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The Mystery of Mr. Wong

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5.7/10 • 20

1939-03-081h 8m

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A gay party is interrupted by murder and the world's most costly jewel stolen!

Detective James Lee Wong must find the "Eye of the Daughter of the Moon," a priceless but cursed sapphire stolen in China and smuggled to America. His search takes him into the heart of Chinatown and to the dreaded "House of Hate" to find the deadly gem before it can kill again.

Directors
William Nigh
Writters
Hugh Wiley
Editors
Hugh Wiley, 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. Dorothy Tree

    Dorothy Tree

    Valerie Edwards

  4. Craig Reynolds

    Craig Reynolds

    Peter Harrison

  5. Ivan Lebedeff

    Ivan Lebedeff

    Michael Strogonoff

  6. Holmes Herbert

    Holmes Herbert

    Prof. Ed Janney

  7. Morgan Wallace

    Morgan Wallace

    Brandon Edwards

  8. Lotus Long

    Lotus Long

    Drina

  9. Chester Gan

    Chester Gan

    Sing

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CinemaSerf

Jun 22, 2022

6/10

Luckily, I've never been a great fan of charades - which is just as well because in this short and sweet little murder mystery, it (called "Indications" here) proves to have quite lethal consequences! It falls to "Capt. Street" (Grant Withers) assisted by criminologists "Wong" (Boris Karloff) and his pal "Janney" (Holmes Herbert) to try to establish why "Edwards" was shot during the role-playing game. As ever, there are no shortage of suspects ranging from his soon-to-be disinherited wife "Val" (Dorothy Tree) to his secretary "Harrison" (Craig Reynolds) as well as some rather mysterious oriental folks who seem very nimble in the frequently darkly lit (if at all) scenarios.. Oh, and we mustn't forget that the legendary sapphire "Eye of the Daughter of the Moon" (trips of the tongue that one, eh?) has gone awol too - along with a letter from the lately deceased naming the person he suspected might try to bump him off. It is a quickly paced and reasonably well written adventure, this. Karloff is on good form and hell, even the usually wooden as a plank Ivan Lebedeff ("Strogonoff") adds some value too. One of the better "Wong" stories and well worth an hour.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Keywords
private detectivemr. wong