When I got home, I decided I'd watch another MR. WONG mystery. This one was THE FATAL HOUR, and it was a fun mystery, made even more so since I was able to deduce the murderer before the revelation. This movie had a high body count!
Also, it looked quite good for a Monogram movie with nothing done to clean it up for DVD. However, at the first reel change, obviously the second reel was badly damaged because the DVD company had to use what looked like a 16mm dupe copy since it was so washed out, overly contrasted, and grainy/soft. At the next reel change, things went back to normal for the rest of the film.