Boris Ingster

Personal Info

Known For Writer

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

Writer

1952
1950
Southside 1-1000

as Screenplay

1947
1947
The Judge Steps Out

as Screenplay

1947
California

as Story

1946
1945
Paris Underground

as Screenplay

1938
Happy Landing

as Writer

1938
1937
Thin Ice

as Screenplay

1936
Dancing Pirate

as Adaptation

Director

1950
Southside 1-1000

as Director

1947
1930
Sentimental Romance

as Assistant Director

1929
Bujná krev

as Assistant Director

Producer

1967
The Karate Killers

as Producer

1967
1964
Guns of Diablo

as Producer