Felix E. Feist

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Felix E. Feist (February 28, 1910 - September 2, 1965) was a film and television director born in New York City. Feist was the son of MGM sales executive, Felix F. Fiest (1884–1936), and nephew of publishing house magnate, Leo Feist. He was educated at Columbia University. He is probably best remembered today for Deluge (1933), for writing and directing the film noirs The Devil Thumbs a Ride (1947) and The Threat (1949), and helming the second screen version of the Curt Siodmak sci-fi tale Donovan's Brain (1953). He directed Judy Garland and Deanna Durbin in their first significant screen appearances, in the short film Every Sunday. Feist was the adoptive father of noted fantasy author Raymond E. Feist. Description above from the Wikipedia article Felix E. Feist, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

The Outer Limits

September 16, 1963

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

September 14, 1964

The Man Who Cheated Himself

Tomorrow Is Another Day

August 8, 1951

The Devil Thumbs a Ride

February 20, 1947

The Devil Thumbs a Ride

February 20, 1947

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
1964	Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea	Director
1963	The Outer Limits	Director
1962	Going My Way	Director
1961	Follow the Sun	Director
1961	Bus Stop	Director
1959	Adventures in Paradise	Director
1959	The Deputy	Director
1959	Riverboat	Director
1958	Sea Hunt	Director
1957	The Californians	Director
1956	Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre	Director
1956	Telephone Time	Director
1955	Highway Patrol	Director
1955	Pirates of Tripoli	Director
1953	Donovan's Brain	Director
1953	Donovan's Brain	Screenplay
1953	The Man Behind The Gun	Director
1953	General Electric Theater	Director
1952	The Big Trees	Director
1952	This Woman Is Dangerous	Director
1952	Babes in Bagdad	Screenplay
1952	Battles of Chief Pontiac	Director
1951	Tomorrow Is Another Day	Director
1951	The Basketball Fix	Director
1950	The Man Who Cheated Himself	Director
1950	Guilty of Treason	Director
1950	The Golden Gloves Story	Director
1950	The Golden Gloves Story	Screenplay
1949	The Threat	Director
1948	The Winner's Circle	Director
1947	The Devil Thumbs a Ride	Director
1947	The Devil Thumbs a Ride	Writer
1945	George White's Scandals	Director
1944	This Is the Life	Director
1944	Pardon My Rhythm	Director
1944	Reckless Age	Director
1944	Reckless Age	Associate Producer
1943	You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith	Director
1943	All by Myself	Director
1940	Dreams	Director
1940	Dreams	Screenplay
1940	Pound Foolish	Director
1940	Pound Foolish	Screenplay
1939	Prophet Without Honor	Director
1939	Happily Buried	Director
1939	Happily Buried	Writer
1939	Let's Talk Turkey	Director
1939	Radio Hams	Director
1939	Double Diving	Director
1939	Set 'em Up	Director
1939	Take a Cue	Director
1938	The Magician's Daughter	Director
1938	The Magician's Daughter	Original Story
1938	How to Figure Income Tax	Director
1937	Give Till It Hurts	Director
1937	The Romance of Digestion	Director
1937	The Romance of Digestion	Writer
1937	Decathlon Champion: The Story of Glenn Morris	Director
1937	What Do You Think? (Number Two)	Director
1936	Every Sunday	Director
1936	How to Be a Detective	Director
1936	How to Vote	Director
1936	Hollywood - The Second Step	Director
1934	Strikes and Spares	Director
1934	My Grandfather's Clock	Music
1934	My Grandfather's Clock	Director
1934	My Grandfather's Clock	Screenplay
1934	California Election News No. 1	Director
1933	Deluge	Director