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The Fatal Hour - Movie Review |
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When Captain Street's best friend Dan O'Grady is murdered, Street enlists the help of Chinese detective James Lee Wong. Mr. Wong uncovers a smuggling ring on the waterfront of San Francisco and unmasks the killer, though not until several more murders occur. 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).
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The Fatal Hour - Cast & Crew |
| Directed by: William Nigh Produced by: Scott R Dunlap, William T Lackey Starring: Boris Karloff, Grant Withers, Marjorie Reynolds Crew: Harry Neumann, Louis Brown, Russell Schoengarth Copyright: Public Domain Format: Black + White Duration: 68 mins Year: 1940 Tags: Detective, Horror, Jewelry, Mr Wong, Murder, Mystery, Radio, Sequel, Smuggling |
The Fatal Hour Trivia - Did You Know?In contrast to the characters he played on screen, Karloff was known in real life as a very kind gentleman who gave generously, especially to children's charities. Beginning in 1940, Karloff dressed up as Santa Claus every Christmas to hand out presents to physically disabled children in a Baltimore hospital. Karloff was also a charter member of the Screen Actors Guild, and was especially outspoken regarding working conditions on sets (some extremely hazardous) that actors were expected to deal with in the mid-1930s. He married six times. He had one child, a daughter, by his fifth wife. Related FilmsMr Wong In Chinatown | The Mysterious Mr Wong | Phantom Of Chinatown | Sherlock Holmes - Dressed To Kill | Phantom Ship | |
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