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William Nigh

William Nigh

Directing·1881–1955·108 films

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".

As Director

The Ape
The Ape (1940)
Mr. Wong, Detective
Mr. Wong, Detective (1938)
Black Dragons
Black Dragons (1942)
Doomed to Die
Doomed to Die (1940)
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
The Mysterious Mr. Wong (1935)
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939)
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939)
The Fatal Hour
The Fatal Hour (1940)
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes (1948)
Mr. Wu
Mr. Wu (1927)
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942)
Desert Nights
Desert Nights (1929)
Lady from Chungking
Lady from Chungking (1942)
Across to Singapore
Across to Singapore (1928)
House of Mystery
House of Mystery (1934)
The Ghost and the Guest
The Ghost and the Guest (1943)
Mystery Liner
Mystery Liner (1934)
Monte Carlo Nights
Monte Carlo Nights (1934)
Mr. Wise Guy
Mr. Wise Guy (1942)
Streets of New York
Streets of New York (1939)
Bill Cracks Down
Bill Cracks Down (1937)
Trocadero
Trocadero (1944)
A Bride for Henry
A Bride for Henry (1937)
Allotment Wives
Allotment Wives (1945)
Atlantic Flight
Atlantic Flight (1937)
The Sea Ghost
The Sea Ghost (1931)
Mutiny in the Big House
Mutiny in the Big House (1939)
Zis Boom Bah
Zis Boom Bah (1941)
Beauty and the Bandit
Beauty and the Bandit (1946)
Without Honor
Without Honor (1932)
Border Devils
Border Devils (1932)
Stage Struck
Stage Struck (1948)
The 13th Man
The 13th Man (1937)
The Headline Woman
The Headline Woman (1935)
Lord Byron of Broadway
Lord Byron of Broadway (1930)
Son of the Navy
Son of the Navy (1940)
Boy of the Streets
Boy of the Streets (1938)
Corregidor
Corregidor (1943)
No Greater Sin
No Greater Sin (1941)
Four Walls
Four Walls (1928)
Divorce
Divorce (1945)
Today
Today (1930)
Salomy Jane
Salomy Jane (1914)
My Four Years in Germany
My Four Years in Germany (1918)
Born Rich
Born Rich (1924)
The Law of the Range
The Law of the Range (1928)
The Fire Brigade
The Fire Brigade (1926)
I Am a Criminal
I Am a Criminal (1938)
Where Are Your Children?
Where Are Your Children? (1943)
School for Girls
School for Girls (1934)
Hoosier Schoolboy
Hoosier Schoolboy (1937)
North of Nome
North of Nome (1936)
The Law Commands
The Law Commands (1937)
Riding the California Trail
Riding the California Trail (1947)
Romance of the Limberlost
Romance of the Limberlost (1938)
Fighting Thru
Fighting Thru (1930)
City Limits
City Limits (1934)
Escape from Hong Kong
Escape from Hong Kong (1942)
Gangster's Boy
Gangster's Boy (1938)
Dizzy Dames
Dizzy Dames (1935)
Partners in Time
Partners in Time (1946)
Why Girls Leave Home
Why Girls Leave Home (1921)
Crash Donovan
Crash Donovan (1936)
South of Monterey
South of Monterey (1946)
The Underdog
The Underdog (1943)
Tough as They Come
Tough as They Come (1942)
His Night Out
His Night Out (1935)
Mob Town
Mob Town (1941)
Female Fugitive
Female Fugitive (1938)
The Child of Destiny
The Child of Destiny (1916)
The Single Sin
The Single Sin (1931)
The Gay Cavalier
The Gay Cavalier (1946)
The Old Homestead
The Old Homestead (1935)
She Gets Her Man
She Gets Her Man (1935)
He Couldn't Take It
He Couldn't Take It (1933)
Rose of the Rio Grande
Rose of the Rio Grande (1938)
Men Are Such Fools
Men Are Such Fools (1932)
Forever Yours
Forever Yours (1945)
Two Heads on a Pillow
Two Heads on a Pillow (1934)
Marriage Morals
Marriage Morals (1923)
School Days
School Days (1921)
Thunder
Thunder (1929)
The Little Giant
The Little Giant (1926)
The Fighting Roosevelts
The Fighting Roosevelts (1919)
The Kid from Kansas
The Kid from Kansas (1941)
Skinning Skinners
Skinning Skinners (1921)
Your Best Friend
Your Best Friend (1922)
The Lightning Flyer
The Lightning Flyer (1931)
The Soul of Man
The Soul of Man (1921)
Democracy: The Vision Restored
Democracy: The Vision Restored (1920)
Notoriety
Notoriety (1922)
Casey of the Coast Guard
Casey of the Coast Guard (1926)
Thou Shalt Not Steal
Thou Shalt Not Steal (1917)
A Royal Family
A Royal Family (1915)
Emmy of Stork's Nest
Emmy of Stork's Nest (1915)
The Slave
The Slave (1917)
A Yellow Streak
A Yellow Streak (1915)
Without Children
Without Children (1935)
The Blue Streak
The Blue Streak (1917)
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph (1916)
The Kiss of Hate
The Kiss of Hate (1916)
Wife Number Two
Wife Number Two (1917)
Life's Shadows
Life's Shadows (1916)
Beware!
Beware! (1919)

As Actor

As Writer