Directed credits
5
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Director
Boris Ingster
Writing
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Directed movies: 5Directed series: 0All crew credits: 20
TMDB ID: 49064
IMDb ID: nm0409069
Known for: Writing
Born: October 29, 1903
Died: August 3, 1978
Age: 74
Place of birth: Riga, USSR (Latvia)
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1929 - 1967
Years active: 39
Average TMDB rating: 6.66
Wikidata: Q15709911
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Director (3)Assistant Director (2)Writer (5)Producer (4)Screenplay (3)Story (2)Adaptation (1)
Biography
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 television series in genres ranging from drama to Westerns and spy thrillers.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Boris Ingster.
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Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Boris Ingster.
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Most Popular Movies
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5.3
Happy Landing
Writer
1938 Movie
6.4
Stranger on the Third Floor
Director
1940 Movie
6.7
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Writer
1943 Movie
5.1
Guns of Diablo
Producer
1964 Movie
6.7
California
Story
1947 Movie
6.6
The Spy in the Green Hat
Producer
1967 Movie
5.5
Dancing Pirate
Adaptation
1936 Movie
6.4
Cloak and Dagger
Story
1946 Movie
5.3
One of Our Spies Is Missing
Producer
1966 Movie
4.9
The Karate Killers
Producer
1967 Movie
5.9
Southside 1-1000
Director
1950 Movie
7.0
The Judge Steps Out
Director
1947 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Boris Ingster.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Boris Ingster.
4.9
The Karate Killers
Producer
1967 Movie
6.6
The Spy in the Green Hat
Producer
1967 Movie
5.3
One of Our Spies Is Missing
Producer
1966 Movie
5.1
Guns of Diablo
Producer
1964 Movie
10.0
Something for the Birds
Screenplay
1952 Movie
6.7
California
Story
1947 Movie
6.4
Cloak and Dagger
Story
1946 Movie
5.4
Paris Underground
Screenplay
1945 Movie
6.7
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Writer
1943 Movie
5.3
Miracle on Main Street
Writer
1939 Movie
5.7
I'll Give a Million
Writer
1938 Movie
5.3
Happy Landing
Writer
1938 Movie
6.6
Thin Ice
Screenplay
1937 Movie
5.5
Dancing Pirate
Adaptation
1936 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Boris Ingster.