The Fatal Hour
1940 | 68m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | William Nigh |
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| Writer: | George Waggner, Scott Darling |
| Staring: |
| When a police officer is murdered, Captain Street looks to Mr. Wong to catch the killer. Prime Suspect: Frank Belden Jr., whose father is a businessman well known for both his success and dishonesty. Mr. Wong faces increasing danger and is nearly executed himself as the investigation develops in treachery and complexity. As Mr. Wong follows the trail of dead bodies, he uncovers a jewel smuggling ring on the San Francisco waterfront and a case much larger than the death of a police officer. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 15, 1940 |
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| Director: | William Nigh |
| Writer: | George Waggner, Scott Darling |
| Genres: | Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | detective, smuggling (contraband), murder, mr. wong |
| Production Companies | Monogram Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Boris Karloff | James Lee Wong |
| Marjorie Reynolds | Roberta 'Bobbie' Logan |
| Grant Withers | Capt. Bill Street |
| Charles Trowbridge | John T. Forbes |
| Frank Puglia | Harry 'Hardway' Lockett |
| Craig Reynolds | Frank Belden, Jr. |
| Lita Chevret | Tanya Serova |
| Harry Strang | Det. Ballard |
| Hooper Atchley | Frank Belden, Sr. |
| Jason Robards Sr. | Griswold |
| Richard Loo | Jeweler |
| Jack Kennedy | Mike |
| C.E. Anderson | Cap Anderson |
| Allan Cavan | Radio Station Owner |
| Tris Coffin | Hotel Desk Clerk |
| Nick Copeland | The Crank Informant |
| Pauline Drake | Bessie, Switchboard Operator |
| Harry Harvey | Radio Salesman |
| Elsa Janssen | Hotel Maid |
| I. Stanford Jolley | Soapy |
| Donald Kerr | The Drunk |
| Wilbur Mack | Police Medical Examiner |
| Bert Moorhouse | Card Player |
| James C. Morton | Policeman Clancy |
| Paul Scardon | Homer Lyons - Informant |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| George Waggner | Adaptation |
| William Nigh | Director |
| Karl Zint | Sound Recordist |
| Louis Brown | Costume Design |
| Edward J. Kay | Music |
| W.B. Eason | Assistant Director |
| Scott Darling | Screenplay |
| Hugh Wiley | Characters |
| Harry Neumann | Director of Photography |
| Russell F. Schoengarth | Editor |
| Gordon Bau | Makeup Artist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Scott R. Dunlap | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2025 | 3 | 832 | 853 |
Maybe not one of the better "Wong" (Boris Karloff) outings this, but it still moves along well enough. This time, it's a long time friend of "Capt. Street" (Grant Withers) who comes a cropper and the two, along with pesky investigative journalist "Bobbie" (Marjorie Reynolds) must get to the bottom o ... f things as the corpses begin, quite literally, to pile up! The production looks hastily thrown together, the lighting really needed a few more bucks in the meter and the script could have been doing with a little more substance. That said, it has the odd humorous touch and Reynolds is quite efficient in support of our not particularly dynamic duo. Watchable, but forgettable fayre.