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1939

The Mystery of Mr. Wong

Directed by William Nigh
A gay party is interrupted by murder and the world's most costly jewel stolen!

Detective James Lee Wong must find the "Eye of the Daughter of the Moon," a priceless but cursed sapphire stolen in China and smuggled to America. His search takes him into the heart of Chinatown and to the dreaded "House of Hate" to find the deadly gem before it can kill again.

Duration

1h 8m

Released

March 8, 1939

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5.7

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Cast17

  • Boris Karloff
  • Grant Withers
  • Dorothy Tree
  • Craig Reynolds
  • Ivan Lebedeff
  • Holmes Herbert
  • Morgan Wallace
  • Lotus Long
  • Chester Gan

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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