Mr. Wong - Fatal Hour (1940) | Full Movie 720p HD | Boris Karloff, Marjorie Reynolds, Grant Withers

[Music] [Applause] [Music] e [Music] [Music] a [Music] [Music] the [Music] hello mik what's new got anything for the afternoon addition no nothing new tell a king his Nemesis is out here now miss Logan maybe you'd better drop back a little later cap Street's tied up on a very very important case that's all right an important case huh so the boys get a fast call put wreck the car and when they get down there's just another family quarrel Bill how many times have I told you not to bust my you can't bill Street I want some news of course you know Miss Bobby Logan of the herald little gal gets all the medals for Digging Up the Bodies check with those fingerprints will you right well goodbye a polite policeman oh come on Bill give me a story you know I've got to have something for the afternoon Edition everything is peaceful and quiet I have nothing for the afternoon Edition now scram Captain the corner phoned they've just taken Dan Grady to the morg they fished him out of the bay about an hour ago murdered oh he's going to take this pretty hard Mike Sure him and Dan were just like brothers yes I know what makes you think they tried to hide his body doc well in the first place you where was found B aore down the bay lungs were collapsed that means the body was under water pressure for some time this was tied around the ankles and there were deep bruises TI a wait on them and threw them overboard that's right bill after the bullets had done their work yeah did you get them over to ballistics mhm there's a clo had on take a look Seaman's outfit Andy check these clothes and see if you can find out where he bought them thanks a lot Duc I'll check with you later about Dan by Bill is this the whole department with the Jael Bill hit me a little harder than the rest Dan and I were together as kids took a training together pounded the same beat yes I know you say he was on a smuggling detail yes that ought to lead us to something nothing unless he was following a hot Trail you know Grady you always prefer to work Lone Wolf on the case well it's in my department now Chief it's homicide yes you have command of every resource of the department I may need it cuz I want to find out who killed Grady if it's the last thing I do I know you will Bill and good luck thanks G Bill I'm sorry I wish I could help thanks Bobby it's funny but somehow I can't realize it does his wife know Molly no not yet poor kid say you can help me at that if you want it of course anything go on out to mol's and break it to her as easy as you can she doesn't know me very well you're the one to tell her oh it's a woman's job okay Bill I came just as soon as I heard the news am I glad W I sure can use you unfortunately I can't call you in on this case officially I'm more or less doing it on my own I'll do everything I can to help Dan Grady was my friend too thanks you know what it means to me well not too fast with your thanks you know the only reason I've been useful in the past was because in each case the audient was involved well Dan Grady was a sign to the smuggling detail and smuggling in San Francisco means the Orient let's have a look at his office good wife and kid you say he was working on a smuggling detail yes sort of a roving commission the reason they gave it to Dan is because he was born and raised here in San Francisco he knew every nook and cranny but the Sean's clothes would indicate that he was working on something with Waterfront yeah but what whoa look here what is that well that's a rare piece of emerald Jade as finest specimen as I've ever seen carved in the fashion of the Ming Dynasty well the art of that carving has been lost for hundreds of years this piece is worth $23,000 really Dan was sure working on something hot probably that's why he was killed yes I have seen many similar in the past 3 months from the captured provinces even so from the ruined Temple of Lai is it not so torn from their settings by alien hands even young China would not use such methods to win its Wars where did you obtain this it was in the drawer of the desk of the policeman who was killed a policeman a good man can you help me a store called belon is on Market Street there a wise man could become more wise how you do I'm Mr Beldum something I can do for you I'd like an appraisal on this piece well certainly a most unusual piece the coloring is magnificent but I'm afraid I can't appraise its real value but I understood you specialized in Oriental jewelry and art objects no only imitations but we having a piece of jewelry in the house worth over $50 I'm afraid you've come to the wrong place so it would seem morning Dad I suggest you try Harrington's over on Kerney they handle that class of merchandise thank you for your time not at all I'm sorry I couldn't help you yeah Chief that's the guy all right i' know that face any place why that mustache even the Checker tie yeah that's him