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

Plot 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...

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

Plot 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...

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

Plot 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...

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

Plot 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

Plot 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...

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

Plot 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...

4.7

21 votes

4.7

21 votes

Escape from Hong Kong

1942 · Movie · 60 min. · United States

Direction William Nigh

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

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

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Divorce

1945 · Movie · 71 min. · United States

Direction William Nigh

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

Plot 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

Plot 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

Plot 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...

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Black Dragons

1942 · Movie · 64 min. · United States

Direction William Nigh

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

Plot 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...

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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

Plot 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...

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Desert Nights

1929 · Movie · 62 min. · United States

Direction William Nigh

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

Plot 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

Plot 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

Plot 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"...

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Stage Struck

1948 · Movie · 71 min. · United States

Direction William Nigh

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

Plot 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

Plot 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...

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The Mysterious Mr. Wong

1934 · Movie · 63 min. · United States

Direction William Nigh

Cast Bela Lugosi · Wallace Ford · Arline Judge · E. Alyn Warren

Plot Investigating a series of murders in Chinatown, wise-guy reporter Jason Barton is captured by the megalomaniacal Mr. Wong, desperately trying to complete his collection of the twelve gold coins of...

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Streets of New York

1939 · Movie · 73 min. · United States

Direction William Nigh

Cast Jackie Cooper · Martin Spellman · Marjorie Reynolds · Dick Purcell

Plot Jimmy, an idealistic and hard-working young man, has just arrived in New York City with dreams of making his fortune. Along the way he faces numerous obstacles, opportunities and temptations,...

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Mr. Wu

1927 · Movie · 91 min. · United States

Direction William Nigh

Cast Lon Chaney · Louise Dresser · Renée Adorée · Holmes Herbert

Plot Raised by his grandfather to adhere to the ancient laws of China, Mandarin Wu is a strict authoritarian. However, he is a doting father to his beautiful daughter Nang Ping....

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