Directing
William Nigh
- Titles
- 117movies
- Career
Active from 1913 to 1948, busiest in 1935 with 8 main titles.
- Directed
- 112titles as director
- Average score
50/100
- Highest rated
Desert Nights67/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.4average 2.6
- Crime6.9average 3.7
- Mystery7.0average 4.1
- Nostalgia5.5average 3.6
- Politics3.3average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism3.9average 3.3
- Tension6.6average 6.1
- Scare3.1average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.9, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.8, average 2.2
- Catharsis4.1, average 5.1
- Pathos4.3, 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
- Historical Drama 3
- Melodrama 3
- Coming-of-Age Story 3
- Pre-Code Era 3
- Crime Thriller 3
- Fast-Paced Action 3
- Mystery 3
- Nostalgic 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- HHarry NeumannCinematographerThe Mysterious Mr. Wong, Sweepstake Annie, The Mystery of Mr. Wong, Two Heads on a Pillow, The Fatal Hour, +16 more
Martin FaustActorThe Slave, Thou Shalt Not Steal, The Child of Destiny, The Kiss of Hate, Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph, +4 more- RRussell F. SchoengarthEditorThe Mystery of Mr. Wong, The Fatal Hour, Mr. Wong, Detective, The Ape, Mr. Wong in Chinatown, +2 more
Boris KarloffActorThe Mystery of Mr. Wong, The Fatal Hour, Mr. Wong, Detective, Doomed to Die, The Ape, +1 more
John GoldsworthyActorThou Shalt Not Steal, Marriage Morals, Wife Number Two, Her Debt of Honor, A Yellow Streak, +1 more
George ClevelandActorStreets of New York, Don’t Get Personal, Mutiny in the Big House, Rose of the Rio Grande, Romance of the Limberlost, +1 more
Grant WithersActorThe Mystery of Mr. Wong, The Fatal Hour, Mr. Wong, Detective, Doomed to Die, Mr. Wong in Chinatown, +1 more
Craig ReynoldsActorThe Mystery of Mr. Wong, The Fatal Hour, I Am a Criminal, Son of the Navy, Female Fugitive, +1 more
Niles WelchActorThe Kiss of Hate, Rags to Riches, Emmy of Stork's Nest, Border Devils, A Yellow Streak
Anthony WardeActorWhere Are Your Children?, Stage Struck, The Ghost and the Guest, Are These Our Parents?, Allotment Wives
Holmes HerbertActorThe Mystery of Mr. Wong, Mr. Wu, The Nest, The Fire Brigade, The Single Sin
Robert Emmett O'ConnorActorThe Mysterious Mr. Wong, Streets of New York, Boy of the Streets, Four Walls, The Single Sin
Movies and TV shows
181940s
1 title
Forever Yours (1945)
Screenplay, Director
1930s
1 title
The Sea Ghost (1931)
Director, Writer
1920s
7 titles
Born Rich (1924)
Director, Producer
Marriage Morals (1923)
Director, Writer
Rags to Riches (1922)
Writer
Notoriety (1922)
Director, Writer
Your Best Friend (1922)
Writer, Director
School Days (1921)
Story, Director
Why Girls Leave Home (1921)
Director, Writer
1910s
9 titles
My Four Years in Germany (1918)
as Socialist
The Blue Streak (1917)
as The Blue Streak
The Slave (1917)
Scenario Writer, Screenplay
Wife Number Two (1917)
Scenario Writer, Screenplay
The Child of Destiny (1916)
Director, Writer
Her Debt of Honor (1916)
as Olin Varcoe
Life's Shadows (1916)
as Martin Bradley
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph (1916)
as Buttsy Gallagher
A Yellow Streak (1915)
Writer, Director