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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

Directed movies (113 total, ranked by score)

  1. Monte Carlo Nights

    1934 · ★ 5.9 (8 votes)

    Mystery, Romance

    31

  2. Mob Town

    1941

    Comedy, Drama

    32

  3. His Night Out

    1935

    Adventure, Comedy, Crime

    33

  4. The Gay Cavalier

    1946

    Romance, Western

    34

  5. South of Monterey

    1946

    Romance, Western

    35

  6. I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes

    1948 · ★ 5.6 (22 votes)

    Crime, Mystery

    36

  7. Across to Singapore

    1928 · ★ 7.0 (12 votes)

    Adventure, Drama

    37

  8. Dizzy Dames

    1935 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    38

  9. Rose of the Rio Grande

    1938

    Romance, Adventure, Music

    39

  10. Where Are Your Children?

    1943 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    40

  11. Zis Boom Bah

    1941 · ★ 7.1 (4 votes)

    Romance, Comedy, Music

    41

  12. Lord Byron of Broadway

    1930 · ★ 3.8 (4 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    42

  13. Fighting Thru

    1930 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)

    Romance, Western

    43

  14. Partners in Time

    1946 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    44

  15. He Couldn't Take It

    1933

    Comedy

    45

  16. Mr. Wu

    1927 · ★ 5.5 (19 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    46

  17. The Old Homestead

    1935

    Comedy, Music, Romance

    47

  18. Mutiny in the Big House

    1939 · ★ 5.3 (6 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    48

  19. The Fire Brigade

    1926 · ★ 3.5 (2 votes)

    Drama, Action

    49

  20. Mr. Wong, Detective

    1938 · ★ 5.5 (30 votes)

    Crime, Thriller, Mystery

    50

  21. Story of Jewel City

    1915 · ★ 4.8 (2 votes)

    51

  22. Men Are Such Fools

    1932

    Drama

    52

  23. The Law of the Range

    1928 · ★ 2.5 (2 votes)

    Western

    53

  24. North of Nome

    1936 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Crime, Adventure

    54

  25. Today

    1930 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    55

  26. Gangster's Boy

    1938 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    56

  27. The Mystery of Mr. Wong

    1939 · ★ 5.7 (23 votes)

    Mystery, Thriller, Crime

    57

  28. Don’t Get Personal

    1936 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    58

  29. Tough as They Come

    1942

    Drama, Crime

    59

  30. The Fatal Hour

    1940 · ★ 5.6 (22 votes)

    Mystery, Thriller, Crime

    60

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Sep 1, 2026.