- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- October 12, 1881
- Place of Birth
- Berlin, Wisconsin, USA
- Died
- November 27, 1955
William Nigh
William Nigh (October 12, 1881 – November 27, 1955) was an American film director, writer, and actor. His film work sometimes lists him as either "Will Nigh" or "William Nye". He was born in Berlin, Wisconsin. His film career began with acting in 17 films in 1913 and 1914; he also directed one of these, Salomy Jane. He acted in 8 more films in the 1910s and two more in the 1920s, but directed a total of 119 films, the last in 1948. His film-writing credits numbered 18, mostly concentrated early in his career. His films included Mr. Wise Guy, Thunder, Black Dragons, Corregidor, Mr. Wong, Detective, The Mystery of Mr. Wong, Mr. Wong in Chinatown, Lady from Chungking, The Fatal Hour, The Ape, Doomed to Die, Lord Byron of Broadway, and Casey of the Coast Guard. He died in Burbank, California at the age of 74. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Nigh, licensed under CC-B…
Filmography
movieStage Struck
1948 · Director
movieI Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
1948 · Director
movieRiding the California Trail
1947 · Director
movieBeauty and the Bandit
1946 · Director
movieSouth of Monterey
1946 · Director
moviePartners in Time
1946 · Director
movieThe Gay Cavalier
1946 · Director
movieAllotment Wives
1945 · Director
movieDivorce
1945 · Director
movieForever Yours
1945 · Director, Screenplay
Are These Our Parents?
movieAre These Our Parents?
1944 · Director
movieTrocadero
1944 · Director
movieWhere Are Your Children?
1943 · Director
movieThe Underdog
1943 · Director
movieThe Ghost and the Guest
1943 · Director
movieCorregidor
1943 · Director
movieLady from Chungking
1942 · Director
City of Silent Men
movieCity of Silent Men
1942 · Director
movieTough as They Come
1942 · Director
movieEscape from Hong Kong
1942 · Director
movieThe Strange Case of Doctor Rx
1942 · Director
movieBlack Dragons
1942 · Director
movieMr. Wise Guy
1942 · Director
movieZis Boom Bah
1941 · Director
movieMob Town
1941 · Director
movieThe Kid from Kansas
1941 · Director
movieNo Greater Sin
1941 · Director
Secret Evidence
movieSecret Evidence
1941 · Director
movieThe Ape
1940 · Director
movieDoomed to Die
1940 · Director
movieSon of the Navy
1940 · Director
movieThe Fatal Hour
1940 · Director
movieMutiny in the Big House
1939 · Director
movieMr. Wong in Chinatown
1939 · Director
movieStreets of New York
1939 · Director
movieThe Mystery of Mr. Wong
1939 · Director
movieI Am a Criminal
1938 · Director
movieGangster's Boy
1938 · Director
movieMr. Wong, Detective
1938 · Director
movieRomance of the Limberlost
1938 · Director
movieFemale Fugitive
1938 · Director
movieRose of the Rio Grande
1938 · Director
movieBoy of the Streets
1938 · Director
movieA Bride for Henry
1937 · Director
movieAtlantic Flight
1937 · Director
movieHoosier Schoolboy
1937 · Director
movieThe 13th Man
1937 · Director
movieThe Law Commands
1937 · Director
movieBill Cracks Down
1937 · Director
movieNorth of Nome
1936 · Director
movieCrash Donovan
1936 · Director
Don’t Get Personal
movieDon’t Get Personal
1936 · Director
movieThe Old Homestead
1935 · Director
movieHis Night Out
1935 · Director
movieShe Gets Her Man
1935 · Director
movieDizzy Dames
1935 · Director
movieThe Headline Woman
1935 · Director
movieWithout Children
1935 · Director
Sweepstake Annie
movieSweepstake Annie
1935 · Director
movieThe Mysterious Mr. Wong
1935 · Director
movieTwo Heads on a Pillow
1934 · Director
Once to Every Bachelor
movieOnce to Every Bachelor
1934 · Director
movieMonte Carlo Nights
1934 · Director
movieCity Limits
1934 · Director
movieHouse of Mystery
1934 · Director
movieSchool for Girls
1934 · Director
movieMystery Liner
1934 · Director
movieHe Couldn't Take It
1933 · Director
movieMen Are Such Fools
1932 · Director
movieBorder Devils
1932 · Director
movieWithout Honor
1932 · Director
movieThe Sea Ghost
1931 · Director, Writer
movieThe Lightning Flyer
1931 · Director
movieThe Single Sin
1931 · Director
movieFighting Thru
1930 · Director
movieToday
1930 · Director
movieLord Byron of Broadway
1930 · Director
movieThunder
1929 · Director
movieDesert Nights
1929 · Director, Producer
movieFour Walls
1928 · Director
movieAcross to Singapore
1928 · Director, Producer
movieThe Law of the Range
1928 · Director
movieMr. Wu
1927 · Director, Producer
movieThe Fire Brigade
1926 · Director
movieCasey of the Coast Guard
1926 · Director
movieThe Little Giant
1926 · Director
movieBorn Rich
1924 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieMarriage Morals
1923 · Director, Writer
movieNotoriety
1922 · Director, Writer
movieRags to Riches
1922 · Writer
movieYour Best Friend
1922 · Director, Writer
movieSchool Days
1921 · Director, Writer, Story
movieWhy Girls Leave Home
1921 · Director, Writer
movieThe Soul of Man
1921 · David Fortune, Director
movieSkinning Skinners
1921 · Director
movieDemocracy: The Vision Restored
1920 · David Fortune, Director
movieBeware!
1919 · German Officer, Director
movieThe Fighting Roosevelts
1919 · Director
movieKaiser's Finish
1918 · Editor
movieThe Rainbow Trail
1918 · Shad
movieMy Four Years in Germany
1918 · Socialist, Director, Writer
movieThou Shalt Not Steal
1917 · Director
movieWife Number Two
1917 · Scenario Writer, Director, Screenplay
movieThe Slave
1917 · Scenario Writer, Director, Screenplay
movieThe Blue Streak
1917 · The Blue Streak, Director, Writer
movieLife's Shadows
1916 · Martin Bradley, Director, Writer
movieThe Child of Destiny
1916 · Director, Writer
movieNotorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
1916 · Buttsy Gallagher, Director, Scenario Writer
movieThe Kiss of Hate
1916 · Director
Her Debt of Honor
movieHer Debt of Honor
1916 · Olin Varcoe, Director, Scenario Writer
movieA Yellow Streak
1915 · Director, Writer
movieEmmy of Stork's Nest
1915 · Director
movieA Royal Family
1915 · Minister of Police, Director
Story of Jewel City
movieStory of Jewel City
1915 · Director
movieSalomy Jane
1914 · Rufe Waters, Director
movieThe Star Boarder
1914 · Boarder (uncredited)
movieThe Waiters' Picnic
1913 · The Head Waiter
The Nest
movieThe Nest
— · Director