Felix E. Feist

Felix E. Feist

American film and television director (1910–1965)

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

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 21 films (1936–1965) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 34 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1936 Every Sunday. Felix E. Feist 380 16mm B&W sound
1940 Golden Gloves Natl Film Board Of Canada 66 min 16mm B&W sound
1941 YOU'RE A LUCKY FELLOW, MR. SMITH Felix E. Feist 16mm Color sound
1941 YOU'RE A LUCKY FELLOW, MR. SMITH. Felix E. Feist 1 reel 16mm B&W sound
1943 ALL BY MYSELF Felix E. Feist 7 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1943 This Is The Life. Felix E. Feist 10 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1943 YOU'RE A LUCKY FELLOW, MR. SMITH. Felix E. Feist 7 reels Color
1944 Reckless Age. Felix E. Feist 7 reels B&W
1945 George White's Scandals. Felix E. Feist 95 min. B&W
1947 The Devil Thumbs A Ride. Felix E. Feist 62 min. 35mm B&W sound
1948 The Winner's Circle. Felix E. Feist 70 min. 35mm B&W sound
1949 The Threat. Felix E. Feist 66 min. 35mm B&W sound
1950 Guilty Of Treason. Freedom Productions Inc. 86 min. 35mm B&W sound
1950 The Golden Gloves story. Pathe Industries Inc. 77 min. 35mm B&W sound
1950 The Man Who Cheated Himself. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 81 min. 35mm B&W sound
1951 The basketball fix. Jack Broder Productions Inc. 68 min. 35mm B&W sound
1951 Tomorrow is another day Felix E. Feist 90 min B&W
1952 Battles of Chief Pontiac Felix E. Feist 72 min B&W
1952 This Woman is Dangerous Warner Bros Pictures Inc 1:40:00 16mm B&W sound
1955 Pirates Of Tripoli. Columbia Pictures Corp. 7 reels 35mm Color sound
1965 Peyton Place. Episode no. 98 / Twentieth Century Fox Television ; executive producer, Paul Monash ; produced by Felix Feist ; directed by Walter Doniger ; written by Peggy Shaw and Lee Erwin. 22 16mm B&W sound