Checker tie huh yeah where'd you see him on the bus going up town what time was it 12:00 noon 12:00 noon huh you don't say yeah at that time he'd been lying dead for 3 hours in the morg yeah yeah why he sworn on a stack of Bibles that was a guy sure I know Mr unifer we all make mistakes sometimes so thanks for coming in anyway oh not at all inspector not at all say maybe it was the guy's double yeah you know they say every guy's got a double sure even me sure even you yeah sure Mike get Bobby Logan on the phone yes sir Market [Music] 6400 hello Bobby I was just trying to get you on the phone oh are we going someplace yeah you're going someplace if you ever pull a bright idea like that again well what's the matter with that somebody might be able to give you a lead somebody might be able to give me a lead I've had every crank in San Francisco in here this afternoon yeah Logan doesn't answer where do you think I ought to look for her try my office huh every one of them have seen Dan Grady in five different sections of the city at the same time well but but nothing you see that guy that just went out of here yeah he was on the bus today at noon with Dan well that's silly of course it's silly but I've had to talk to those Goofs that's what your IDE has done wasted my whole afternoon yeah Mike a gentleman out here says he saw a detective Grady what Miss Logan will interviewing well did you hear him just faintly one he's your witness are you Mr Lions hey yes well I'm Miss Logan of the herald I put that picture in the paper oh how do you do uh well I saw the man last night are you sure certainly we talked for quite a while in the bar at the club Neptune good afternoon Miss Lan I came in answer to your advertisement oh now look Mr w Now give me the details and talk fast oh hello um you get any information I called on an old friend of mine in Chinatown who advised me to investigate Beldon Store on Market Street Beldon you know the jewelry shop oh sure I'll put a couple of men on it no I think I'd leave things the way they are for the time being Bill stre I've got him got who this man did see Dan Grady ask now look Bobby we've been all through that but this man is POS all right if he's so positive what was he wearing when you saw him well sort of like a sailor you know PE jacket striped sweater he had on donges Peak capat with black patent leather visor where' you see him at the club Neptune he was sitting at the bar having a drink what time was that about 8:30 I guess that fits in doesn't it one yes it does well of course it does silly idea huh if it had have been for that paper you're quite sure this is the man you're absolutely certain of your identification oh yes my drink happened to tip over and spil on him and I apologized and we got to talking and then what happened well we talked together for a couple of minutes about football and things like that then I left and went home you left him at this club Neptune yes he was still sitting there when I left well thank you very much you've been a great help is there uh any reward connected with this well you see uh Miss Logan takes care of that well I'm sorry Mr Lions I'm afraid there's no reward but well I'd be very glad to mention your name in my next story of the case uh did you say your first name was Homer uh yes Homer l y o NS thank you too bad you haven't got a picture oh I have I I brought one along just in case oh thank you very much Mr Lions thank you good day well B Street do I get an apology or don't I sure I'm going to get the mayor to give you a key to the city terrific the police Thank The Herald for giving them their only clue how's that Mr War not nearly strong enough you've earned our undying gratitude well I hope the information is some use to you I'll see you later not me flat fooot get one of the nurses out of the Receiving Hospital they don't mind a pain in the neck hey you think that's a bad idea de now Street just what do you know about the club Neptune oh not much wrong we better have dinner together I'll take you down there later I want to talk to this Harry locket Harry Lockett yeah he's the fellow that owns a club nepon Hardway Harry they call him Hardway poor Gambler yeah Gambler Smuggler crook everything [Music] anything new no how are things upstairs usual proud not much to play yet has come in yet tonight no I want to see her when she comes in [Music] okay [Music] two dry martinz huh mhm well uh don't you recognize anything what I'll bet you don't even know what day this is of course I do it's Friday that's why you insisted upon coming here for a fish dinner oh no it isn't we came here because this is an anniversary who is it T's here but she's got young Bell with her huh she's starting that over again eh bring her in here okay listen T I've been lying awake nights planning our future together I I realize that I haven't much to offer you but I'll try awfully hard to make you happy oh excuse me Frank I think I better go fix my makeup surely what do you want I thought