Directing
William Nigh
Born October 12, 1881 · Berlin, Wisconsin, USA
Died November 27, 1955 · aged 74
William Nigh (October 12, 1881 – November 27, 1955) was an American film director, writer, and actor. His film work sometimes lists him as either "Will Nigh" or "William Nye". He was born in Berlin, Wisconsin. His film career began with acting in 17 films in 1913 and 1914; he also directed one of these, Salomy Jane. He acted in 8 more films in the 1910s and two more in the 1920s, but directed a …
Known For
Forever Yours · 1945Forever Yours
★ 7.01945
MovieDrama
A young woman who has been stricken with infantile paralysis gives up hope and is trying to "will herself" to die. A doctor who has been conducting experiments with patients with paralyzed nerves is convinced he can cure her.
Black Dragons · 1942Black Dragons
★ 4.61942
MovieThrillerMystery
It is prior to the commencement of World War II, and Japan's fiendish Black Dragon Society is hatching an evil plot with the Nazis. They instruct a brilliant scientist, Dr. Melcher, to travel to Japan on a secret mission. There he operates on six Japanese conspirators, transforming them to resemble six American leaders. The actual leaders are murdered and replaced with their likeness.
Lord Byron of Broadway · 1930Lord Byron of Broadway
★ 4.61930
MovieDramaRomance
A talented songwriter gets his inspiration for songs from others and not from within himself. He is oblivious that he may harm other people when he uses their stories or their love for himself.
Marriage Morals · 1923Marriage Morals
★ 7.01923
MovieDramaRomance
Harry Ryan, a wealthy spendthrift, falls in love with Mary Gardner, a beauty shop employee, and marries her. Mary, discouraged because she is unable to cure Ryan of his dissolute ways, leaves him. She returns after a change of heart to find her husband bedridden and despondent. At the moment of reconciliation it is revealed that in reality Mary, unattached, was only dreaming, as the result of reading a book entitled Marriage Morals, by J. C. Black.
Female Fugitive · 1938Female Fugitive
★ 7.01938
MovieDramaThriller
Police set up a dragnet to trap an outlaw's wife whom they believe to be his accomplice.
He Couldn't Take It · 1933He Couldn't Take It
★ 10.01933
MovieComedy
Jimmy Kelly, who can't hold on to a job because of his hot temper, finds his calling as a process server. He serves process on a gangster and exposes a criminal conspiracy while trying to stop his long-suffering girlfriend from taking a vacation with her lecherous boss.
The Slave · 1917The Slave
1917
MovieDrama
Caroline works at a hair dressing parlor. A wealthy man falls in love with her, takes her home and proposes to her. Caroline has a dream where she marries the man, who turns vicious and keeps her locked up in his mansion. He finally dies, and Caroline starts out having a good time with his money, but she sees the folly of her ways. She wakes up from the dream.
House of Mystery · 1934House of Mystery
★ 5.11934
MovieComedyHorror
Out of the Mystic Temples of Old India crept this terrible Monster to wreak vengeance of the Hindu Gods. One by one its victims fell with not a trace of the bloody assassin.
Movies
Forever Yours · 1945Forever Yours
★ 7.01945
MovieDrama
A young woman who has been stricken with infantile paralysis gives up hope and is trying to "will herself" to die. A doctor who has been conducting experiments with patients with paralyzed nerves is convinced he can cure her.
Black Dragons · 1942Black Dragons
★ 4.61942
MovieThrillerMystery
It is prior to the commencement of World War II, and Japan's fiendish Black Dragon Society is hatching an evil plot with the Nazis. They instruct a brilliant scientist, Dr. Melcher, to travel to Japan on a secret mission. There he operates on six Japanese conspirators, transforming them to resemble six American leaders. The actual leaders are murdered and replaced with their likeness.
Lord Byron of Broadway · 1930Lord Byron of Broadway
★ 4.61930
MovieDramaRomance
A talented songwriter gets his inspiration for songs from others and not from within himself. He is oblivious that he may harm other people when he uses their stories or their love for himself.
Marriage Morals · 1923Marriage Morals
★ 7.01923
MovieDramaRomance
Harry Ryan, a wealthy spendthrift, falls in love with Mary Gardner, a beauty shop employee, and marries her. Mary, discouraged because she is unable to cure Ryan of his dissolute ways, leaves him. She returns after a change of heart to find her husband bedridden and despondent. At the moment of reconciliation it is revealed that in reality Mary, unattached, was only dreaming, as the result of reading a book entitled Marriage Morals, by J. C. Black.
Female Fugitive · 1938Female Fugitive
★ 7.01938
MovieDramaThriller
Police set up a dragnet to trap an outlaw's wife whom they believe to be his accomplice.
He Couldn't Take It · 1933He Couldn't Take It
★ 10.01933
MovieComedy
Jimmy Kelly, who can't hold on to a job because of his hot temper, finds his calling as a process server. He serves process on a gangster and exposes a criminal conspiracy while trying to stop his long-suffering girlfriend from taking a vacation with her lecherous boss.
