Direction: William Nigh

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by William Nigh. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Mr. Wong, Detective

1938 · Movie · 69 min. · United States

Direction William Nigh

Cast Boris Karloff · Grant Withers · Maxine Jennings · Evelyn Brent

Synopsis When a chemical manufacturer is killed after asking detective James Wong to help him, Wong investigates this and two subsequent murders. He uncovers a international spy ring hoping to steal the formula for a poison gas being developed by the...

5.8

35 votes

5.8

35 votes

The Fatal Hour

1940 · Movie · 68 min. · United States

Direction William Nigh

Cast Boris Karloff · Marjorie Reynolds · Grant Withers · Charles Trowbridge

Synopsis When Captain Street's best friend Dan O'Grady is murdered, Street enlists the help of Chinese detective James Lee Wong. Mr. Wong uncovers a smuggling ring on the waterfront of San Francisco and unmasks the killer, though not until several more...

5.6

26 votes

5.6

26 votes

Doomed to Die

1940 · Movie · 68 min. · United States

Direction William Nigh

Cast Boris Karloff · Marjorie Reynolds · Grant Withers · William Stelling

Synopsis Shipping magnate Cyrus Wentworth, downcast over a disaster to his ocean liner 'Wentworth Castle' (carrying, oddly enough, an illicit shipment of Chinese bonds) is shot in his office...at the very moment of kicking out his daughter's fiance Dick Fleming. Of...

5.5

26 votes

5.5

26 votes

The Mystery of Mr. Wong

1939 · Movie · 68 min. · United States

Direction William Nigh

Cast Boris Karloff · Grant Withers · Dorothy Tree · Craig Reynolds

Synopsis Detective tries to solve the murder of antiques collector who was in possession of a famous jewel known as "The Eye of the Moon."

5.5

27 votes

5.5

27 votes

The Ape

1940 · Movie · 62 min. · United States

Direction William Nigh

Cast Boris Karloff · Maris Wrixon · Gene O'Donnell · Dorothy Vaughan

Synopsis Dr. Bernard Adrian is a kindly mad scientist who seeks to cure a young woman's polio. He needs spinal fluid from a human to complete the formula for his experimental serum. Meanwhile, a vicious circus ape has broken out of...

4.9

32 votes

4.9

32 votes

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx

1942 · Movie · 66 min. · United States

Direction William Nigh

Cast Patric Knowles · Lionel Atwill · Anne Gwynne · Samuel S. Hinds

Synopsis After five men previously acquitted of various criminal charges are murdered by a mysterious avenger known as Dr. Rx, police Inspector Hurd and Sergeant Sweeney ask private investigator Jerry Church to help them on the case. He takes the case...

4.7

21 votes

4.7

21 votes

City of Silent Men

1942 · Movie · 64 min. · United States

Direction William Nigh

Cast Frank Albertson · June Lang · Jan Wiley · Richard Clarke

Synopsis The plot revolves around a group of ex-convicts who try to start life anew by relocating in a small town under assumed names. The mayor of the town welcomes the former cons with open arms, helping them re-open a dormant...

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Escape from Hong Kong

1942 · Movie · 60 min. · United States

Direction William Nigh

Cast Don Terry · Leo Carrillo · Andy Devine · Marjorie Lord

Synopsis Three American vaudeville entertainers become involved with spies in Hong Kong, just before Pearl Harbor.

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Trocadero

1944 · Movie · 74 min. · United States

Direction William Nigh

Cast Rosemary Lane · Johnny Downs · Ralph Morgan · Dick Purcell

Synopsis In this musical, two young people inherit their father's nightclub. The joint teeters on the brink of bankruptcy until they bring in exciting jazz music and entertaining acts ranging from comedy to cartoonists.

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Divorce

1945 · Movie · 71 min. · United States

Direction William Nigh

Cast Kay Francis · Bruce Cabot · Helen Mack · Jerome Cowan

Synopsis A woman who has been married and divorced five times comes back to her small hometown, where she proceeds to complicate, and potentially destroy, the marriage of her childhood boyfriend.

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I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes

1948 · Movie · 70 min. · United States

Direction William Nigh

Cast Don Castle · Elyse Knox · Regis Toomey · Charles D. Brown

Synopsis A dancer is pinned for murder after his shoe prints are found at the scene of the crime. His wife follows the trail of clues to the genuine killer.

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Forever Yours

1945 · Movie · 83 min. · United States

Direction William Nigh

Cast Gale Storm · C. Aubrey Smith · Johnny Mack Brown · Conrad Nagel

Synopsis A young woman who has been stricken with infantile paralysis gives up hope and is trying to "will herself" to die. A doctor who has been conducting experiments with patients with paralyzed nerves is convinced he can cure her.

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Black Dragons

1942 · Movie · 64 min. · United States

Direction William Nigh

Cast Bela Lugosi · Joan Barclay · George Pembroke · Clayton Moore

Synopsis A cabal of American industrialists, all fifth-columnists intent on sabotaging the war effort, are methodically murdered by the malevolent Monsieur Colomb. It is only until detective Dick Martin is assigned to the case that everyone's true motives and identities are...

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Mystery Liner

1934 · Movie · 62 min. · United States

Direction William Nigh

Cast Noah Beery · Astrid Allwyn · Edwin Maxwell · Gustav von Seyffertitz

Synopsis Captain Holling is relieved of command of his ship after he suffers a nervous breakdown. His replacement, Captain Downey, takes over the liner just as it is about to be used for an experiment in remote control. Professor Grimson has...

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Desert Nights

1929 · Movie · 62 min. · United States

Direction William Nigh

Cast John Gilbert · Ernest Torrence · Mary Nolan · Claude King

Synopsis A con man with his beautiful accomplice and a hostage steals a half million dollars worth of diamonds but finds they're all lost in the desert without water.

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House of Mystery

1934 · Movie · 62 min. · United States

Direction William Nigh

Cast Ed Lowry · Verna Hillie · John Sheehan · Brandon Hurst

Synopsis An ancient curse and a killer ape are contained inside an old dark mansion.

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Mr. Wong in Chinatown

1939 · Movie · 71 min. · United States

Direction William Nigh

Cast Boris Karloff · Marjorie Reynolds · Grant Withers · Huntley Gordon

Synopsis A pretty Chinese woman, seeking help from San Francisco detective James Lee Wong, is killed by a poisoned dart in his front hall, having time only to scrawl "Captain J" on a sheet of paper. She proves to be Princess...

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Stage Struck

1948 · Movie · 71 min. · United States

Direction William Nigh

Cast Kane Richmond · Audrey Long · Conrad Nagel · Ralph Byrd

Synopsis The murder of nightclub hostess leads an investigator (Kane Richmond) to seedy nightspots.

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Allotment Wives

1945 · Movie · 80 min. · United States

Direction William Nigh

Cast Kay Francis · Paul Kelly · Otto Kruger · Gertrude Michael

Synopsis Sheila Seymour, a sleek and stylish society gal who in reality is the head of a noxious crime syndicate that preys mercilessly on returning World War II servicemen. They zero in on impressionable and lonely vets and before long they're...

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