Mr. Wong in Chinatown
5.8
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...
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6 films
Cast
20 people
Boris Karloff
Mr. James Lee Wong
Known for
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Bride of Frankenstein
Marjorie Reynolds
Roberta 'Bobbie' Logan
Known for
Ministry of Fear
Holiday Inn
Grant Withers
Police Capt. Bill Street
Known for
Rio Grande
My Darling Clementine
Huntley Gordon
Mr. Davidson
Also in
Murder by Television
Midnight Warning
George Lynn
Capt. Guy Jackson
Known for
To Be or Not to Be
The Werewolf
William Royle
Capt. Jaime
Also in
Drums of Fu Manchu
Flaming Frontiers
James Flavin
Police Sgt. Jerry
Known for
King Kong
In Cold Blood
Lotus Long
Princess Lin Hwa
Also in
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
Lee Tung Foo
Willie
Known for
Across the Pacific
Bessie Loo
Lilly May
Also in
The Rainbow Pass
Ernie Stanton
Bailey
Also in
Mickey's Parrot
Thank You, Jeeves!
I. Stanford Jolley
Palisser Hotel Clerk
Known for
The Haunted Palace
The Baron of Arizona
William Nigh Director · Scott Darling Screenplay Harry Neumann Cinematographer
United States release August 1, 1939 · Produced in United States
Production
Monogram Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · August 1, 1939
Theatrical
United States · August 1, 1939
Theatrical
Mexico
August 1, 1939 · Theatrical
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