I told you to keep away from Young Beldon and I told you that my personal affairs are none of your business what I trying to do get the old man on our neck keep away from that boy or I'll or what I guess if I'm good enough to help handle his smuggle junk to run the risks that he cashes in on and fit company for his son well but about a certain other gentleman Frank Beldon wants to marry me so he's got a bed eh wait until his old man hears that if you open your mouth to make trouble for that boy so blow me down you have really fallen for it maybe or maybe it's just the novelty of finding someone who's decent and on the level come on come on have some sense get the boyfriend out of here and keep him out we're not in any spot to invite trouble girle I I seem to have developed a headache Frank maybe it was a drink oh I'm sorry well maybe some fresh air do you good should we take a drive [Music] yes hello everybody well a as Grand we can all be together Tommy give me my usual you know that good old D well I know you you're Logan of the H don't you remember me I'm the guy you wrote about in that aible bean accident you know in those days I was a drinking B aren't you going to have your dinner what dinner the one you ordered I ordered the dinner I'm sure you did SC it you know you can handle your drinks better if you have something to eat I think you got something don't go in you know I always forget to eat when I go out stepping I'm hopefully sorry well that's all right he was just feeling hospitable that's easy to understand the club Neptune feels the same way Miss slogan she is I'm famous who wouldn't recognize that pretty face of yours if they read the H I'm Harry Lockett I'm very glad to meet you I've heard a lot about you and your Club Neptune so it seems judging from today's Herald you don't sound pleased I'm not I don't like that publicity you don't no how about the chat in my office why not I think I'll take a look around the back all right I'll see inside you see Miss Logan we uh we don't like newspaper people around here I see your point you know if you had this place soundproof those pokker chips up there wouldn't make such a racket just a little friendly advice thanks and here's some for you I wouldn't write any more stories about the club Neptune if I were you are you trying to tell me what to put in the heral I'm trying to tell you what you shouldn't put in the heral in fact uh I just assume you stay out of here I think You' be safer Sometimes some people get hurt yeah Dan Grady got hurt didn't they hey you're sure to caught your neck don't you little girl who is it Captain stre what are you doing here Mr rocket was just making some suggestions as to the news policy of the heral all right Bobby well now look here Bill come on come [Music] on hello Hardway H C have a drink no thanks what's on your mind speed I suppose you read about Dan Grady oh yes yes that's too bad I don't think I knew him I thought everybody on the waterfront knew Grady he was on the smuggling detail it's funny you didn't run into him I resent that street I resent what happened to Dan Grady quit stalling Hardway he was in this place last night at 8:30 at your bar well maybe it was so about a lot of other people we had a big night last night and nobody saw Dam gra none of my boys did because as soon as I saw the papers I asked all of them you you can talk to them yourself maybe I will over [Music] there [Music] [Music] I don't pay any attention to me if I seem a little tough Harry Dan happened to be a paline his body washed up on the beach this morning been in the water for 12 hours [Music] kind of a tough way to go isn't it Well street they say that drowning it's an easy death but Grady had two slugs in the back of his neck before he ever hit that water that's not so easy is it Well street if there is anything I can do for you open that door open that door well hello Street how'd you get in there the secret stairway in the haunted house secret stairway my eye those stairs will there when we bought the place but they still serve a very useful purpose this is Hardway Harry Lockett Mr Wong oh the Chinese copper precisely Mr Lockett the Chinese copper but to return to our secret stairway I'm afraid we scared one of your callers away evidently he didn't care to meet my friend Captain Street Seafood is our specialty Mr Wong that was probably kept from the fishing barge he saw I was busy and beat it that very adequately describes his exit he comes in that way because he doesn't like to go through the Cafe close s slightly fishy Mr very fishy I get this Hardway if I find out that anything happened to Grady in this place I'm going to tear it apart if you ever do I'll help you come on Wong Goodbye Mr locket Goodbye Mr Wong oh sorry didn't know you were busy he's not cuz we're just leaving I beg your pardon but we've met before haven't we miss uh Miss um sova's the name but we haven't met I'm so sorry oh now I know what prompted my mistake I saw you sitting outside in