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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