Feature1940·68m·5.7

The Fatal Hour

MysteryThrillerCrime

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.

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Cast

Boris Karloff

James Lee Wong

Marjorie Reynolds

Roberta 'Bobbie' Logan

Grant Withers

Capt. Bill Street

Charles Trowbridge

John T. Forbes

Frank Puglia

Harry 'Hardway' Lockett

Craig Reynolds

Frank Belden, Jr.

Lita Chevret

Tanya Serova

Harry Strang

Det. Ballard

Hooper Atchley

Frank Belden, Sr.

Jason Robards Sr.

Griswold

Richard Loo

Jeweler

Jack Kennedy

Mike

C.E. Anderson

Cap Anderson

Allan Cavan

Radio Station Owner

Tristram Coffin

Hotel Desk Clerk

Nick Copeland

The Crank Informant

Pauline Drake

Bessie, Switchboard Operator

Harry Harvey

Radio Salesman

Elsa Janssen

Hotel Maid

I. Stanford Jolley

Soapy

Details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Languages
English
Budget
Revenue
Age rating
Quality
4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production
Monogram Pictures

Crew

Director

William Nigh

Writers

Scott Darling, George Waggner, Hugh Wiley

Russell F. Schoengarth

Editor

Harry Neumann

Director of Photography

Louis Brown

Costume Design

Gallery

Reviews

CinemaSerf

6/23/2022

6.0

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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