The Fatal Hour (1920 film) explained

The Fatal Hour
Director:	George W. Terwilliger
Producer:	Maxwell Karger
Based On:	play by Cecil Raleigh
Starring:	Thomas W. Ross Wilfred Lytell
Cinematography:	Louis J. Dunmyre
Studio:	Metro Pictures
Distributor:	Metro Pictures
Runtime:	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 (1873–1959) 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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fatal Hour. November 13, 2017. Lcweb2.loc.gov. November 13, 2017.
2. http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=17735 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.