Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939)

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Released:
1939-08-01

Overview:
A pretty Chinese woman, seeking help from San Francisco detective James Lee Wong, is killed by a poisoned dart in his front hall, having time only to scrawl "Captain J" on a sheet of paper. She proves to be Princess Lin Hwa, on a secret military mission for Chinese forces fighting the Japanese invasion. Mr. Wong finds two captains with the intial J in the case, neither being quite what he seems; there's fog on the waterfront and someone still has that poison-dart gun...

Director:
William Nigh

Runtime:
1h 11min

Genre:
Mystery, Thriller

  • Cast:
  • Boris Karloff
    as
    Mr. James Lee Wong
  • Marjorie Reynolds
    as
    Roberta 'Bobbie' Logan
  • Grant Withers
    as
    Police Capt. Bill Street
  • Huntley Gordon
    as
    Mr. Davidson
  • George Lynn
    as
    Capt. Guy Jackson