THE FATAL HOUR (1940) ¢ ¢ 1/2
D: William Nigh
Boris Karloff, Marjorie Reynolds, Grant Withers,
Frank Puglia, Charles Trowbridge, Jason Robards
Mr. Wong (Boris Karloff) takes on the case of a murdered police detective and a smuggling ring. An undistinguished Monogram whodunit, notable mostly for Karloff's understated presence and the supporting work of Frank Puglia as a gangster with a string of convenient alibis and Marjorie Reynolds as a feisty newspaper reporter. Karloff's in the background much of the time, which almost makes Mr. Wong a secondary character in his own movie. The Jason Robards listed in the credits is not the actor who played Ben Bradlee in "All the President's Men", but his father.
