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1920 film by George Terwilliger

The Fatal Hour
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Directed byGeorge W. Terwilliger
Written byJulia Burnham
Based onplay by Cecil Raleigh
Produced byMaxwell Karger
StarringThomas W. Ross
Wilfred Lytell
CinematographyLouis J. Dunmyre
Production
company
Metro Pictures
Distributed byMetro Pictures
Release date
  • November 1, 1920 (1920-11-01)
Running time60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Fatal Hour is a lost 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.

Plot

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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

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.

References

  1. "Fatal Hour". Lcweb2.loc.gov. November 13, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 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.

External links

Films directed by George Terwilliger


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