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
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
Corregidor★ 4.8Viewing moment
Corregidor
1943
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
Mystery Liner★ 4.6Viewing moment
Mystery Liner
1934
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
Streets of New York★ 5.7Viewing moment
Streets of New York
1939
The Fatal Hour★ 6.1Viewing moment
The Fatal Hour
1940
Lady from Chungking★ 5.2Viewing moment
Lady from Chungking
1942
The Star Boarder★ 5Viewing moment
The Star Boarder
1914
Mr. Wong, Detective★ 5.4Viewing moment
Mr. Wong, Detective
1938
The Sea Ghost★ 5Viewing moment
The Sea Ghost
1931
Wife Number TwoViewing moment
Wife Number Two
1917
Riding the California TrailViewing moment
Riding the California Trail
1947
My Four Years in Germany★ 4.7Viewing moment
My Four Years in Germany
1918
Tough as They ComeViewing moment
Tough as They Come
1942
Border Devils★ 5Viewing moment
Border Devils
1932
A Yellow StreakViewing moment
A Yellow Streak
1915
Trocadero★ 4Viewing moment
Trocadero
1944
The Old HomesteadViewing moment
The Old Homestead
1935
Desert Nights★ 5.7Viewing moment
Desert Nights
1929
Without HonorsViewing moment
Without Honors
1932
His Night OutViewing moment
His Night Out
1935
Romance of the LimberlostViewing moment
Romance of the Limberlost
1938
Mr. Wise Guy★ 6.2Viewing moment
Mr. Wise Guy
1942
School for Girls★ 6Viewing moment
School for Girls
1934
City Limits★ 4Viewing moment
City Limits
1934
Mob TownViewing moment
Mob Town
1941
The Lightning Flyer★ 8Viewing moment
The Lightning Flyer
1931
Emmy of Stork's NestViewing moment
Emmy of Stork's Nest
1915
Four Walls★ 10Viewing moment
Four Walls
1928
Today★ 1Viewing moment
Today
1930

Frequent collaborators