William Nigh
Directing

William Nigh

Born 1881-10-12 · Berlin, Wisconsin, USA · Died 1955-11-27

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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Known for

Across to Singapore★ 6.8Viewing moment
Across to Singapore
1928
Corregidor★ 4.8Viewing moment
Corregidor
1943
Black Dragons★ 4.9Viewing moment
Black Dragons
1942
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes★ 5.2Viewing moment
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
1948
Mystery Liner★ 4.6Viewing moment
Mystery Liner
1934
Monte Carlo Nights★ 5.9Viewing moment
Monte Carlo Nights
1934
The Ape★ 4.9Viewing moment
The Ape
1940
Hoosier Schoolboy★ 6Viewing moment
Hoosier Schoolboy
1937
The Star Boarder★ 5Viewing moment
The Star Boarder
1914
Mr. Wong, Detective★ 5.4Viewing moment
Mr. Wong, Detective
1938
Doomed to Die★ 5.8Viewing moment
Doomed to Die
1940
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx★ 4.9Viewing moment
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
1942
Men Are Such FoolsViewing moment
Men Are Such Fools
1932
House of Mystery★ 5Viewing moment
House of Mystery
1934
The Mystery of Mr. Wong★ 6Viewing moment
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
1939
Marriage Morals★ 7Viewing moment
Marriage Morals
1923
The Fatal Hour★ 6.1Viewing moment
The Fatal Hour
1940
Streets of New York★ 5.7Viewing moment
Streets of New York
1939
Lady from Chungking★ 5.2Viewing moment
Lady from Chungking
1942
The Kid from KansasViewing moment
The Kid from Kansas
1941
Lord Byron of Broadway★ 7Viewing moment
Lord Byron of Broadway
1930
Without ChildrenViewing moment
Without Children
1935
The Law CommandsViewing moment
The Law Commands
1937
Stage Struck★ 5.8Viewing moment
Stage Struck
1948
He Couldn't Take ItViewing moment
He Couldn't Take It
1933
Boy of the Streets★ 5Viewing moment
Boy of the Streets
1938
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great TriumphViewing moment
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
1916
The 13th Man★ 5Viewing moment
The 13th Man
1937
Forever YoursViewing moment
Forever Yours
1945
Female FugitiveViewing moment
Female Fugitive
1938
Mr. Wong in Chinatown★ 5.4Viewing moment
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
1939
Democracy: The Vision RestoredViewing moment
Democracy: The Vision Restored
1920
Beauty and the Bandit★ 5Viewing moment
Beauty and the Bandit
1946
The Waiters' Picnic★ 5Viewing moment
The Waiters' Picnic
1913
Zis Boom Bah★ 7.1Viewing moment
Zis Boom Bah
1941
Born RichViewing moment
Born Rich
1924
The SlaveViewing moment
The Slave
1917
South of MontereyViewing moment
South of Monterey
1946
My Four Years in Germany★ 4.7Viewing moment
My Four Years in Germany
1918
Tough as They ComeViewing moment
Tough as They Come
1942

Frequent collaborators