The Fatal Hour

1940 PG-13 1h 8m

5.7 / 10 23

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5.7/10

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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.

Director William Nigh

Writers

Scott Darling George Waggner Hugh Wiley

Stars

Boris Karloff Marjorie Reynolds Grant Withers

Mystery Thriller Crime

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Geronimo1967 23 Jun 2022

6/10

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 toge...