The Fatal Hour (1940 film)

The Fatal Hour
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	William Nigh
Produced by	Scott R. Dunlap William T. Lackey
Written by	Hugh Wiley Scott Darling George Waggner
Starring	Boris Karloff Grant Withers Marjorie Reynolds
Music by	Edward J. Kay
Cinematography	Harry Neumann
Edited by	Russell F. Schoengarth
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures Corporation
Release dates	January 15, 1940 (1940-01-15)
Running time	68 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Fatal Hour is a 1940 American thriller/ crime drama film. It was directed by William Nigh, and starred Boris Karloff as Mr. Wong, Grant Withers, and Marjorie Reynolds.^[1]

The film is also known as Mr. Wong at Headquarters in the United Kingdom. It was followed by the sequel Doomed to Die.

Cast

Boris Karloff as James Lee Wong
Grant Withers as Capt. Bill Street
Marjorie Reynolds as Roberta 'Bobbie' Logan
Charles Trowbridge as John T. Forbes
Frank Puglia as Harry 'Hardway' Lockett
Craig Reynolds as Frank Belden, Jr.
Lita Chevret as Tanya Serova
Harry Strang as Det. Ballard
Hooper Atchley as Frank Belden Sr.
Jason Robards, Sr. as Griswold (as Jason Robards)
Richard Loo as Jeweler
Jack Kennedy as Mike, Police Sergeant

References

↑ Stephen Jacobs, Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster, Tomohawk Press 2011 p 254

External links

The Fatal Hour at the American Film Institute Catalog
The Fatal Hour at the Internet Movie Database
The Fatal Hour is available for free download at the Internet Archive
The Fatal Hour at AllMovie
The Fatal Hour complete film on YouTube (Classics movie online)

Films directed by William Nigh

Salomy Jane (1914)
Emmy of Stork's Nest (1915)
The Kiss of Hate (1916)
The Slave (1917)
Wife Number Two (1917)
Casey of the Coast Guard (1926)
The Fire Brigade (1926)
Mr. Wu (1927)
The Nest (1927)
The Law of the Range (1928)
Across to Singapore (1928)
Four Walls (1928)
Desert Nights (1929)
Thunder (1929)
Lord Byron of Broadway (1930)
Without Honor (1932)
Men Are Such Fools (1932)
Mystery Liner (1934)
House of Mystery (1934)
City Limits (1934)
Monte Carlo Nights (1934)
The Mysterious Mr. Wong (1935)
She Gets Her Man (1935)
His Night Out (1935)
The Old Homestead (1935)
Don't Get Personal (1936)
Crash Donovan (1936)
Bill Cracks Down (1937)
The Law Commands (1937)
Hoosier Schoolboy (1937)
Atlantic Flight (1937)
A Bride for Henry (1937)
Romance of the Limberlost (1938)
Mr. Wong, Detective (1938)
Gangster's Boy (1938)
The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939)
The Streets of New York (1939)
Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939)
Mutiny in the Big House (1939)
The Fatal Hour (1940)
Son of the Navy (1940)
Doomed to Die (1940)
The Ape (1940)
Zis Boom Bah (1941)
Mr. Wise Guy (1942)
Black Dragons (1942)
Lady from Chungking (1942)
Corregidor (1943)
The Ghost and the Guest (1943)
Trocadero (1944)
Divorce (1945)
Allotment Wives (1945)
The Gay Cavalier (1946)
Partners in Time (1946)
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes (1948)

Mr. Wong films

Mr. Wong, Detective (1938) The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939) Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939) The Fatal Hour (1940) Doomed to Die (1940) Phantom of Chinatown (1940)

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