Boris Ingster

Boris Ingster October 29 1903 August 2 1978 was a LatvianAmerican screenwriter film and television director and producer notable for his role in launching the film noir genre In the 1930s he was a screenwriter on several films He made his directorial debut in 1940 with the film noir movie Stranger on the Third Floor In the 1950s and 1960s he shifted much of his attention to producing television series in genres ranging from drama to Westerns and spy thrillers