The Fatal Hour

The Fatal Hour

14 mins | Crime, Thriller, Adventure | Aug. 18, 1908

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.

The Fatal Hour

14 mins | Crime, Thriller, Adventure | Aug. 18, 1908

The Fatal Hour
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.
Producers American Mutoscope & Biograph
Original title The Fatal Hour
Directors D.W. Griffith
Writers

Cast

George Gebhardt

as Hendricks

Harry Solter

as Pong Lee

Linda Arvidson

as Kidnapped Woman

D.W. Griffith

as Policeman

Anthony O'Sullivan

as Chinese Driver

Mack Sennett

as Policeman