction	60 Fair
1935	Chasing Yesterday	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1935	Star of Midnight	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1935	A Dog of Flanders	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1935	Roberta	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1935	Captain Hurricane	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1935	Murder on a Honeymoon	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1935	Enchanted April	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1935	Romance in Manhattan	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1934	The Little Minister	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1934	West of the Pecos	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A
1934	The Silver Streak	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1934	Red Morning	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1934	Lightning Strikes Twice	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1934	Dangerous Corner	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1934	Anne of Green Gables	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1934	By Your Leave	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1934	Kentucky Kernels	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1934	Wednesday's Child	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1934	The Gay Divorcee	Art	Art Direction	60 Fair
1934	Gridiron Flash	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1934	The Richest Girl in the World	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1934	The Age of Innocence	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1934	Down to Their Last Yacht	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1934	The Fountain	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1934	Their Big Moment	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1934	His Greatest Gamble	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1934	Bachelor Bait	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1934	Hat, Coat and Glove	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1934	Of Human Bondage	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1934	We're Rich Again	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1934	Let's Try Again	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1934	Cockeyed Cavaliers	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1934	Murder on the Blackboard	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1934	The Life of Vergie Winters	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1934	Stingaree	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1934	Where Sinners Meet	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1934	Strictly Dynamite	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1934	Finishing School	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1934	Sing and Like it	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1934	This Man Is Mine	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1934	Success at Any Price	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1934	Spitfire	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1934	Keep 'Em Rolling	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1934	The Lost Patrol	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1934	Hips, Hips, Hooray!	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1934	Two Alone	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1934	Long Lost Father	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1934	Man of Two Worlds	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1934	The Meanest Gal in Town	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1933	Flying Down to Rio	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1933	If I Were Free	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1933	Little Women	Art	Art Direction	60 Fair
1933	The Right To Romance	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1933	After Tonight	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1933	Chance at Heaven	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1933	Ace of Aces	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1933	Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1933	Ann Vickers	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1933	Rafter Romance	Art	Set Decoration	59 Average
1933	Morning Glory	Art	Settings	59 Average
1933	Blind Adventure	Art	Settings	58 Average
1933	Before Dawn	Art	Settings	59 Average
1933	Headline Shooter	Art	Settings	59 Average
1933	Bed of Roses	Art	Settings	58 Average
1933	The Silver Cord	Art	Set Decoration	59 Average
1933	Sweepings	Art	Settings	59 Average
1933	Our Betters	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1933	King Kong	Art	Supervising Art Director	71 Good
1933	Christopher Strong	Art	Set Decoration	58 Average
1933	The Great Jasper	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A
1933	Topaze	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1933	The Past of Mary Holmes	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A
1932	The Animal Kingdom	Art	Set Decoration	58 Average
1930	The Life of the Party	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1925	Stage Struck	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1925	Lovers in Quarantine	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A
1925	A Kiss in the Dark	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A