Roy William Neill
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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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R. William Neill
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Known For
The 9th Guest
1934 · Movie
Terror by Night
1946 · Movie
The Woman in Green
1945 · Movie
Dressed to Kill
1946 · Movie
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
1943 · Movie
Puppy Love
1919 · Movie
The Scarlet Claw
1944 · Movie
Marriage
1927 · Movie
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942 · Movie
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943 · Movie
The Pearl of Death
1944 · Movie
The Man from M.A.R.S.
1922 · Movie