The Fatal Hour (1920 film)

The Fatal Hour
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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	Metro Pictures
Distributed by	Metro Pictures
Release date	November 1, 1920 (1920-11-01)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (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 and Wilfred Lytell, and was released by Metro Pictures. ^[2]

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. ^[3]

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

• The Fatal Hour at IMDb