She drifted and beached herself at Asbury Park NJ, where the gutted hulk came to rest only a few feet from the famed Boardwalk, making a gruesome tourist attraction. Cynthia Wentworth(Catherine Craig)is in love with her father's business rival's son, Dick Fleming(William Stelling). Calling all cars... A murderer is on the loose! Coming Soon, Regal Both were heard shouting in the same room by two witnesses. - and a classic bad lighting moment when, as two people enter a dimly lit room at night, the lights "outside" the window go off before the lights inside the room are switched on. Boris Karloff plays a supposedly famous detective here, A Mr. Wong, who is asked to look into a murder of a shipping magnate. And presto! The Fatal Hour is a 1940 American thriller crime drama film directed by William Nigh. Of course, Captain Street arrests Dick, but reporter Bobbie Logan, the attractive thorn in Street's side, is so convinced he's wrong that she enlists the help of detective James Lee Wong to find the real killer. Mr. Wong has different ideas and is determined to uncover the real culprit. Boris Karloff in Doomed to Die DVD A Racist Detective Movie. 6/10 Bethany Cox. Creaky Monogram Pictures programmer. I find these films much less successful than Charlie Chan or his Japanese counterpart, Mr. Moto. Coming Soon. Oh boy. Even for its time this one is irredeemably gross. (DVD + CD Soundtrack), Mr. Lobo's Cinema Insomnia: A Hard Day's Nightmare. Wong' detective mystery-thriller. Karloff's portrayal of Mr. Wong gave audiences a different side of the famed actor best known for his monster roles. 1:05. . He's as English as Big Ben. Most of the comedy is provoked by the bickering between a detective and a young girl who tires to outwit him.. Boris Karloff saves this picture and makes it into another great classic series. QUICK REVIEW: Doomed to Die is the last Mr. Wong movie with Boris Karloff (The Mummy (1932)) as the to-the-bone charming and unusual crime-basher James Lee Wong.This entry in the low-budget crime movie franchise is well photographed (by Harry Neumann (The Wasp Woman (1959))) and scored (by Edward J. Kay (Johnny Rocco (1958))), which elicits atmosphere, and it also stars some good actors: The only memorable aspect is that of Boris Karloff doing a poor imitation of a Asian man named Wong, and even then, it's not even all that offensive enough to really stand out either. Sons of Kong: 10 Full-Length Movies on 3-DVDs (3D Pop-Up... Redneck Zombies (20th Anniversary Ed.) Mr. Wong and a girl reporter investigate a shipping magnate's murder. Early the next morning, a fire spread quickly out of control as the first mate tried to move the ship to ease the effects of the wind -- yet no orders were given to send an SOS. Competently directed by William Nigh, with a tight, clever script by Michael Jacoby, a flavorsome score, acceptable cinematography by Harry Neumann, a constant snappy pace, plenty of sharp, witty dialogue (the sarcastic rat-a-tat banter between Street and Logan is often quite funny), a couple of rousing well-staged action scenes, and a pleasingly trim 67 minute running time, this film makes for a hugely enjoyable diversion. Mr. Wong in The Fatal Hour (1940) BORIS KARLOFF part 1/2. A compelling whodunit featuring a characteristically charismatic performance from Karloff, this film features actual news footage from the burning of the liner SS Morro Castle, which caught fire in September 1934 during a trip from Havana to New York. The routine plot unfolds in so obvious a manner that one loses interest in the outcome. DirectToU, LLC is the seller of all TCM merchandise and is solely responsible for all aspects of your purchase. Cyrus had just finished his will and was embroiled in a smuggling operation involving Chinese bonds from a group called the Tongs. Street and his "sidekick" reporter Bobbie Logan. Parents Guide, The Movies I own and are in my collection (DVD's). Following an argument with his daughter's fiancé, Wentworth is murdered in his office. Also starring Marjorie Reynolds and Grant Withers. Too bad the follow-up is so murky. Karloff returns once again as the famous Chinese detective James Lee Wong to solve the murder of a shipping tycoon. The final film in a 5-film series with Karloff as Wong. Mr. Wong is no Charlie Chan, but makes for an interesting crime drama. The casual racism is actually taking a back seat behind the staggering front and center misogyny, where they build a "romantic relationship" out of how "funny" it is when the guy constantly threatens severe bodily harm to the girl. Normally this exaggerated amount of 'cleverness' would annoy me tremendously; but Karloff's performance is so good and the script is so light-headed that you easily forgive all the illogicalness. Non arriva la classica chiusura in bellezza, ma quanto meno fa un po’ meglio dell’episodio precedente. The plot was pretty straight forward, though it was full of red-herrings and false suspects that made the conclusion a bit hard to guess. Another routine Poverty Row potboiler enlivened by a few moments of unintentional(?) Metacritic Reviews. Returning are supporting players Grant Withers as Police Captain Bill Street and Marjorie Reynolds as reporter Bobbie Logan. | Mobile site. Monogram Studios produced the series, created by Hugh Wiley and directed by William Nigh. The Fastest Guns of the West: 8-Film Collection (William... Own it on DVD or Blu-ray for $5.99 or less, Mr. Wong - The Mystery of Mr. Wong (DVD-R). as soon as karloff walked in all made up in yellow face i just fuckin’ broke, it was so stupid. A newswoman (Marjorie Reynolds) asks sleuth Mr. Wong (Boris Karloff) to look into the murder of a shipping tycoon. They have great chemistry together on screen. Doomed to Die is a 1940 American mystery film directed by William Nigh and starring Boris Karloff as Mr. Wong. Share. Wentworth's shipping enterprise was under water in the stock market due to, among other things, a disaster on the high seas in regards to a fire on board an illustrious ocean liner which killed 400 people. You're almost there! By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Shortly after a fire at sea that lead to the death of over four hundred passengers Cyrus Wentworth, the owner of the shipping line, is murdered. Don’t worry, it won’t take long. Street and reporter Barbara Logan all return in this installment of the Mr. Wong series. Just confirm how you got your ticket. A mildly interesting mystery and a relatively subtle (and easy on the racial insensitivity) performance by Boris Karloff almost manage to offset the short duration, herky jerky editing and underwritten screenplay.