How is “the small hours” used?

In Oliver Twist (1948), one line is: “In the early hours of this morning, a young woman was brutally beaten to death...”

Which movie is “the small hours” from?

The clip at the top of this page is from Oliver Twist (1948).

In the early hours of this morning, a young woman was brutally beaten to death...

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the period of time very early in the morning, soon after midnight

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the period of time very early in the morning, soon after midnight
ln the small hours, Brazil is waiting for Ayrton Senna to win his first world title in Formula One.

定義：Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 第 9 版