Directing
William Nigh
- Titles
- 118movies
- Career
Active from 1913 to 1948, busiest in 1935 with 8 main titles.
- Directed
- 113titles as director
- Average score
50/100
- Highest rated
Desert Nights67/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.3average 2.6
- Crime7.1average 3.7
- Mystery7.2average 4.1
- Nostalgia5.4average 3.6
- Tension6.8average 6.1
- Scare3.2average 2.6
- Politics3.1average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism3.7average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.9, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.8, average 2.2
- Catharsis3.9, average 5.1
- Pathos4.1, average 5.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 6
- Historical Setting 5
- Class Conflict 4
- Social Commentary 4
- Melodrama 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Mystery 3
- Pre-Code Era 3
- Coming-of-Age Story 3
- Nostalgic 3
- Fast-Paced Action 3
- Crime Thriller 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- HHarry NeumannCinematographerThe Mysterious Mr. Wong, The Mystery of Mr. Wong, Mr. Wong in Chinatown, Two Heads on a Pillow, Riding the California Trail, +16 more
Martin FaustActorThe Child of Destiny, The Slave, Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph, Thou Shalt Not Steal, The Kiss of Hate, +4 more- RRussell F. SchoengarthEditorThe Mystery of Mr. Wong, A Bride for Henry, Mr. Wong in Chinatown, The Fatal Hour, Mr. Wong, Detective, +2 more
George ClevelandActorRose of the Rio Grande, Mutiny in the Big House, Don’t Get Personal, Streets of New York, Boy of the Streets, +1 more
Grant WithersActorThe Mystery of Mr. Wong, Mr. Wong in Chinatown, The Fatal Hour, Mr. Wong, Detective, Doomed to Die, +1 more
John GoldsworthyActorMarriage Morals, Thou Shalt Not Steal, Her Debt of Honor, Wife Number Two, A Yellow Streak, +1 more
Boris KarloffActorThe Mystery of Mr. Wong, Mr. Wong in Chinatown, The Fatal Hour, Mr. Wong, Detective, The Ape, +1 more
Craig ReynoldsActorThe Mystery of Mr. Wong, I Am a Criminal, The Fatal Hour, Female Fugitive, Son of the Navy, +1 more
Marjorie ReynoldsActorStreets of New York, Mr. Wong in Chinatown, The Fatal Hour, Doomed to Die, Secret Evidence
Holmes HerbertActorThe Mystery of Mr. Wong, The Nest, Mr. Wu, The Fire Brigade, The Single Sin
Robert ElliottActorThe Child of Destiny, Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph, Thou Shalt Not Steal, The Kiss of Hate, Life's Shadows
Selmer JacksonActorForever Yours, Son of the Navy, The Ape, Gangster's Boy, The 13th Man
Movies and TV shows
113Upcoming
1 title
The Nest
Director
1940s
32 titles · average score 49
Beauty and the Bandit (1946)
Director
52
Allotment Wives (1945)
Director
33
The Ghost and the Guest (1943)
Director
43
Corregidor (1943)
Director
36
Black Dragons (1942)
Director
61
Mr. Wise Guy (1942)
Director
65
Lady from Chungking (1942)
Director
43
The Fatal Hour (1940)
Director
47
The Ape (1940)
Director
45
Doomed to Die (1940)
Director
1930s
45 titles · average score 47
53
The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939)
Director
51
Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939)
Director
Streets of New York (1939)
Director
Mutiny in the Big House (1939)
Director
51
Mr. Wong, Detective (1938)
Director
58
Boy of the Streets (1938)
Director
59
A Bride for Henry (1937)
Director
36
The Mysterious Mr. Wong (1935)
Director
37
House of Mystery (1934)
Director
31
Mystery Liner (1934)
Director
Men Are Such Fools (1932)
Director
Lord Byron of Broadway (1930)
Director
1920s
18 titles · average score 61
67
Desert Nights (1929)
Producer, Director
Thunder (1929)
Director
66
Across to Singapore (1928)
Director, Producer
The Law of the Range (1928)
Director
58
Four Walls (1928)
Director
54
Mr. Wu (1927)
Director, Producer
The Fire Brigade (1926)
Director
Casey of the Coast Guard (1926)
Director
Born Rich (1924)
Producer, Director
Marriage Morals (1923)
Writer, Director
Skinning Skinners (1921)
Director
The Soul of Man (1921)
as David Fortune
1910s
17 titles
The Fighting Roosevelts (1919)
Director
Beware! (1919)
as German Officer
My Four Years in Germany (1918)
as Socialist
The Blue Streak (1917)
as The Blue Streak
The Kiss of Hate (1916)
Director
The Child of Destiny (1916)
Director, Writer
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph (1916)
as Buttsy Gallagher
Life's Shadows (1916)
as Martin Bradley
Her Debt of Honor (1916)
as Olin Varcoe
Emmy of Stork's Nest (1915)
Director
Story of Jewel City (1915)
Director
Salomy Jane (1914)
as Rufe Waters