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.… More 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
- Directed By
- William Nigh
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 15, 1940 Wide
- Studio
- American Pop Classics
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Hopes to cash in on the Charlie Chan success.
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Cast
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Boris Karloff
as James Lee Wong
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Grant Withers
as Capt. Street
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Marjorie Reynolds
as Bobby Logan
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Charles Trowbridge
as Forbes
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John Hamilton
as Belden Sr.
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Craig Reynolds
as Belden Jr.
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Jack Kennedy
as Mike
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Frank Puglia
as Harway
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I. Stanford Jolley
as Soapy
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Jason Robards Sr.
as Griswold
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Lita Chevret
as Tanya
- Tristram Coffin
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Richard Loo
as Jeweler
