Writing
Boris Ingster
Born October 29, 1903 · Riga, Russian Empire
Died August 3, 1978 · aged 74
Boris Ingster (October 29, 1903 - August 2, 1978) was a Latvian-American screenwriter, film and television director and producer notable for his role in launching the film noir genre. In the 1930s he was a screenwriter on several films. He made his directorial debut in 1940 with the film noir movie Stranger on the Third Floor. In the 1950s and 1960s he shifted much of his attention to producing te…
Known For
Cloak and Dagger · 1946Cloak and Dagger
★ 6.51946
MovieDramaThriller
Italian partisans help a professor sent by the OSS to find an atomic scientist held by Nazis.
Stranger on the Third Floor · 1940Stranger on the Third Floor
★ 6.51940
MovieCrimeDrama
Newspaper reporter Michael Ward plunges into a nightmare of guilt, fearing that his "evidence" has sentenced the wrong man to death.
Guns of Diablo · 1964Guns of Diablo
★ 5.41964
MovieRomanceWestern
14-year-old Kurt Russell plays Jamie, an orphaned boy heading westward with a wagon train. Charles Bronson is a wagon scout Linc Murdock, who runs into difficulties when he meets old flame Maria, who is now married to corrupt lawman Rance Macklin. The jealous Macklin has Murdock arrested, but Maria frees him, permitting Murdock and Jamie to embark on a new adventure involving a "lost" gold mine. Edited from TV series, The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
One of Our Spies Is Missing · 1966One of Our Spies Is Missing
★ 5.51966
MovieAdventure
A biochemist develops a process that reverses ageing but, when he disappears, it's up to Napoleon Solo and Ilya Kuryakin to recover or destroy the process before it falls into the hands of the THRUSH.
The Karate Killers · 1967The Karate Killers
★ 5.11967
MovieActionAdventure
International spies Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin travel around the globe in an effort to track down a secret formula that was divided into four parts and left by a dying scientist with his four of five daughters, all of whom live in different countries. His widow, Amanda, is murdered at the beginning by the counter-spies of the organization THRUSH. Evil THRUSH agent Randolph also wants the formula, and is aided by his karate-chopping henchmen.
The Judge Steps Out · 1947The Judge Steps Out
★ 6.81947
MovieDramaComedy
A judge flees the pressures of professional and family life for a job as a short-order cook.
California · 1947California
★ 6.81947
MovieWestern
"Wicked" Lily Bishop joins a wagon train to California, led by Michael Fabian and Johnny Trumbo, but news of the Gold Rush scatters the train. When Johnny and Michael finally arrive, Lily is rich from her saloon and storekeeper (former slaver) Pharaoh Coffin is bleeding the miners dry. But worse troubles are ahead: California is inching toward statehood, and certain people want to make it their private empire.
Happy Landing · 1938Happy Landing
★ 6.21938
MovieComedyMusic
Bandleader and manager discover skater in Norway. They become rivals as she returns with them to America.