The Slave · 1917The Slave
1917
MovieDrama
Caroline works at a hair dressing parlor. A wealthy man falls in love with her, takes her home and proposes to her. Caroline has a dream where she marries the man, who turns vicious and keeps her locked up in his mansion. He finally dies, and Caroline starts out having a good time with his money, but she sees the folly of her ways. She wakes up from the dream.
House of Mystery · 1934House of Mystery
★ 5.11934
MovieComedyHorror
Out of the Mystic Temples of Old India crept this terrible Monster to wreak vengeance of the Hindu Gods. One by one its victims fell with not a trace of the bloody assassin.
School for Girls · 1934School for Girls
★ 7.51934
MovieCrime
After being convicted of stealing some jewels, Annette Eldrige is sent to a reformatory administered by a sadistic and corrupt female warder. However, one of the board of trustees takes an interest in the new arrival and begins to investigate the management of the institution.
His Night Out · 1935His Night Out
★ 7.01935
MovieAdventureComedy
When a meek purchasing agent is told by a quack doctor that he only has three months to live, he gets involved with a bank robbery and kidnapped by the gang.
Rose of the Rio Grande · 1938Rose of the Rio Grande
★ 7.01938
MovieRomanceAdventure
The story, based on a novel by Johnston (Zorro) McCulley, concerns a group of aristocratic vigilantes, who go about trying to restore their prominence in Mexico by killing anyone who stands in their way.
Wife Number Two · 1917Wife Number Two
1917
MovieDrama
Bored by her country life and misunderstood by her parents, Emma Rolfe marries Dr. Charles Bovar, an older man whose dedication to his medical practice results in wifely neglect. To alleviate her growing loneliness, Emma enjoys the company of many of the young men from the village and eventually begins an affair with Rudolph Bulwer.
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx · 1942The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
★ 5.21942
MovieHorrorMystery
Private eye Jerry Church is hired by a criminal defense lawyer after five mobsters he has gotten acquitted are apparently strangled by a serial killer.
Tough as They Come · 1942Tough as They Come
★ 9.01942
MovieDramaCrime
The 'Dead End Kids & Little Tough Guys' are working as collectors for a finance company, when they discover the company's illegal activities and try to stop them.
Skinning Skinners · 1921Skinning Skinners
★ 7.01921
MovieComedy
Skinning Skinners is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by William Nigh.
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph · 1916Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
1916
MovieDrama
"Buttsy" Gallagher is a harmless young product of the slums. In all his life he has never been of the slightest importance. His spirit is so submerged that he has almost forgotten how to get angry. One night the gaiety going on in Judge Winters' home attracts him, and he crouches on the fire-escape to watch it. He becomes interested in the Judge, in his pretty daughter Peggy, in her cousin Flo, in Flo's admirer, the Count, and in Bob Ewing, a struggling young lawyer.
Mr. Wise Guy · 1942Mr. Wise Guy
★ 6.61942
MovieComedyDrama
The gang is sent to the Wilton Reform School after they are unjustly convicted of stealing a truck. Bill Collins, brother of co-leader Danny, becomes involved in a killing and, while also innocent, is convicted and sentenced to death. Through a series of events, Muggs, Glimpy, Danny and the rest of the gang, learn that Knobby, a henchman of Luke Manning, knows something about the murder.
The Fire Brigade · 1926The Fire Brigade
★ 5.01926
MovieDramaAction
Terry O'Neill is the youngest of a family of Irish firefighters. He falls in love with Helen Corwin, but complications ensue when Terry learns that her father, a wealthy contractor, has cut costs by putting his buildings in danger of fire.
Casey of the Coast Guard · 1926Casey of the Coast Guard
★ 7.01926
MovieActionAdventure
Film serial.
Without Honor · 1932Without Honor
★ 5.41932
MovieWestern
Pete Marlan is a gambler with an unsavory past. Suspected of being an outlaw, Pete plays along with this misconception, the better to infiltrate a gang of smugglers. Along the way, he clears the name of the brother of Texas Ranger Mike Donovan, and helps patch up the romance between Donovan and heroine Bernice.
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes · 1948I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
★ 5.61948
MovieCrimeMystery
An innocent dancer is accused of murder after his shoe prints are found at the scene, but his wife follows the trail of clues to find the real perpetrator.
Beware! · 1919Beware!
1919
MovieWar
The American ambassador to Germany James W. Gerard warns that Germany will rise again to power and an attempt at world domination unless safeguards are taken, in this documentary-style propaganda drama.
Corregidor · 1943Corregidor
★ 4.41943
MovieActionDrama
A doctor and his staff in a hospital on the Philippine island of Corregidor shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor try to treat the sick, injured and wounded as American and Filipino troops desperately try to beat back a ferocious Japanese attack.
Thou Shalt Not Steal · 1917Thou Shalt Not Steal
1917
MovieCrimeDrama
Mary Bruce is wooed by Lord Haverford but loves Roger Benton, her father's secretary. To finalize his marriage proposal, Lord Haverford offers her father a large sum of money and, being low on funds, Mr. Bruce accepts it, then places it in a safe. Horrified by her father's actions, Mary steals the cash from the safe that night, but on her way out is overcome by another thief whose wrist she bites in the ensuing tussle.