The Fatal Hour (1940)
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The Fatal Hour was the fourth entry in Monogram's "Mr. Wong" series, based on the gentlemanly oriental detective created by Hugh Wiley. Boris Karloff returns as Wong, supported by Grant Withers as dyspeptic police captain Street and Marjorie Reynolds as brash gal reporter Bobbie Logan. On this occasion, Mr. Wong investigates the murder of a police officer, nearly ending up murdered himself during a climactic jewelry-store robbery. The principal suspect is Belden (Craig Reynolds), the son of a crooked businessman (John Hamilton) whose perfidy has apparently caused all the trouble in the first place. The Fatal Hour was scripted by Joseph West, a pseudonym for director George Waggner (who didn't direct this one). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Boris Karloff, Grant Withers, (more)
- Director(s):
- William Nigh
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Fatal Hour
The Fatal Hour was the fourth entry in Monogram's "Mr. Wong" series, based on the gentlemanly oriental detective created by Hugh Wiley. Boris Karloff returns as Wong, supported by Grant Withers as dyspeptic police captain Street and Marjorie Reynolds as brash gal reporter Bobbie Logan. On this occasion, Mr. Wong investigates the murder of a police officer, nearly ending up murdered himself during a climactic jewelry-store robbery. The principal suspect is Belden (Craig Reynolds), the son of a crooked businessman (John Hamilton) whose perfidy has apparently caused all the trouble in the first place. The Fatal Hour was scripted by Joseph West, a pseudonym for director George Waggner (who didn't direct this one). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 68 mins
Complete Cast of The Fatal Hour
- Boris Karloff - James Lee Wong
- Marjorie Reynolds - Bobby Logan
- John Hamilton - Belden, Sr.
- Jack Kennedy - Mike
- I. Stanford Jolley - Soapy
- Lita Chevret - Tanya
- Tristram Coffin
- Grant Withers - Capt. Street
- Charles Trowbridge - Forbes
- Craig Reynolds - Belden, Jr.
- Frank Puglia - Harway
- Jason Robards, Sr. - Griswold
- Richard Loo - Jeweler
- Director(s):
- William Nigh
- Writer(s):
- W. Scott Darling, Joseph West, George Waggner
- Producer(s):
- William T. Lackey
- Categories:
- Mystery & Suspense
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