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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. Mr. Wong in Chinatown

    1939 · ★ 5.3 (24 votes)

    Mystery, Thriller

    61

  2. The Underdog

    1943 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    War, Drama

    62

  3. Romance of the Limberlost

    1938 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Romance, Drama

    63

  4. The Kid from Kansas

    1941 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, Adventure

    64

  5. My Four Years in Germany

    1918 · ★ 4.7 (3 votes)

    War, Drama

    65

  6. House of Mystery

    1934 · ★ 5.1 (11 votes)

    Comedy, Horror, Thriller

    66

  7. Lady from Chungking

    1942 · ★ 5.8 (11 votes)

    Drama, War

    67

  8. Beauty and the Bandit

    1946 · ★ 6.2 (5 votes)

    Romance, Western

    68

  9. Thunder

    1929

    Drama

    69

  10. Casey of the Coast Guard

    1926

    Action, Adventure

    70

  11. Once to Every Bachelor

    1934 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    71

  12. Forever Yours

    1945

    Drama

    72

  13. The Mysterious Mr. Wong

    1935 · ★ 4.2 (25 votes)

    Mystery, Thriller

    73

  14. Four Walls

    1928 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)

    Drama

    74

  15. Desert Nights

    1929 · ★ 5.4 (14 votes)

    Adventure, Drama

    75

  16. A Bride for Henry

    1937 · ★ 5.5 (6 votes)

    Comedy

    76

  17. Doomed to Die

    1940 · ★ 5.7 (28 votes)

    Mystery, Crime, Thriller

    77

  18. Mystery Liner

    1934 · ★ 4.1 (8 votes)

    Mystery

    78

  19. The Blue Streak

    1917

    Drama, Western

    79

  20. School Days

    1921

    80

  21. Sweepstake Annie

    1935 · ★ 4.0 (4 votes)

    Comedy

    81

  22. Salomy Jane

    1914 · ★ 3.0 (3 votes)

    Romance, Western

    82

  23. Atlantic Flight

    1937 · ★ 4.0 (5 votes)

    Drama, Action

    83

  24. Born Rich

    1924 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    84

  25. The Strange Case of Doctor Rx

    1942 · ★ 5.1 (19 votes)

    Horror, Mystery

    85

  26. The Ape

    1940 · ★ 4.9 (37 votes)

    Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction

    86

  27. Black Dragons

    1942 · ★ 4.8 (23 votes)

    Thriller, Mystery, Horror

    87

  28. Are These Our Parents?

    1944

    Romance, Drama

    88

  29. The Slave

    1917

    Drama

    89

  30. The Little Giant

    1926

    Comedy

    90

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