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The Fatal Hour( 1940)

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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.

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      Boris Karloff

      James Lee Wong

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      Marjorie Reynolds

      Roberta 'Bobbie' Logan

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      Grant Withers

      Capt. Bill Street

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      Charles Trowbridge

      John T. Forbes

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      Frank Puglia

      Harry 'Hardway' Lockett

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      Craig Reynolds

      Frank Belden, Jr.

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      Lita Chevret

      Tanya Serova

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      Harry Strang

      Det. Ballard

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      Hooper Atchley

      Frank Belden, Sr.

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      Jason Robards Sr.

      Griswold

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      Richard Loo

      Jeweler

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      Jack Kennedy

      Mike

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      C.E. Anderson

      Cap Anderson

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      Allan Cavan

      Radio Station Owner

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      Tris Coffin

      Hotel Desk Clerk

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      Nick Copeland

      The Crank Informant

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      Pauline Drake

      Bessie, Switchboard Operator

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      Harry Harvey

      Radio Salesman

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      Elsa Janssen

      Hotel Maid

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      I. Stanford Jolley

      Soapy

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      Donald Kerr

      The Drunk

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      Wilbur Mack

      Police Medical Examiner

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      Bert Moorhouse

      Card Player

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      James C. Morton

      Policeman Clancy

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      Paul Scardon

      Homer Lyons - Informant

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu 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 efficien...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • smuggling (contraband)
    • detective
    • murder
    • mr. wong