Phantom of Chinatown (1940)

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Phantom of Chinatown on IMDb 6.2/10 363 votes

Released:
1940-11-18

Overview:
In the middle of a pictorial lecture on his recent expedition to the Mongolian Desert, Dr. John Benton,the famous explorer, drinks from the water bottle on his lecture table, collapses and dies. His last words "Eternal Fire" are the only clue Chinese detective Jimmy Wong and Captain Street of the police department have to work on.

Director:
Phil Rosen

Runtime:
1h 2min

Genre:
Crime, Mystery, Thriller

  • Cast:
  • Keye Luke
    as
    James Lee Wong
  • Lotus Long
    as
    Win Lee, Benton's Secretary
  • Grant Withers
    as
    Police Captain Street
  • Charles Miller
    as
    Dr. John Benton / Cyrus Benton in Newspaper (as Charles Miller)
  • Huntley Gordon
    as
    Dr. Norman Wilkes