William Nigh
Known for: Directing
Born: October 12, 1881
Died: November 27, 1955
Place of birth: Berlin, Wisconsin, USA
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-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
118 movies · 0 TV shows, newest first
6.3
Stage Struck
1948
5.6
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
1948
5.5
Riding the California Trail
1947
6.3
Beauty and the Bandit
1946
8.0
South of Monterey
1946
7.0
Partners in Time
1946
10.0
The Gay Cavalier
1946
6.7
Allotment Wives
1945
6.0
Divorce
1945
7.0
Forever Yours
19457.0
Are These Our Parents?
1944
5.1
Trocadero
1944
7.0
Where Are Your Children?
1943
8.0
The Underdog
1943
5.3
The Ghost and the Guest
1943
4.4
Corregidor
1943
6.1
Lady from Chungking
19429.0
City of Silent Men
1942
9.0
Tough as They Come
1942
7.0
Escape from Hong Kong
1942
5.2
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
1942
4.6
Black Dragons
1942
6.6
Mr. Wise Guy
1942
6.9
Zis Boom Bah
1941
8.0
Mob Town
1941
8.0
The Kid from Kansas
1941
4.8
No Greater Sin
19417.5
Secret Evidence
1941
4.8
The Ape
1940
5.7
Doomed to Die
1940
6.2
Son of the Navy
1940
5.7
The Fatal Hour
1940
5.3
Mutiny in the Big House
1939
5.4
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
1939
5.4
Streets of New York
1939
5.9
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
1939
7.0
I Am a Criminal
1938
6.0
Gangster's Boy
1938
5.6
Mr. Wong, Detective
1938
6.5
Romance of the Limberlost
1938
7.0
Female Fugitive
1938
7.0
Rose of the Rio Grande
1938
6.0
Boy of the Streets
1938
6.0
A Bride for Henry
1937
4.5
Atlantic Flight
1937
7.0
Hoosier Schoolboy
1937
6.2
The 13th Man
1937
4.0
The Law Commands
1937
5.7
Bill Cracks Down
1937
8.0
North of Nome
1936
8.0
Crash Donovan
193610.0
Don’t Get Personal
1936
10.0
The Old Homestead
1935
7.0
His Night Out
1935
8.0
She Gets Her Man
1935
8.0
Dizzy Dames
1935
4.6
The Headline Woman
1935
NR
Without Children
19354.8
Sweepstake Annie
1935
4.3
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
1935
7.0
Two Heads on a Pillow
19349.0
Once to Every Bachelor
1934
5.9
Monte Carlo Nights
1934
5.5
City Limits
1934
5.1
House of Mystery
1934
7.5
School for Girls
1934
4.7
Mystery Liner
1934
10.0
He Couldn't Take It
1933
7.0
Men Are Such Fools
1932
6.0
Border Devils
1932
5.4
Without Honor
1932
5.7
The Sea Ghost
1931
8.0
The Lightning Flyer
1931
7.0
The Single Sin
1931
7.0
Fighting Thru
1930
3.3
Today
1930
4.7
Lord Byron of Broadway
1930
9.0
Thunder
1929
5.4
Desert Nights
1929
7.3
Four Walls
1928
7.0
Across to Singapore
1928
4.7
The Law of the Range
1928
5.8
Mr. Wu
1927
5.0
The Fire Brigade
1926
7.0
Casey of the Coast Guard
1926
10.0
The Little Giant
1926
4.0
Born Rich
1924
7.0
Marriage Morals
1923
10.0
Notoriety
1922
10.0
Rags to Riches
1922
10.0
Your Best Friend
1922
8.0
School Days
1921
10.0
Why Girls Leave Home
1921
9.0
The Soul of Man
1921
7.0
Skinning Skinners
1921
7.0
Democracy: The Vision Restored
1920
NR
Beware!
1919
8.0
The Fighting Roosevelts
1919
NR
Kaiser's Finish
1918
NR
The Rainbow Trail
1918
4.7
My Four Years in Germany
1918
NR
Thou Shalt Not Steal
1917
NR
Wife Number Two
1917
NR
The Slave
1917
NR
The Blue Streak
1917
NR
Life's Shadows
1916
10.0
The Child of Destiny
1916
NR
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
1916
NR
The Kiss of Hate
1916NR
Her Debt of Honor
1916
NR
A Yellow Streak
1915
NR
Emmy of Stork's Nest
1915
NR
A Royal Family
19154.8
Story of Jewel City
1915
3.0
Salomy Jane
1914
5.2
The Star Boarder
1914
5.0
The Waiters' Picnic
19139.0
The Nest
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