The Fatal Hour
The Fatal Hour

The Fatal Hour (1940)

5.6 ? Jan 15, 1940 1h 8m

Overview

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.

Genres

Mystery Thriller Crime

Release Date

January 15, 1940

Rating

5.6 /10

Runtime

1h 8m

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

Hooper Atchley

Hooper Atchley

Frank Belden, Sr.

Jason Robards Sr.

Jason Robards Sr.

Griswold

Richard Loo

Richard Loo

Jeweler

Jack Kennedy

Mike

C.E. Anderson

C.E. Anderson

Cap Anderson

Allan Cavan

Radio Station Owner

Tristram Coffin

Tristram Coffin

Hotel Desk Clerk

Nick Copeland

The Crank Informant

Pauline Drake

Bessie, Switchboard Operator

Harry Harvey

Harry Harvey

Radio Salesman

Elsa Janssen

Elsa Janssen

Hotel Maid

I. Stanford Jolley

I. Stanford Jolley

Soapy

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CinemaSerf

6.0/10

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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