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Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939)

APPROVED 71 min  -  Mystery  -   1 August 1939 (USA)
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A pretty Chinese woman, seeking help from San Francisco detective James Lee Wong, is killed by a poisoned dart in his front hall... See full summary »

Director:

William Nigh

Writers:

Scott Darling (screenplay), Hugh Wiley (characters: series in Collier's Magazine)
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Mr. Wong in Chinatown -- A pretty Chinese woman, seeking help from San Francisco detective James Lee Wong, is killed by a poisoned dart in his front hall...
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Boris Karloff ...
Marjorie Reynolds Marjorie Reynolds ...
Roberta 'Bobbie' Logan
Grant Withers Grant Withers ...
Police Capt. Bill Street
Huntley Gordon Huntley Gordon ...
Mr. Davidson
George Lynn George Lynn ...
Capt. Guy Jackson (as Peter George Lynn)
William Royle William Royle ...
Capt. Jaime
James Flavin James Flavin ...
Police Sgt. Jerry
Lotus Long Lotus Long ...
Princess Lin Hwa
Lee Tung Foo Lee Tung Foo ...
Willie (as Lee Tong Foo)
Bessie Loo Bessie Loo ...
Lilly May
Richard Loo Richard Loo ...
Tong Chief
Ernie Stanton Ernie Stanton ...
Burton
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Storyline

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... Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Mr Wong | Detective | Princess | Dart | Fight  | See more »

Genres:

Mystery

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Città cinese See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Monogram Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The third of the 6-film series, and the first to feature Marjorie Reynolds as Captain Street's reporter girlfriend. Later remade as a Charlie Chan feature, The Chinese Ring. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Mr. Wong removes the dart from the neck of Princess Lin Hwa, it can be seen that there is a residue that covers approximately 1/3 of the tip of the dart. In the next scene, upon examining the same dart under a magnifying glass, no trace of the residue is seen. See more »

Connections

Followed by Doomed to Die (1940) See more »