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The Fatal Hour is a american film of genre Drama directed by William Nigh released in USA on 15 january 1940 with Boris Karloff
The Fatal Hour (1940)
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Add to a movie listThe Fatal Hour is a 1940 American thriller/ crime drama film. It was directed by William Nigh, and starred Boris Karloff as Mr. Wong, Grant Withers, and Marjorie Reynolds.
The film is also known as Mr. Wong at Headquarters in the United Kingdom. It was followed by the sequel Doomed to Die.
Synopsis
Lorsqu'un agent de police est assassiné, le capitaine, rue semble à M. Wong pour attraper le tueur. Prime Suspect: Frank Belden Jr., dont le père est un homme d'affaires bien connu pour son succès à la fois et la malhonnêteté. M. Wong est en danger de plus en plus et est presque lui-même exécuté que l'enquête se développe dans la trahison et de la complexité. Comme M. Wong suit les traces des cadavres, il découvre un anneau de contrebande de bijou sur le front de mer de San Francisco et une affaire beaucoup plus grande que la mort d'un officier de police.Actors
Boris Karloff
(James Lee Wong)
Grant Withers
(Capt. Bill Street)
Marjorie Reynolds
(Roberta 'Bobbie' Logan)
Charles Trowbridge
(John T. Forbes)
Frank Puglia
(Harry 'Hardway' Lockett)
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