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Roy William Neill

Director

Roy William Neill

Directing
1934 — 1946 · 17 films
Lived
4 September 1887 — d. 1946
From
Ireland, United Kingdom

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.

Career Signature

How Roy William Neill’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.

investigation spiral
anxious dread
tightly wound
slow burn
claustrophobic tension

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every directed film.

Tonal kin

William NighWilliam Nigh12 filmsAlfred VohrerAlfred Vohrer8 filmsAlbert RayAlbert Ray2 filmsEFEugene Forde2 filmsRoland WestRoland West4 filmsK. MadhuK. Madhu4 filmsWilliam CastleWilliam Castle15 filmsJürgen RolandJürgen Roland2 films

Filmography

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 Pearl of Death

1944

The Scarlet Claw

1944

The Spider Woman

1943

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

1943

Sherlock Holmes in Washington

1943

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

1943

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

1942

The Black Room

1935

Black Moon

1934

The 9th Guest

1934

Whirlpool

1934