The Fatal Hour is a lost[1] 1920 American feature-length silent film directed by George W. Terwilliger. It starred Broadway star Thomas W. Ross (1873–1959) and Wilfred Lytell, and was released by Metro Pictures.[2]
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| Directed by | George W. Terwilliger |
| Written by | Julia Burnham |
| Based on | play by Cecil Raleigh |
| Produced by | Maxwell Karger |
| Starring | Thomas W. Ross Wilfred Lytell |
| Cinematography | Louis J. Dunmyre |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Metro Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
editThis article needs a plot summary. (January 2024) |
Cast
edit- Thomas W. Ross - Jim Callender
- Wilfred Lytell - Nigel Villiers
- Frank Conlan - Lord Adolphus Villiers (credited as Francis X. Conlan)
- Lionel Pape - The Duke of Exmoor
- Jack Crosby - Dudley
- Henry Hallam - Anthony
- Louis Sealy - Felix (credited as Louis Sealey)
- Frank Currier - The Abbot
- Gladys Coburn - Dorothy Gore
- Thea Talbot - Bessie Bissett
- Jennie Dickerson - Mrs. Bissett
- Florence Court - Lily de Mario
- Marie Schaefer - Lady Margaret Villiers (credited as Marie Shaffer)
- Effie Conley - Sally
Production
editThe Fatal Hour was filmed at Metro's East Coast facility in Manhattan, and exterior scenes showing the Tower of London were taken at sets built along the river in Stamford, Connecticut, under the supervision of art director M.P. Staulcup.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Fatal Hour". Lcweb2.loc.gov. November 13, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Fatal Hour
- ^ Koszarski, Richard. Hollywood on the Hudson: Film and Television in New York from Griffith to Sarnoff. Rutgers University Press, 2008. p 115.
External links
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