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The Fatal Hour
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The Fatal Hour

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TMDB 5.716+19401h 8mEnglish
MysteryThrillerCrime

Synopsis

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.

Director
William NighFrom TMDB credits
Studio
Monogram Pictures1 production companies
Release
January 15, 1940Released
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Top Cast

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Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff
James Lee Wong
Marjorie Reynolds
Marjorie Reynolds
Roberta 'Bobbie' Logan
Grant Withers
Grant Withers
Capt. Bill Street
Charles Trowbridge
Charles Trowbridge
John T. Forbes
Frank Puglia
Frank Puglia
Harry 'Hardway' Lockett
Craig Reynolds
Craig Reynolds
Frank Belden, Jr.
Lita Chevret
Lita Chevret
Tanya Serova
Harry Strang
Harry Strang
Det. Ballard

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Reviews

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CinemaSerf
Jun 23, 2022

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 of 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.

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