a car with young Mr Beldon what was he doing here we had dinner here do you mind excuse the boys Mr but uh it's their business to be curious this is Mr Wong the famous detective and this is Captain Street of the San Francisco police your head waiter says you found my compact yes it's my desk I'll get it for you drop in anytime boys it'll be your turn to drop in on us the next time you're a help why didn't blae didn't you get rid of Beldon when I told you to I did he must have seen us outside in the parking lot what they want you read the papers don't you what do you think I think that dead policemen are bad medicine I don't like it Harry reala they haven't got a thing on us so gry was here last night what does that prove that the part is getting too rough for yours truly so don't tell me Miss Sova is getting jittery Sova is getting out murder is something I don't want any part of I'm through Oh no you're not when you're through it will be because I tell you you're through are you threatening me maybe don't do it Harry I know too much things uh happen to people who know too much yes they end up in the bay like a certain policeman that Seafood gager hardways was a hot one and the young lady who lost her compact more Seafood a street I'll say what's her name I thought I told you to scram you're always telling me to scram well you're not going to ride in a police car okay let me out and I'll put on my roller skates oh I tell you I don't like the setup I don't like any part of it when a dead copper spells trouble and if this girl starts to talk yeah yeah I think so too but this idea of mine is something entirely new in radio Mr Forbes nevertheless I'm against continuing the program but Forbes beldin has had a radio program for years and it's been excellent advertising not excellent enough to keep you out of the receivership I represent the creditors and I cannot approve the expenditure but Mr Forbes I'm sure this new idea of mine will create a lot of interest that means customers for bons I can only judge by past performance Mr grisal results have not warranted the expense all here yes oh but Mr forbs this is a novelty a complete one act play in which I enact all the roles male and female you see Mr Forbes impersonation is my for I think persistence is your for but I tell you this is the type of program that's bound to create comment why not give it a chance just glance through this and you'll get the idea after the commercial the music Fades out and you hear footsteps and a knock Now read from there on pretty melodramatic isn't it but that's the kind of stuff they like nowadays Mr Forbes the highly dramatic program are the most successful suppose we tried for a couple of weeks it wouldn't cost a fortune and it might get results well all right we'll try it well thanks Mr Forbes I'm sure you won't be sorry we go on from 10: to 10:15 tonight I hope you're listening in we will those bills are all right I'll see you in the morning hello Frank hello Mr fors how you feeling dad oh as well as could be expected considering the fact that I don't have anything to say about my own business when are you going to take me in with you not for a while yet but Dad I've got to go to work I've got to make some money isn't your allowance enough no I'm going to get married who too that Sova woman Miss Sova yes how did you know I haven't taken my eyes off you completely you've been out with that adventurous every night for a month I wouldn't talk like that if I were you Dad we're both Li to be sorry for it besides it won't change my decision Frank I won't permit you to wreck your life to throw away your entire future for the sake of that scheming on that's enough I'm sorry you feel that way about it Dad but there's nothing you can do about it you'll never marry that woman do you understand never morning sopie everything chip shade no sign of the police if that's what you mean a why Sophie that's the farthest thing from my mind bring me the checks from last night eh okay hey have you been fooling around my desk me mhm what I wouldn't touch your stuff boss something missing yeah my gun see that ain't so good when'd you last see it boss I don't know yesterday I guess I want to talk to you say what are you thinking of coming down here after what's happened I told you I'd get the stuff to you as soon as it was safe for kept to bring it in that isn't why I'm here I want to know what that s a woman is doing running around with my son well I did my best you know after all it's not such a bad idea sort of a close corporation are you mad my boy has no part in all this I went into it because it was the only hope I had of saving my business of meeting my obligations but not to the extent of wrecking his life and that's what this marriage would mean that's your problem right now I have more important things to do than nurse a Lovick pup if you value your neck you'll do something about it I'm warning you lock it before I see this happen to my son I'll blast everything wide