Roy William Neill

Works
Director (11), Producer (8),
Birthday
1887-09-04

Roy William Neill - Director, Producer known for his work in such projectsAdvice for working with the Map of emotions: «Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon» (1942), «Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man» (1943), «Dressed to Kill» (1946), «The House of Fear» (1945), «Sherlock Holmes in Washington» (1943),

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 layered shadows that would become the style of film noir in the late 1940s. In fact, his last film, Black Angel (1946), is considered a film noir.

He was also credited in some works as R. William Neill, Roy W. Neill, and Roy Neill. Neill lived in the United States for most of his career and was a U.S. citizen. He did go to London from 1935 until 1940 where better opportunities existed for American directors. During this period, British film producer Edward Black hired Neill to direct The Lady Vanishes. However, due to delays in production, Black hired Alfred Hitchcock to direct instead.

Neill died in London, England from a heart attack.

The most significant works of Roy William Neill

The Spider Woman (1943)

Position: Director, Producer
Black Angel (1946)

Position: Director, Producer
Terror by Night (1946)

Position: Director, Producer
Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill (1946)

Position: Director, Producer
The Black Room (1935)

Position: Director
The House of Fear (1945)

Position: Director, Producer
The Pearl of Death (1944)

Position: Producer, Director
The Woman in Green (1945)

Position: Producer, Director


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