10.0
10.0
Rags to Riches
1922
Writer
William Nigh
Directing
Born:October 12, 1881
Died:November 27, 1955(aged 74)
Birthplace:Berlin, Wisconsin, USA
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CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (106 movies)
7.3
7.3
Four Walls
1928
Director
6.8
6.8
Across to Singapore
1928
Director
6.5
6.5
Zis Boom Bah
1941
Director
6.2
6.2
Beauty and the Bandit
1946
Director
6.1
6.1
Mr. Wise Guy
1942
Director
6.0
6.0
Partners in Time
1946
Director
6.0
6.0
School for Girls
1934
Director
6.0
6.0
Hoosier Schoolboy
1937
Director
6.0
6.0
Dizzy Dames
1935
Director
6.0
6.0
North of Nome
1936
Director
6.0
6.0
Allotment Wives
1945
Director
6.0
6.0
Escape from Hong Kong
1942
Director
6.0
6.0
Romance of the Limberlost
1938
Director
5.9
5.9
Monte Carlo Nights
1934
Director
5.7
5.7
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
1939
Director
5.7
5.7
Mr. Wu
1927
Director
5.6
5.6
Stage Struck
1948
Director
5.6
5.6
Lady from Chungking
1942
Director
5.6
5.6
The Fatal Hour
1940
Director
5.5
5.5
Son of the Navy
1940
Director
5.5
5.5
Doomed to Die
1940
Director
5.5
5.5
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
1948
Director
5.5
5.5
Without Honor
1932
Director
5.5
5.5
The 13th Man
1937
Director
5.5
5.5
Mr. Wong, Detective
1938
Director
5.5
5.5
A Bride for Henry
1937
Director
5.3
5.3
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
1939
Director
5.3
5.3
Border Devils
1932
Director
5.2
5.2
The Sea Ghost
1931
Writer
5.2
5.2
The Ghost and the Guest
1943
Director
5.2
5.2
Desert Nights
1929
Director
5.1
5.1
The Star Boarder
1914
as Boarder (uncredited)
5.1
5.1
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
1942
Director
5.0
5.0
The Waiters' Picnic
1913
as The Head Waiter
5.0
5.0
Divorce
1945
Director
5.0
5.0
Secret Evidence
1941
Director
5.0
5.0
Boy of the Streets
1938
Director
5.0
5.0
Bill Cracks Down
1937
Director
5.0
5.0
I Am a Criminal
1938
Director
4.8
4.8
The Ape
1940
Director
4.8
4.8
Story of Jewel City
1915
Director
4.8
4.8
Streets of New York
1939
Director
4.7
4.7
My Four Years in Germany
1918
Writer
4.7
4.7
House of Mystery
1934
Director
4.7
4.7
Trocadero
1944
Director
4.6
4.6
Black Dragons
1942
Director
4.4
4.4
Mutiny in the Big House
1939
Director
4.2
4.2
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
1935
Director
4.1
4.1
Mystery Liner
1934
Director
4.0
4.0
Riding the California Trail
1947
Director
4.0
4.0
City Limits
1934
Director
4.0
4.0
The Headline Woman
1935
Director
4.0
4.0
Sweepstake Annie
1935
Director
4.0
4.0
Where Are Your Children?
1943
Director
4.0
4.0
Atlantic Flight
1937
Director
4.0
4.0
Fighting Thru
1930
Director
3.8
3.8
Lord Byron of Broadway
1930
Director
3.5
3.5
Corregidor
1943
Director
3.5
3.5
The Fire Brigade
1926
Director
3.0
3.0
Salomy Jane
1914
Director
3.0
3.0
No Greater Sin
1941
Director
2.5
2.5
The Law of the Range
1928
Director
1.0
1.0
Born Rich
1924
Director
1.0
1.0
Today
1930
Director
1.0
1.0
The Law Commands
1937
Director
Democracy: The Vision Restored
1920
Director
Her Debt of Honor
1916
Director
A Royal Family
1915
Director
The Soul of Man
1921
Director
Beware!
1919
Director
The Rainbow Trail
1918
as Shad
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
1916
Director
School Days
1921
Director
Marriage Morals
1923
Director
Why Girls Leave Home
1921
Director
Your Best Friend
1922
Director
She Gets Her Man
1935
Director
Rose of the Rio Grande
1938
Director
The Kid from Kansas
1941
Director
He Couldn't Take It
1933
Director
Are These Our Parents?
1944
Director
Forever Yours
1945
Screenplay
City of Silent Men
1942
Director
Mob Town
1941
Director
Tough as They Come
1942
Director
The Old Homestead
1935
Director
Crash Donovan
1936
Director
Emmy of Stork's Nest
1915
Director
The Little Giant
1926
Director
Two Heads on a Pillow
1934
Director
Without Children
1935
Director
Casey of the Coast Guard
1926
Director
The Kiss of Hate
1916
Director
The Slave
1917
Screenplay
Wife Number Two
1917
Screenplay
Gangster's Boy
1938
Director
A Yellow Streak
1915
Writer
The Fighting Roosevelts
1919
Director
The Underdog
1943
Director
Thunder
1929
Director
His Night Out
1935
Director
The Single Sin
1931
Director
Men Are Such Fools
1932
Director
The Gay Cavalier
1946
Director
South of Monterey
1946
Director
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