''The Mystic Hour'' is a 1933 American

mystery film A mystery film is a film that revolves around the solution of a problem or a crime. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur Detective, sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of an issue by means of clues, ...

directed by Melville De Lay and starring

Charles Hutchison Charles Hutchison (December 3, 1879 – May 30, 1949) was an American film actor, film director, director and screenwriter. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1914 and 1944. He also directed 33 films between 1915 and 1938. Though he ...

, Lucille Powers and

Montagu Love Montagu Love (15 March 1877 – 17 May 1943) was an English screen, stage and vaudeville actor. Early years Born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, Love was the son of Harry Love and Fanny Louisa Love, née Poad; his father was listed as accountant ...

. It is also known by the

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of ''At Twelve Midnight''. The film was one of the earliest releases of the Poverty Row studio Reliable Pictures.

Plot

The Fox is a famous burglar who masquerades as a private investigator.

Cast

as Robert Randall * Lucille Powers as Mary Marshall *

as Captain James alias The Fox * Charles Middleton as Roger Thurston * Edith Thornton as Myra Marshall * Eddie Phillips as Bradley Thurston *

Jimmy Aubrey Jimmy Aubrey (23 October 1887 – 2 September 1983) was an English actor who worked with both Charlie Chaplin and Laurel and Hardy, having gone with Fred Karno's theatrical company to America in 1908. However he left to start on his own in va ...

as Blinkey

References

External links

* 1933 films 1933 mystery films American mystery films Reliable Pictures films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films English-language mystery films {{mystery-film-stub