Directing

Boris Petroff

Born January 1, 1894 · Saratov, Russia

Died January 1, 1972 · aged 77

No biography available.

Known For

Shotgun WeddingShotgun Wedding · 1963
Shotgun Wedding
5.41963
MovieDramaComedy
While Rafe Anchors longs to marry the daughter of his father's sworn enemy, his father is being pressured into marriage by a sexy, shady gold-digger closer to Rafe's age.
Red SnowRed Snow · 1952
Red Snow
5.71952
MovieScience FictionAction
An Eskimo Army Sergeant is sent to his Arctic tribal village to gather information about a mysterious unmarked black airplane which shadows military planes in northern Alaska and equally-mysterious flashings lighting up the sky from Siberia across the Bering Strait. He soon discovers Soviet espionage at work. Along the way he must also deal with an ice-floe evacuation, an air-ice rescue, a fight with a polar bear and marriage to his fiancee.
Anatomy of a PsychoAnatomy of a Psycho · 1961
Anatomy of a Psycho
4.41961
MovieCrimeThriller
The crazed brother of a condemned killer sent to the gas chamber swears vengeance on those he holds responsible for his brother's execution.
The UnearthlyThe Unearthly · 1957
The Unearthly
4.01957
MovieScience FictionHorror
A mad doctor uses patients at his isolated psychiatric institute as subjects in his attempts to create longevity by surgically installing an artificial gland in their skulls.
Two Lost WorldsTwo Lost Worlds · 1951
Two Lost Worlds
4.21951
MovieAdventureAction
Shipwreck survivors land on an uncharted island inhabited by prehistoric beasts.
Outcasts of the CityOutcasts of the City · 1958
Outcasts of the City
10.01958
MovieDrama
In this drama, set just after the end of WWII, an American officer falls in love with a German woman. Their blissful affair is disrupted when her German ex-lover returns and tries to exact his jealous revenge upon the Yankee. When the ex-lover shows up dead, the American is blamed.
Hats OffHats Off · 1936
Hats Off
5.01936
MovieMusicComedy
The first musical comedy from the Grand National assembly line, Hats Off stars John Payne and Mae Clarke as rival press agents Jimmy Maxwell and Jo Allen. Both have been assigned to stir up publicity for separate expositions at the 1936 Texas Centennial (newsreel footage of which predominates throughout the film's short running time). To throw Jimmy off the track, Jo pretends to be a schoolteacher, but by the time the ruse has been revealed, the two leading characters have fallen in love.
Gathering CloudsGathering Clouds · 1986
Gathering Clouds
6.51986
MovieDrama
Young lawyer Radu Comșa is confronted with an identity crisis as WWI starts.

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