open including yourself including myself uhhuh I see you you like the idea of a few months on Alcatraz I'll stop at nothing [Music] hello hello Tanya this is Harry I want to apologize the way I talked to you last night oh you know I couldn't mean it we were both a little uh jittery and unreasonable now listen t i uh I want to see you I have to talk over something with you I think you'd be interested all right I'll be in all evening goodbye I hope I didn't keep you waiting fancy oh that's all right so don't mention [Music] it [Music] [Music] Mr W Mr Wong it's all right Clancy he missed me oh I'm glad of that who was it sir I hav the least idea but the shop came from there well we'll find out who that is [Music] well whoever it was beat it out the back and leftt the door wide open whoever it was he killed Mr beldin what Oh Glory Be get straight yes sir [Music] this case has got a million a if this Jade matches the stuff we found in Grady's office Beldon had a fortune hidden away and I can't understand why he was in receivership perhaps he went into this kind of business to get out of receivership what's that receiver's name maybe he can help us man named Forbes you know where he lives at the Town departments we'll go up and see him clany call my office and have young Beldon picked up tell him to hold him when I get there wait for the corner yes sir good evening gentlemen we want to see Mr Forbes John T Forbes who's calling Captain Street of the police department bring 22 please Captain Street of the police department to see Mr Forbes yes sir go up Captain Street that's number 22 Captain Street what an earth can he want I wonder if I've forgotten a speed ticket excuse me pray to take my hand will you okay but it's 10:00 and I'll have to meet Alie probably won't be very long Captain Street that's right and this Mr wall how do you do how do you do come in here gentlemen thank you I'm afraid we interrupted your game Mr for oh that's all right sit down gentlemen I've heard a great deal about you at one time or another Mr Wong I'm certainly glad to meet you thank you well now gentlemen what can I do for you might as well come to the point Mr Forbes Frank Beldon senior The Firm for which your receiver was found dead a half an hour ago in his store what poor old Frank I had no idea I felt so desperately about it of course I knew his uh financial affairs were in bad shape was not suicide Mr Forbes he was murdered well this certainly knocks me out I've got to have a drink how about you gentlemen thank you no no [Music] thanks murdered who uh who found him give me more of the details Mr Wong found the body Wong were you in the store I was making an investigation of beldon's stock I found this piece of Jade worth at least $2 or $3,000 and there are several more pieces too just as valuable I Thought They Carried only cheap costume jewelry could he have been concealing any uh valuable assets from me that's exactly what we wanted to find out I'd like to go down to the store and make a complete examination of our stock will that be all right I think it's a good idea will you you have a cigar gentlemen yes thanks no thank you one more thing I think you should know that Jade was smuggled and one of our own men on the smuggling detail was murdered running it down and the trail seems to lead to Beldon store why this is the worst thing I've ever heard excuse me hello yeah here for you thanks sweet speaking what I'll go right up there's been a shooting on the floor above can we get out this way yes that's a Sova girl how do you like this a murder right over my head yeah oh you're the clerk yes sir I telephone headquarters from downstairs thanks what do you know about this nothing except except what the switchboard operator told me what' she tell you well I was sitting in the lobby when all of a sudden she started yelling Mr Ro's being killed all right all right take it easy sit down what did you hear on the phone well I was sitting there as usual when the buzzer sounded and it was a call from 32 what time was that about 14 after 10: that's an odd time to remember 10:14 well I'm not sure but it was 15 after 10 when I heard the shot and they were arguing about a minute who was arguing missa and the man well what were they arguing about what' they say well he said get away from that telephone that's the last time you're going to pull this sort of stuff on me and missa yelled don't shoot don't shoot but he did it's quite possible Street the receiver's off the stand yeah did you recognize the man's voice no but he was awful mad anybody come through that Lobby that might have come up here no sir did you pass anybody on the way up I didn't see anybody all right that's all for now stick around downstairs oh hello doc Prince photographs the works I want you to get me that oh little B peep huh what are you made up for that's all I need just be sure to get everything in this corner will you please hello B what what are you doing here I thought I told you to tail hard way