Christian Nyby
American film and television director and editor (1913-1993)
Christian Nyby was an American television and film director and editor. As an editor, he had seventeen feature film credits from 1943 to 1952, including The Big Sleep (1946) and Red River (1948). From 1953 to 1975 he was a prolific director of episodes in many television series, including Gunsmoke and Wagon Train. As a feature film director, he is likely best known for The Thing from Another World (1951).
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 5 films (1942–1964) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 16 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▼ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Young Fury | Paramount Pictures Corp. & A. C. Lyles Productions Inc. | 80 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1957 | Hell On Devil’s Island. | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp | 74 min. | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1952 | The Big Sky | Howard Hawks | 1:40 | B&W | ||
| 1946 | The big sleep | Howard Hawks | 1:14 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1942 | HOLLYWOOD CANTEEN | Delmer Daves | 126 min | 16mm | B&W |