Directing · b. 1887 · Ireland, United Kingdom

Roy William Neill

Biography

Roy William Neill (4 September 1887 – 14 December 1946) was a film director best known today for directing several of the Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, made between 1943 and 1946 and released by Universal Studios. With his father as the captain, Neill was born on a ship off the coast of Ireland named Roland de Gostrie. He began directing silent movies in 1917 and went on to helm 107 films, 40 of them silent. Although most of Neill's films were for the most part low-budget B-movies, he was known for directing films with meticulously lit scenes with carefully la...

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Black Angel 1946 Terror by Night 1946 Dressed to Kill 1946 The House of Fear 1945 The Woman in Green 1945 Pursuit to Algiers 1945 The Scarlet Claw 1944 The Pearl of Death 1944 Gypsy Wildcat 1944 The Spider Woman 1943 Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man 1943 Sherlock Holmes in Washington 1943 Sherlock Holmes Faces Death 1943 Rhythm of the Islands 1943 Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon 1942 Eyes of the Underworld 1942 Madame Spy 1942 Hoots Mon 1940 His Brother’s Keeper 1940 A Gentleman's Gentleman 1939 Murder Will Out 1939 The Good Old Days 1939 Thank Evans 1938 Double or Quits 1938 The Viper 1938 Simply Terrific 1938 Quiet, Please 1938 Everything Happens to Me 1938 Doctor Syn 1937 Gypsy 1936 The Black Room 1935 The Lone Wolf Returns 1935 Eight Bells 1935 Black Moon 1934 The 9th Guest 1934 Whirlpool 1934 Mills of the Gods 1934 Blind Date 1934 Jealousy 1934 I'll Fix It 1934 The Circus Queen Murder 1933 Above the Clouds 1933 Fury of the Jungle 1933 As the Devil Commands 1933 The Menace 1932 That's My Boy 1932 The Good Bad Girl 1931 The Avenger 1931 Fifty Fathoms Deep 1931 Just Like Heaven 1930 Cock o' the Walk 1930 The Melody Man 1930 Wall Street 1929 Behind Closed Doors 1929 The Virgin Queen 1928 San Francisco Nights 1928 The Viking 1928 Lady Raffles 1928 Cleopatra 1928 The Olympic Hero 1928 The Arizona Wildcat 1927 Marriage 1927 The City 1926 The Fighting Buckaroo 1926 A Man Four-Square 1926 The Cowboy and the Countess 1926 Black Paradise 1926 Greater Than a Crown 1925 My Lady's Lips 1925 Percy 1925 Marriage in Transit 1925 The Kiss Barrier 1925 By Divine Right 1924 Broken Laws 1924 Vanity's Price 1924 Toilers of the Sea 1923 What's Wrong with the Women? 1922 The Man from M.A.R.S. 1922 The Iron Trail 1921 The Conquest of Canaan 1921 The Idol of the North 1921 Good References 1920 The Woman Gives 1920 Yes or No 1920 Dangerous Business 1920 The Inner Voice 1920 The Career of Katherine Bush 1919 Puppy Love 1919 The Bandbox 1919 Trixie from Broadway 1919 Vive la France! 1918 The Kaiser's Shadow 1918 Love Me 1918 Green Eyes 1918 Tyrant Fear 1918 The Girl, Glory 1917 The Price Mark 1917 Love Letters 1917 The Mother Instinct 1917
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