I was trailing him I lost him in the traffic at Aton market around 9:00 and I've been looking for him ever since that's wonderful get my office on the phone get me police headquarters hey remember the last guy we saw Sova with Hardway Harry and he ditched Ballard an hour ago that's our man just a minute hold it Mike hello Mike Hardway ditch Ballard about an hour ago aan Market yeah I want you to send out a couple of men heav what hard way Harry's been sitting in my office for the last hour operator get it off the phone come on get off there back hello Mike I want you to hold hard way I don't care how you hold them hold them Bill Bill a m will you stop well Bill a house will you quit picking on me Mr Wong the housekeeper saw a man sneaking up the back stairs sit down I'm sorry you who are you I I'm the mid on this floor well where were you in this she was looking in the door will you be quiet you say you saw a man coming up the back stairs I finished by 10:00 I was going down the back stairs when he came in who came in the young man what young man Mr Beldon Beldon Jr he was in the habit of using the backstairs sometimes then he had his own keing yes sir that settles it Ballard pick up young Bon what idea yeah that's all for now thanks you know W bin new Sova Hardway newer they're all mixed up in this thing some way I'm going to have them all come in my office tomorrow morning at 10:00 I'll what am I doing sit down Hardway see who's out there Jim well how'd you do not bad have pretty good breakfast to you fellow you know thanks for the cigarettes oh we always take care of our guests who's out there and cap Anderson all right Jim couple of friends of yours what were you doing here last night well I caught one of your boys following me and I figured he wanted to make sure what I was so when he lost me about 9:00 I decided I better check in so you'd have an alibi because you knew Tanya Sova was going to be killed last night what yeah murdered last night oh coming in here wasn't such a bad idea was it what time did you get here 9:29 on the dot oh got it figured out the minute HH yeah you can check with the sergeant I know I know so hello W oh Mr Wong the Chinese copper look here Street you have't got a thing on me I knew sir over sure she used to come to my place very often but so do a lot of other people including Young beldin yes with s yes so what how well did you know young Beldon casually how well did you know his father just an acquaintance when was the last time you saw him I saw him in my office yesterday he came to pay his son's bar bill you had a little quar then you followed him down to his jewelry store and shot him old men beld and shot yeah yeah that's too bad yeah it is too bad he got it the same way gr got it in the back of the neck what's your Alibi for that I was being trailed by one of your coppers by good luck what man named Forbes is out here he said you sent for him all right send him in wait outside good morning Mr Forbes you want to see me Captain yes you know Mr Wong oh yes how are you Mr Wong Forbes we were kind of interrupted last night and I'd kind of like to find out what you know about young Beldon well I'm afraid I can't tell you very much most of my dealing has been with his father well what sort of a kid is he he's always struck me as being a rather nice sort of a chap quiet well brought up and so you don't think for a minute that he had anything to do with his father's murder maybe I do know he's mixed up in sova's death oh I can't believe that Captain M isn't possible I'm afraid you're wrong there b him Captain picked him up in a quick lunch joint have him coffee all right sit down have you met Mr Wong perhaps you met him last night no I've never met Mr Wong how do you do we've been looking for you all night where were you I don't know why the police should be interested in my movements what's this all about what were you doing in Tanya sova's apartment last night oh we know you were there the maid saw you sneaking up the back way if I were you I'd tell the captain all he wants to know well I don't know what this is all about Frank but uh you're welcome to my legal advice if I can be of any assistance to you for his father's sake I feel that I ought to do everything I can to protect him all right but I still want to know what you were doing in Tanya sova's apartment last night at 10:00 were you there Frank yes I was there but but I didn't kill her she she was dead when I found her don't give me that well you don't know what you're saying Frank I demand that this boy be advised of his constitutional rights I'll take care of his constitutional rights this is a murder investigation Tanya Sova was killed last night at 10:15 just 15 minutes after this young man was seen going in her apartment that's not true it's not true I tell you she was dead when I found her are you sure of the time Street your own switchboard operator heard the argument and the report they pH Street in your study do you remember yes yes