"The Nigh, William 1881-1955 film director. Darling, W. Scott 1898-1951 screenwriter. Karloff, Boris 1887-1969 actor. Monogram Pictures Corporation production company. Cinetel Films film distributor. moving image videorecording Detective and mystery films. Feature films. Internet videos. Streaming video. cau 1940 1940 monographic eng 1 online resource (1 video file (61 min.)) : sound, black and white. "The fatal hour" features Boris Karloff as the lead character, an Asian detective sprung from the mind of Hugh Wiley. In this latest case, Mr. Wong (Karloff) is investigating the murder of a police office at the request of his friend Captain Street (Grant Withers). The murder investigation leads Mr. Wong to a smuggling ring operating on the San Francisco waterfront. After three additional murders take place, Mr. Wong is able to track down the killer and expose the smugglers. Motion Pictures for Television, Inc. presents ; directed by William Nigh ; screen play by Scott Darling ; adaptation by Joseph West ; George Waggner ; . Originally released as a motion picture in 1940. Based on the "James Lee Wong" series in Collier's Magazine written by Hugh Wiley. Boris Karloff, Marjorie Reynolds, Grant Withers, Charles Trowbridge, Fank Puglia, Craig Reynolds, Lita Chevret, Harry Strang, Hooper Atchley, Jason Robards, Richard Loo, Jack Kennedy. Cinematographer, Harry Neumann; editor, R.F. Schoengarth; musical director, Edward J. Kay. In English. n-us-ca Wong, Mr. (Fictitious character) Drama Murder California San Francisco Drama Private investigators California San Francisco Drama San Francisco (Calif.) https://login.zproxy.cun.edu.co/login?url=https://www.digitaliafilmlibrary.com/film/627/ https://login.zproxy.cun.edu.co/login?url=https://www.digitaliafilmlibrary.com/cover?id=627 https://login.zproxy.cun.edu.co/login?url=https://www.digitaliafilmlibrary.com/film/627/ https://login.zproxy.cun.edu.co/login?url=https://www.digitaliafilmlibrary.com/cover?id=627 DGITA 151124 DIGFLMLIB0587 eng