William Nigh
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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 total of 119 films, the last in 1948. His film-writing credits numbered 18, mostly concentrated early in his career. His films included Mr. Wise Guy, Thunder, Black Dragons, Corregidor, Mr. Wong, Detective, The Mystery of Mr. Wong, Mr. Wong in Chinatown, Lady from Chungking, The Fatal Hour, The Ape, Doomed to Die, Lord Byron of Broadway, and Casey of the Coast Guard. He died in Burbank, California at the age of 74. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Nigh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Black Dragons (1942)
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The Nest (—)
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Female Fugitive (1938)
Director
The Slave (1917)
Director
Marriage Morals (1923)
Director
Skinning Skinners (1921)
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Lord Byron of Broadway (1930)
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School for Girls (1934)
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The Fire Brigade (1926)
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Forever Yours (1945)
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Sweepstake Annie (1935)
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Don’t Get Personal (1936)
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Rose of the Rio Grande (1938)
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Mr. Wise Guy (1942)
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The 13th Man (1937)
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House of Mystery (1934)
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Beware! (1919)
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Thou Shalt Not Steal (1917)
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Across to Singapore (1928)
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The Ape (1940)
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Men Are Such Fools (1932)
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Casey of the Coast Guard (1926)
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I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes (1948)
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He Couldn't Take It (1933)
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The Old Homestead (1935)
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Beauty and the Bandit (1946)
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Once to Every Bachelor (1934)
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Mr. Wong, Detective (1938)
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Without Honor (1932)
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The Lightning Flyer (1931)
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Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph (1916)
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Mob Town (1941)
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Mystery Liner (1934)
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The Fatal Hour (1940)
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Streets of New York (1939)
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Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939)
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The Mysterious Mr. Wong (1935)
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Wife Number Two (1917)
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Life's Shadows (1916)
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The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942)
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Doomed to Die (1940)
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Divorce (1945)
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The Law of the Range (1928)
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The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939)
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His Night Out (1935)
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Stage Struck (1948)
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I Am a Criminal (1938)
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Monte Carlo Nights (1934)
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Two Heads on a Pillow (1934)
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Lady from Chungking (1942)
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South of Monterey (1946)
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The Ghost and the Guest (1943)
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Desert Nights (1929)
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The Gay Cavalier (1946)
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Where Are Your Children? (1943)
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Mr. Wu (1927)
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Escape from Hong Kong (1942)
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Gangster's Boy (1938)
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Allotment Wives (1945)
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Her Debt of Honor (1916)
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Tough as They Come (1942)
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The Child of Destiny (1916)
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Son of the Navy (1940)
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Crash Donovan (1936)
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City of Silent Men (1942)
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Corregidor (1943)
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The Blue Streak (1917)
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Trocadero (1944)
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Born Rich (1924)
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Mutiny in the Big House (1939)
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City Limits (1934)
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Partners in Time (1946)
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Hoosier Schoolboy (1937)
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The Headline Woman (1935)
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The Law Commands (1937)
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She Gets Her Man (1935)
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Secret Evidence (1941)
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Boy of the Streets (1938)
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Four Walls (1928)
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Fighting Thru (1930)
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The Soul of Man (1921)
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Thunder (1929)
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North of Nome (1936)
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Bill Cracks Down (1937)
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No Greater Sin (1941)
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The Underdog (1943)
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Riding the California Trail (1947)
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A Bride for Henry (1937)
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Romance of the Limberlost (1938)
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Why Girls Leave Home (1921)
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Zis Boom Bah (1941)
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Today (1930)
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Democracy: The Vision Restored (1920)
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Your Best Friend (1922)
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The Kid from Kansas (1941)
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Dizzy Dames (1935)
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Atlantic Flight (1937)
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School Days (1921)
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Notoriety (1922)
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The Single Sin (1931)
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The Sea Ghost (1931)
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A Royal Family (1915)
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Salomy Jane (1914)
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Border Devils (1932)
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The Fighting Roosevelts (1919)
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Story of Jewel City (1915)
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The Kiss of Hate (1916)
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Emmy of Stork's Nest (1915)
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A Yellow Streak (1915)
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My Four Years in Germany (1918)
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The Little Giant (1926)
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Without Children (1935)
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Are These Our Parents? (1944)
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