that's right all right beld an alibi out of that come clean why'd you kill her I didn't I didn't I tell you I I love Tanya why would I want to kill her I'll tell you why because you were jealous you thought she was double crossing you and you went up to her apartment and you quarrel and then you killed her that's a lie every word of it's a lie so you found your sweetheart murdered and what did you do you ran out and head why didn't you call the police I I don't know I I was half crazy now see here Street this boy is no condition for questioning I'll say isn't because he doesn't know the answers gentlemen I suggest that we all calm down theow Young belder to tell us what happened in his own way all right all right I'm listening now supposing we go back just a little way shall we when did you last see Tanya Sova alive when she promised to marry me yesterday afternoon late and where was that in her apartment I uh I was going to take her to dinner see and but she said she didn't feel well so so I went out and got a bite and then I drove around a little while yes and then well on the way home I I saw a light in the apartment and I well I went up to tell her good night are you in the habit of using the back way yeah I had a key see sometimes Tanya wasn't in and I'd go in and wait for her yeah but she was in last night did you use the key then no no that's funny I I remember that the door was open what else do you remember yes Bel didn't go on well I I went in and called her but there was no answer so I went in the living room and on the floor I saw her over by the window near the telephone I don't know I I didn't see anything but Tanya was there anything else in the room that was unusual that attracted your attention anything at all yes yeah I remember the the radio was on a don't kid me the radio wasn't playing when I got there if you didn't leave that apartment till before 10:15 where'd you go I don't know I just I I I drove around I I don't know where I went I Drove all night what Captain fell out here named griswell says he's got to see you who's grisell what does he want what does he do what do you want to see him boat I got to talk to him I'm from radio station lmab he's from radio station lmab I don't know anybody from a radio station tell him to wait he says you got to wait all right come clean you didn't leave that apartment till after 10:15 after you killed her stop it I tell you stop it Street you're getting nowhere BR beating the boy this way maybe you'll let me talk to him quietly somewhere all right all right I'll talk to him quietly would you like to see your father no why should I want to see him he's probably glad she's dead why should he be glad doesn't he like her no did you quarrel over with your father yeah yeah we had a quarrel and I walked out on him and then you walked back last night to his jewelry store and shot him kill him you you mean my father's dead stop it will you stop it what are you trying to do to me somebody get me a glass of water oh never mind the water oh I protest get him a glass of water where is it outside something wrong Captain yeah give me that Brandy I go and sit down want you want come on what is this what am I supposed to do spend the weekend here he'll get you Mr hardwood the Press yes the Press what do you know today pardon [Music] me matter who is this it's the fell from the radio station Griz where' this paper file come from say that looks like mine it's missing from the desk all right who did it this is a payoff right in my own office stay away from that phone start talking hard way what [Music] again sorry for the interruption Mr Wong but that was a new program and I wanted to check on it not at all it's all most interesting yes but uh full of headaches replacing griswell is going to be one of them I can quite imagine his programs were popular weren't they very he was a talented young man wrote most of the sketches and played all the parts in them he played female roles as well oh yes in the sketch you want to see the one he did last night he played a very emotional feminine role here's the manuscript for it thank you this program went on the air sharply at 10:00 oh yes radio works on split seconds every program is timed exactly and it ran for how long uh 15 minutes and all the sketch went on at 101 A2 and finished at 10:14 the balance of the program time was taken up with uh commercials that is advertising uh would it disturb you if I turned on this program not at all I just finished I'd like to take this with me oh perfectly all right thank you very much goodbye goodbye presting For Your Entertainment the first mystery thriller in their new series of [Music] programs [Music] how do you doing sir can I help you yes is this the new remote control radio well yes and a very fine instrument too I wonder if You' be kind enough to give me a demonstration I'd be glad to what you sit down thank [Music] you now uh this is the remote control box looks like the dial on an automatic telephone and works