All the book-based movies and TV shows adapted by W.S. Van Dyke

Following a four-year absence, former detective Nick Charles returns to New York with his new wife Nora and their dog, Asta. Nick reconnects with his eccentric old acquaintances, some of whom are quite peculiar. Dorothy Wynant approaches Nick, seeking help as her inventor father, Clyde Wynant, is suspected of murdering her stepmother. Clyde had embarked on a planned trip months earlier, and Dorothy has had no communication with him since.

On New Year’s Eve, Nick and Nora Charles find themselves back on the West Coast, and the unfaithful husband of Nora’s cousin has mysteriously disappeared. Gather together the unconventional individuals who might be involved in this case.

In 1769 Vienna, Empress Maria Theresa of Austria tells her daughter Maria Antonia she is to marry the Dauphin Louis-Auguste. On her second wedding anniversary, Madame du Barry, King Louis XV’s mistress, gifts Marie with an empty cradle and a poem critical of her inability to produce an heir.

A young man is believed to harbor intentions of murdering an explosives manufacturer. In an effort to address the situation, the manufacturer enlists the assistance of newly appointed parents, Nick and Nora.

At the race track, a jockey meets a tragic end by gunshot. Coincidentally present at the scene, renowned detective Nick Charles and his wife Nora attract the attention of Lt. Abrahams, who seeks Nick’s expertise to unravel the mystery.

James Parker and Harry Holt travel in Africa on a quest for the legendary elephant burial grounds and their ivory. Holt is attracted to Jane, and tries somewhat ineffectively to protect her from the jungle’s dangers. He notably fails to prevent her abduction by the jungle’s guardian, the mysterious Tarzan and his ape allies.