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Phantom of Chinatown (1940)Detective James Lee Wong is on the scene as archaeologist Dr. John Benton, recently returned from an expedition in China where a valuable ancient scroll was recovered, is murdered while giving a lecture on the expedition. Director:Phil RosenWriters:Hugh Wiley (characters from "James Lee Wong" series in Collier's Magazine), Ralph Gilbert Bettison (story), and 1 more credit » |
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Grant Withers | ... |
Police Capt. sixam Street
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Lotus Long | ... |
Win Len - Benton's Secretary
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Charles Miller | ... |
Dr. John Benton
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Cyrus Benton in Newspaper
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Huntley Gordon | ... |
Dr. Norman Wilkes
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Virginia Carpenter | ... |
Louise Benton
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John Dilson | ... |
Charles 'Charlie' Frasier
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Paul McVey | ... |
Detective Grady
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John Holland | ... |
Co-Pilot Mason
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Richard Terry | ... |
Toreno
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Robert Kellard | ... |
Pilot Tommy Dean
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Willy Castello | ... |
Jonas, Benton's Butler
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Lee Tung Foo | ... |
Foo, Jimmy's Cook
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Storyline
In the middle of a pictorial lecture on his recent expedition to the Mongolian Desert, Dr. John Benton the famous explorer, drinks from the water bottle on his lecture table, collapses and dies. His last words "Eternal Fire" are the only clue Chinese detective Jimmy Wong and Captain Street of the police department have to work on. Win Lee, Benton's secretary, reveals the doctor's dying words refer to a scroll which tells the location of rich oil deposits. Wong and Street then begin the search for the killer among Benton's associates. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
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A Slight Case Of Murder... Solved by Jimmy Wong! See more »Parents Guide:
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Possibly the very first instance where Hollywood produced a 'prequel,' because this last entry in the series depicts the first meeting between Mr. Wong and Capt. Street. See more »Quotes
James Lee Wong: Greetings. Only the eyebrows of youth would have the temerity to call the beard of age at such an hour.See more »
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