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William Nigh

Director · 122 credits · 15 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Ghost and the Guest (1943)

Frequent collaborators: Halbert Brown, Maurine Powers

Best William Nigh movies by genre

Directed movies (113 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Ghost and the Guest

    1943 · ★ 5.2 (8 votes)

    Comedy, Thriller, Mystery

    1

  2. The Sea Ghost

    1931 · ★ 5.3 (4 votes)

    War, Action, Drama

    2

  3. Divorce

    1945 · ★ 5.0 (2 votes)

    Drama

    3

  4. Border Devils

    1932 · ★ 5.0 (2 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Romance

    4

  5. The Law Commands

    1937

    Western

    5

  6. Allotment Wives

    1945 · ★ 6.0 (5 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    6

  7. The 13th Man

    1937 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)

    Mystery

    7

  8. Escape from Hong Kong

    1942 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Adventure, War

    8

  9. Hoosier Schoolboy

    1937 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    9

  10. Female Fugitive

    1938

    Drama, Thriller

    10

  11. The Headline Woman

    1935 · ★ 5.0 (3 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    11

  12. School for Girls

    1934 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Crime

    12

  13. City Limits

    1934 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    13

  14. Two Heads on a Pillow

    1934

    Comedy, Romance

    14

  15. Riding the California Trail

    1947

    Romance, Western

    15

  16. Stage Struck

    1948 · ★ 5.6 (4 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    16

  17. Corregidor

    1943 · ★ 4.8 (2 votes)

    Action, Drama, War

    17

  18. City of Silent Men

    1942

    Romance, Crime, Drama

    18

  19. Streets of New York

    1939 · ★ 5.6 (5 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    19

  20. She Gets Her Man

    1935

    Comedy, Crime

    20

  21. Boy of the Streets

    1938 · ★ 5.0 (3 votes)

    Drama

    21

  22. Bill Cracks Down

    1937 · ★ 5.5 (4 votes)

    Action, Drama, Romance

    22

  23. No Greater Sin

    1941 · ★ 3.5 (2 votes)

    Drama

    23

  24. Son of the Navy

    1940 · ★ 5.5 (4 votes)

    24

  25. I Am a Criminal

    1938

    Crime

    25

  26. Crash Donovan

    1936

    Drama

    26

  27. Trocadero

    1944 · ★ 5.4 (5 votes)

    Comedy, Music

    27

  28. Secret Evidence

    1941 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    28

  29. Without Honor

    1932 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)

    Western

    29

  30. Mr. Wise Guy

    1942 · ★ 6.1 (7 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Romance

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.