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1939

Mr. Wong in Chinatown

Directed by William Nigh

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...

Duration

1h 11m

Released

August 1, 1939

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Cast20

  • Boris Karloff
  • Marjorie Reynolds
  • Grant Withers
  • Huntley Gordon
  • George Lynn
  • William Royle
  • James Flavin
  • Lotus Long
  • Lee Tung Foo

Part ofThe Mr. Wong Collection

Includes Mr. Wong, Detective (1938), Doomed to Die (1940), The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939), Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939), The Fatal Hour (1940), and Phantom of Chinatown (1940).

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