
Personal Info
Gender:Unspecified
Birth Date:1903-10-29 00:00:00
Birth Place:Riga, USSR (Latvia)
Known For:Writing
Death Date:1978-08-03 00:00:00
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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.
Filmography (23)
⭐ 6

Southside 1-1000
director1950

Call of the Blood
assistant director1929
⭐ 5.5

Dancing Pirate
adaptation1936
⭐ 6.7

Sentimental Romance
assistant director1931
⭐ 7

The Judge Steps Out
screenplay1947
⭐ 7

The Judge Steps Out
story1947
⭐ 7

The Judge Steps Out
director1947
⭐ 5.3

Miracle on Main Street
writer1939
⭐ 10

Something for the Birds
story1952
⭐ 10

Something for the Birds
screenplay1952
⭐ 5.7

I'll Give a Million
writer1938
⭐ 6.6

The Spy in the Green Hat
producer1967
⭐ 6.7

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
writer1943
⭐ 6

Southside 1-1000
screenplay1950
⭐ 6.4

Cloak and Dagger
story1946
⭐ 6.8

Thin Ice
screenplay1937
⭐ 5.3

Happy Landing
writer1938
⭐ 6.5

Stranger on the Third Floor
director1940
⭐ 4.9

The Karate Killers
producer1967
⭐ 6.8

California
story1947
⭐ 6.2

Paris Underground
screenplay1945
⭐ 5.6

One of Our Spies Is Missing
producer1966
⭐ 5.1

Guns of Diablo
producer1964