Robert Quigley

Directing

Robert Quigley

Born — Died

1901-11-02 — 1965-01-19

Place of birth

Spry Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada

Known for

Directing

Credits

15 titles

Roberto O'Quigley was a director, writer, and screenwriter. Born in Spry Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada, he moved to the United States with his family at the age of five and later settled in Los Angeles, California. He began his career in Hollywood under the names Bob or Bobby Quigley, writing screenplays for western films. While working as a magazine journalist, he met Mexican actor Emilio Fernández, who invited him to work in Mexico. There, O'Quigley adapted the screenplay for the 1934 film Janitzio and adopted the name Roberto O'Quigley, which he continued to use throughout his career in Mexican cinema.

Known for

Behind the camera

Janitzio poster
6.0

First all Mexican sound film. Story is based on the ancient customs and legends of the fisherfolk as they come into conflict with the exploitation of agents sent by "big business" from the cities.

Janitzio

1935

Before Midnight poster
4.6

A detective tries to figure out who killed a man who predicted his own death.

Before Midnight

1933

Padre de más de cuatro poster
6.3

In this film, we follow the journey of a man deeply entrenched in the world of wrestling and boxing. As the story unfolds, he finds himself faced with the daunting task of securing forty thousand pesos to pay off the mortgage on his beloved's estate. Meanwhile, a wealthy landowner finds himself indebted to an octogenarian moneylender. To absolve the debt, the moneylender proposes a peculiar arrangement: the landowner must marry his daughter.

Padre de más de cuatro

1938

Rusty Rides Alone poster
9.0

Bart Quillan and his sons are after Martin's ranch. Burke arrives to help Martin but being outnumbered he hopes to get help from Powers. But no one is sure which side Powers and his gang are on.

Rusty Rides Alone

1933

Sota, caballo y rey poster
5.8

Theatrical troupe schemes to expose corrupt dealings in local government.

Sota, caballo y rey

1944

Last Video and Testament poster
7.0

Rich old businessman suspects his much younger wife of cheating on him. When his weak heart forces him to have a risky surgery he leaves a videotaped last will and testament - with a sadistic twist.

Last Video and Testament

1984

Gun Justice poster
7.0

Wanting the Lance ranch, Burkett kills Lance and brings in an imposter to pose as the heir Ken Lance. Ken learns of the plan, captures the imposter, and arrives posing as himself. In an ensuing gunfight a man is killed and Ken is in trouble when not only is he accused of the murder, but the imposter escapes and convinces the Sheriff he's the real Ken Lance.

Gun Justice

1933

The Land of Missing Men poster
5.5

Steve O'Neil robs the stage and kidnaps Nita to keep Lopez from doing the same. Then he and Buckshot head for Lopez's hideout for a showdown. The townspeople head after them not knowing what they will find.

The Land of Missing Men

1930

Luces de barriada poster
6.7

No synopsis available yet.

Luces de barriada

1939

Ave sin rumbo poster
6.0

A woman with a past meets a man with a past; the back story of each one represents an obstacle to their couple-bonding. Will they work through their traumas?

Ave sin rumbo

1937

Madre a la fuerza poster
6.0

A 1940 film directed by Robert Quigley.

Madre a la fuerza

1940

Madre a la fuerza poster
6.0

A 1940 film directed by Robert Quigley.

Madre a la fuerza

1940

Rosauro Castro poster
6.6

Cardoza's death, a candidate for mayor of a village chief enemy and Rosauro Castro, leads to Mr. Garcia Mata to undertake an investigation. Upon arriving realizes that even the whole town, including the mayor, lives in fear by the chief and only achieved revenge end the injustices committed by Rosauro Castro.

Rosauro Castro

1950

El cuarto mandamiento poster
6.9

A Mexican family drama.

El cuarto mandamiento

1948

Beautiful Sky poster
6.4

In Mexico, during the early days of the 20th century, two young revolutionaries who are best friends fall in love with the same woman, and both willing to die in a dangerous mission to let his pal marry the girl.

Beautiful Sky

1936