The Fatal Hour

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The Fatal Hour is a 1940 American mystery film in the Mr. Wong detective series, starring Boris Karloff as the Chinese-American sleuth investigating a complex murder case.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
black-and-white film
film
mystery film
basedOnCharacterCreatedBy Hugh Wiley NERFINISHED
character James Lee Wong
cinematographyBy Harry Neumann NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director William Nigh NERFINISHED
distributor Allied Artists Pictures
surface form: Monogram Pictures
editedBy Russell F. Schoengarth NERFINISHED
featuresDetective Mr. Wong
featuresTheme murder investigation
police corruption
smuggling
filmingStyle black-and-white cinematography
followedBy Doomed to Die
format theatrical feature film
genre crime film
mystery film
leadActorPlaysRole Boris Karloff as James Lee Wong
musicBy Edward J. Kay NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus complex murder case investigation
originalLanguage English
partOfSeries The Mysterious Mr. Wong
surface form: Mr. Wong film series
portraysEthnicityOfDetective Chinese-American
precededBy Mr. Wong in Chinatown
producer Scott R. Dunlap NERFINISHED
productionCompany Allied Artists Pictures
surface form: Monogram Pictures
releaseDate 1940-01-15
releaseYear 1940
runtimeMinutes 68
screenwriter W. Scott Darling
setIn San Francisco
starring Boris Karloff
Charles Trowbridge NERFINISHED
Frank Puglia NERFINISHED
Grant Withers NERFINISHED
Jason Robards Sr.
John St. Polis
Lita Chevret
Marjorie Reynolds NERFINISHED

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Mr. Wong in Chinatown followedBy The Fatal Hour
James Lee Wong filmAppearance The Fatal Hour
Captain Bill Street appearsIn The Fatal Hour