The Fatal Hour

The Fatal Hour

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 18, 1908

Runtime

0h 14m

Genres

Crime, Thriller, Adventure

Original Title

The Fatal Hour

Production Companies

American Mutoscope & Biograph

Director

D.W. Griffith

Description

This one-reeler has been regarded as a classic example of a Griffith thriller. It engages with the Chinese White slave traffic from the perspective of a female detective, played by Marion Leonard, whose assignment is to expose and break the traffic ring. A fragment is widely available.