William Lewis Nolte (1889–1965) was a screenwriter and film director in the United States. He directed the musical film The Duke Is Tops released by Million Dollar Productions. It was re-released in 1943 under the title The Bronze Venus. He is credited as a production manager for the 1942 film Thunder River Feud and as a line producer on the 1947 film Shadow Valley. From 1949 until at least 1957 he was an assistant director on several films.

He was co-writer for the 1951 television show Buckskin Rangers.

Selected filmography Romance Revier (1934), assistant director West on Parade (1934), assistant director Gun Play (1935) Wolf Riders (1935), assistant director The Duke Is Tops (1938), director Life Goes On (1938), director. Reissued in 1944 as His Harlem Wife Take My Life (1942), production manager Saddle Mountain Roundup (1941), original story Square Dance Jubilee (1949), author

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