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The Hour of 13 is a 1952 British historical mystery film directed by Harold French and starring Peter Lawford, Dawn Addams and Roland Culver. It was made at Elstree Studios by the British subsidiary of MGM. The film's sets were designed by the German-born art director Alfred Junge. Some location shooting took place around London including Kensington Gardens. The film is a remake of the 1934 thriller The Mystery of Mr. X, based on the novel X v. Rex by Philip MacDonald.
Plot
Reminiscent of the Jack The Ripper school with a period setting in gaslit London, but this time the mysterious killer is The Terror who is murdering policemen. Lawford plays the handsome gentleman thief Nicholas Revel who gets himself involved in the murders, and the theft of a valuable emerald. The treatment is seldom serious yet is smartly resolved with a supporting cast of British stalwarts.
Cast
Peter Lawford as Nicholas Revel
Dawn Addams as Jane Frensham
Roland Culver as Connor
Derek Bond as Sir Christopher Lenhurst
Leslie Dwyer as Ernie Perker
Michael Hordern as Sir Herbert Frensham
Colin Gordon as MacStreet
Heather Thatcher as Mrs. Chumley Orr
Jack McNaughton as Ford
Campbell Cotts as Mr. Chumley Orr
Fabia Drake as Lady Elmbridge
Michael Goodliffe as Anderson
Moultrie Kelsall as Magistrate of Court
Peter Copley as Cummings
Richard Shaw as The 'Terror'
Sam Kydd as Reporter
Reception
According to MGM records the movie earned $344,000 in the US and Canada and $412,000 elsewhere, making a loss to the studio of $424,000.
See also
The Mystery of Mr. X (1934)
References
External links
The Hour of 13 at IMDb
The Hour of 13 at TCMDB
‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› The Hour of 13 at AllMovie
The Hour of 13 at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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