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Felix E. Feist

American film and television director (1910-1965) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 55

Felix Ellison Feist was an American film and television director and writer born in New York City.

Felix E. Feist is read about 30 times a day, in 11 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 8 August 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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A life in dates

1965Died2 September 19651964Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaSeries, Director1963The Outer LimitsSeries, Director1962Going My WaySeries, Director1961Bus StopSeries, Director1959Adventures in ParadiseSeries, Director1958Sea HuntSeries, Director1957The CaliforniansSeries, Director1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries, Director1955Highway PatrolSeries, DirectorPirates of TripoliFilm, 1955Director1953General Electric TheaterSeries, DirectorDonovan's BrainFilm, 1953Director, Writer1951The Basketball FixFilm, Director1950Guilty of TreasonFilm, Director1949The ThreatFilm, Director1947The Devil Thumbs a RideFilm, Director, Writer1945George White's ScandalsFilm, Director1944Pardon My RhythmFilm, Director1943All by MyselfFilm, Director1939Happily BuriedFilm, Director, Writer1938How to Figure Income TaxFilm, Director1937Decathlon Champion: The Story of Glenn MorrisFilm, Director1934My Grandfather's ClockFilm, Director, Writer1933DelugeFilm, Director1910Born28 February 1910

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Filmography 40

71 credits on file

Television 14

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About this person

He is probably best remembered for Deluge (1933), for writing and directing the film noirs The Devil Thumbs a Ride (1947) and The Threat (1949), and for helming the second screen version of the Curt Siodmak sci-fi tale Donovan's Brain (1953), which starred Nancy Davis before she became known as Nancy Reagan.

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1910 to 1965 · aged 55