Mr. Wong in Chinatown

Name: Mr. Wong in Chinatown
Director: William Nigh
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1939-08-01
Duration: 71 min
Cast: Boris Karloff, Marjorie Reynolds, Grant Withers, Huntley Gordon, George Lynn

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1939 · 71 min · NR · Mystery · Thriller · TMDB 5.4/10

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...

Directed by William Nigh

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