Person
Boris Ingster
Writing · 1903–1978 · Riga, Russian Empire
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.
Known for
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Writer
Happy Landing
Writer
The Karate Killers
Producer
Guns of Diablo
Producer
California
Story
Cloak and Dagger
Story
Stranger on the Third Floor
Director
Dancing Pirate
Adaptation
The Spy in the Green Hat
Producer
Thin Ice
Screenplay
Filmography
- 1967The Karate KillersProducer
- 1967The Spy in the Green HatProducer
- 1966One of Our Spies Is MissingProducer
- 1964Guns of DiabloProducer
- 1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Writer
- 1952Something for the BirdsStory
- 1950Southside 1-1000Director
- 1947The Judge Steps OutDirector
- 1947CaliforniaStory
- 1946Cloak and DaggerStory
- 1945Paris UndergroundScreenplay
- 1943The Amazing Mrs. HollidayWriter
- 1940Stranger on the Third FloorDirector
- 1939Miracle on Main StreetWriter
- 1938I'll Give a MillionWriter
- 1938Happy LandingWriter
- 1937Thin IceScreenplay
- 1936Dancing PirateAdaptation
- 1931Sentimental RomanceAssistant Director
- 1929Call of the BloodAssistant Director
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