Boris Ingster

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

22

Gender

Male

Birthday

1903-10-29

Deathday

1978-08-03 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Riga, USSR (Latvia)

Boris Ingster

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

Cloak and Dagger
6.5%

Cloak and Dagger

Sep 28, 1946

California
6.5%

California

Feb 21, 1947

Sentimental Romance
6.8%

Sentimental Romance

Feb 28, 1931

Miracle on Main Street
5.6%

Miracle on Main Street

Dec 19, 1939

Guns of Diablo
5.3%

Guns of Diablo

Oct 4, 1964

Dancing Pirate
5.6%

Dancing Pirate

May 22, 1936

The Karate Killers
4.9%

The Karate Killers

Apr 7, 1967

Southside 1-1000
5.7%

Southside 1-1000

Nov 16, 1950

Southside 1-1000
5.7%

Southside 1-1000

Nov 16, 1950

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Directing

1950
Southside 1-1000 as Director
1947
The Judge Steps Out as Director
1940
Stranger on the Third Floor as Director
1931
Sentimental Romance as Assistant Director
1929
Bujná krev as Assistant Director

Production

1967
The Karate Killers as Producer
1967
The Spy in the Green Hat as Producer
1964
Guns of Diablo as Producer

Writing

1952
Something for the Birds as Story
1952
Something for the Birds as Screenplay
1950
Southside 1-1000 as Screenplay
1947
The Judge Steps Out as Screenplay
1947
The Judge Steps Out as Story
1947
California as Story
1946
Cloak and Dagger as Story
1945
Paris Underground as Screenplay
1943
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday as Writer
1939
Miracle on Main Street as Writer
1938
I'll Give a Million as Writer
1938
Happy Landing as Writer
1937
Thin Ice as Screenplay
1936
Dancing Pirate as Adaptation
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Boris Ingster