Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939)

08/01/1939 (US) • 1h 11m

Mystery, Thriller

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...

Top Billed Cast

Boris Karloff

Mr. James Lee Wong

Marjorie Reynolds

Roberta 'Bobbie' Logan

Grant Withers

Police Capt. Bill Street

Huntley Gordon

Mr. Davidson

George Lynn

Capt. Guy Jackson

William Royle

Capt. Jaime

James Flavin

Police Sgt. Jerry

Lotus Long

Princess Lin Hwa


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Part of the Mr. Wong Collection

Includes Mr. Wong, Detective, Doomed to Die, The Mystery of Mr. Wong

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

mr. wong

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