very much on the same principle you see it's not attached in any way to the Dem ation radio however being in any part of the house and Desiring to change the program we simply switch the dials and the radio automatically switches I'll show youforia fa Tuesday and Wednesday moderate temperature light to moderate Northerly wind off Coast at just what distance would that still be effective guaranteed up to 200 F and Wednesday rain extreme Northwest you can shut the radio off in the same way oh yes just press down on this right here comly what again yeah didn't take long for that lawyer to get you and the boys out did it hard way why should it say listen you can't hang that wder r on any of us somebody killed griswell and three of you were there when it happened yeah and plenty others that office of yours was a close second to a railroad station but uh what's this visit for according to ballistics the same gun killed Sova Beldon and Grady mind if I check yours you know I don't carry a gun I haven't had one around here in years come on search the place you think if I had one I would keep it here just to show looks like you're getting a little Caris Hardway that gun matches those bullets it'll be too bad for you get that to ballistics so you still think I killed Sova while I was in your office eh you got to farm that Rod out take take him away you're making a mistake Street murder is not my record maybe we'll wait and see what that ballistic report says all right keep your hands right there turn around oh cap Anderson huh from Harry lockett's fishing barge so this is the seafood you supply this place with huh for for for this is Mr Wong Bessie I'll be experimenting with the phone for a little while so pay no attention if it rings oh come in FKS oh it's you Mr Wong well that is a relief I was wondering who was up here oh you you put that string down past my window yes when I found the receiver off the stand last night I had an idea that the switchboard operator was intended to overhear what she heard I don't follow you I believe that the murderer had a way of forcing her to listen at the right time you think that a murderer would deliberately invite a witness to his crime he might arrange to have her think she was a witness with a piece of cord a telephone and a radio I don't understand now this radio is a new remote control mod now let us assume that a certain radio program exactly fitted a given situation how easy it would be to tune in the desired station at the right time and be nowhere near the instrument oh I see you mean that the crime could have been committed some time before of course and by any of our suspects who had such costar alab Liv partway Harry Lockett for instance who planted himself in Street's office at the supposed time of the murder any of his friends even young Beldon even young Beldon he was here at 10:00 who knows perhaps it was his second visit you don't believe that do you no no that any of the others did it either no no is that what you were looking for Mr bong yes and you pulled the cord when I went to get the drink and when you reach for the cigars I turned off the radio by remote control thank you Mr Forbes keep away from that telephone get over there operator oh hello Captain hello is uh Mr Forbes in I'll see for you operator Mr Forbes doesn't an answer all right thanks why don't you answer that call well that's Mr Wong he told me not to pay no attention to it Mr Wong yeah he's at Mr Rob's apartment playing with the telephone well I hope he's having a good time I'll drop up and see him playing with a telephone I killed gr because he was in the way and Beldon because he was getting ready to talk grisell when he recognized his own program and Tanya Sova because she knew too much no because she was leaving me for a younger man it's you who knows too much W this street just a moment Street what are you doing up here get him up over there with him well the two of you that makes it perfect I suppose you'd like to have us turn around so you could give it to us in the back like you gave it to Grady drop that gun drop it I say nice work kid take him long oh Bobby Bobby honey Bobby yes oh it's all right Bessie the experiment's over you might get me the herald will you heral you have a star reporter on your staff a Miss Roberta Logan she has just been instrumental in the capture of John Forbes confess murderer in the Dan Grady serovera case oh yes this is a [Music] scoop

Channel: FEATURE FILM

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Keywords: Mr. Wong, Fatal Hour, Boris Karloff, Marjorie Reynolds, Grant Withers, 720p HD, Full Movie, Mystery, Detective, Classic, 1940, Hollywood, Vintage, Suspense, Crime, Film Noir, Gemstone, Stolen Art, Vintage Hollywood, Thriller, Vintage Cinema, Vintage Movies, Classic Film, Boris Karloff Movies, Marjorie Reynolds Films, Film Gem, Must-See, Detective Film

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Length: 66min 19sec (3979 seconds)

Published: Sat Oct 28 2023