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The Fatal Hour (1920 film)

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The Fatal Hour
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Directed byGeorge W. Terwilliger
Written byJulia Burnham
Produced byMaxwell Karger
StarringThomas W. Ross
Wilfred Lytell
CinematographyLouis J. Dunmyre
Production
company
Distributed byMetro Pictures
Release date
  • November 1, 1920 (1920-11-01)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

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]

Production

The 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]

Cast

  • 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

References

  1. ^ "Fatal Hour". Lcweb2.loc.gov. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  2. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Fatal Hour
  3. ^ Koszarski, Richard. Hollywood on the Hudson: Film and Television in New York from Griffith to Sarnoff. Rutgers University Press, 2008. p 115.

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