The Fatal Hour (1940)
- Directed by
- William Nigh
- Genre
- drama film, crime film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 08m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 23 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
Detective James Lee Wong investigates a series of police officer murders. He uncovers a smuggling ring that may be behind the killings.
suspensefulmysteriousgrittybrisk-pacednoirishformulaic
What happens
The Fatal Hour is a 1940 American thriller crime drama film directed by William Nigh and starring Boris Karloff (as James Lee Wong), Grant Withers, and Marjorie Reynolds. Fourth installation of the series, the film is also known as Mr. Wong at Headquarters in the United Kingdom. The picture was followed by the sequel Doomed to Die, which also stars Karloff, Reynolds and Withers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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