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5.5/10 • 23

1938-10-051h 10m

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Thousands asked to see Collier's Magazine famous detective on the screen... here he is!

A chemical manufacturer is killed just after asking detective James Wong to help him. So Detective Wong decides to investigate this as well as two subsequent murders.

Directors
William Nigh
Editors
Russell F. Schoengarth

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  1. Boris Karloff

    Boris Karloff

    James Lee Wong

  2. Grant Withers

    Grant Withers

    Police Capt. Sam Street

  3. Maxine Jennings

    Maxine Jennings

    Myra Ross

  4. Evelyn Brent

    Evelyn Brent

    Olga Petroff / Countess Dubois / Sophie Dome

  5. George Lloyd

    George Lloyd

    Devlin

  6. Lucien Prival

    Lucien Prival

    Anton Mohl

  7. John St. Polis

    John St. Polis

    Carl Roemer

  8. William Gould

    William Gould

    Theodore Meisle

  9. Hooper Atchley

    Hooper Atchley

    Christian Wilk

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CinemaSerf

Jun 20, 2022

5/10

An almost comically heavily made-up Boris Karloff is all that stands between this mediocre murder-mystery and total obscurity. He portrays the super-sleuth "Mr. Wong" on the trail of a murderer who has killed at least three people. Our difficulty here is that the lighting and audio are so basic, that it is virtually impossible for us to follow the story at all, much less draw any conclusions of our own. We are essentially led - child-like - through this rather theatrical drama with no opportunity to participate. I guess the budget would her been minimal, and I'm glad I've seen it - but more for the sake of late 30s cinema than for anything memorable.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Keywords
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