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Mr. Wong in Chinatown

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5.3/10 • 23

1939-08-011h 11m

MysteryThriller

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...

Directors
William Nigh
Characters
Hugh Wiley
Editors
Russell F. Schoengarth

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Boris Karloff

    Boris Karloff

    Mr. James Lee Wong

  2. Marjorie Reynolds

    Marjorie Reynolds

    Roberta 'Bobbie' Logan

  3. Grant Withers

    Grant Withers

    Police Capt. Bill Street

  4. Huntley Gordon

    Huntley Gordon

    Mr. Davidson

  5. George Lynn

    George Lynn

    Capt. Guy Jackson

  6. William Royle

    William Royle

    Capt. Jaime

  7. James Flavin

    James Flavin

    Police Sgt. Jerry

  8. Lotus Long

    Lotus Long

    Princess Lin Hwa

  9. Lee Tung Foo

    Lee Tung Foo

    Willie

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CinemaSerf

Jun 22, 2022

6/10

When the Princess "Lin Hwa" (Lotus Long) is killed by a poisoned dart in the home of our eponymous San Francisco detective (Boris Karloff) she leaves him one, singly enigmatic, clue which he must utilise to thwart a gang involved with the Japanese occupation of China. Local plod "Capt. Street" (Grant Withers) bucks the trend of many similar style adventure films, and demonstrates some competence as the pair soon discover the foggy docks of their city harbour much more than just ships. There is never any doubt who will come a cropper in the end, but William Nigh gets a lot from his star, a limited script and an even more limited budget and presents us with a basic, but acceptable murder mystery with shades of political intrigue.

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Status
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Original Language
English
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