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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. Democracy: The Vision Restored

    1920

    Drama

    91

  2. Beware!

    1919

    War

    92

  3. A Royal Family

    1915

    Drama

    93

  4. The Single Sin

    1931

    Comedy

    94

  5. A Yellow Streak

    1915

    Drama, Western

    95

  6. The Fighting Roosevelts

    1919

    Drama, War

    96

  7. The Soul of Man

    1921

    Drama

    97

  8. Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph

    1916

    Drama

    98

  9. Without Children

    1935

    Drama

    99

  10. Wife Number Two

    1917

    Drama

    100

  11. The Kiss of Hate

    1916

    Drama

    101

  12. The Nest

    —

    Drama

    102

  13. Emmy of Stork's Nest

    1915

    Drama

    103

  14. Her Debt of Honor

    1916

    Drama

    104

  15. Life's Shadows

    1916

    Comedy, Drama

    105

  16. The Child of Destiny

    1916

    Drama

    106

  17. Marriage Morals

    1923

    Drama, Romance

    107

  18. The Lightning Flyer

    1931

    Drama

    108

  19. Skinning Skinners

    1921

    Comedy

    109

  20. Notoriety

    1922

    Drama

    110

  21. Thou Shalt Not Steal

    1917

    Crime, Drama, Mystery

    111

  22. Your Best Friend

    1922

    Drama

    112

  23. Why Girls Leave Home

    1921

    113

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