Mr. Wong in Chinatown
Mr. Wong in Chinatown

Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939)

5.3 ? Aug 01, 1939 1h 11m

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...

Genres

Mystery Thriller

Release Date

August 01, 1939

Rating

5.3 /10

Runtime

1h 11m

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Mr. James Lee Wong

Marjorie Reynolds

Marjorie Reynolds

Roberta 'Bobbie' Logan

Grant Withers

Grant Withers

Police Capt. Bill Street

Huntley Gordon

Huntley Gordon

Mr. Davidson

George Lynn

George Lynn

Capt. Guy Jackson

William Royle

William Royle

Capt. Jaime

James Flavin

James Flavin

Police Sgt. Jerry

Lotus Long

Lotus Long

Princess Lin Hwa

Lee Tung Foo

Lee Tung Foo

Willie

Bessie Loo

Lilly May

Ernie Stanton

Ernie Stanton

Bailey

I. Stanford Jolley

I. Stanford Jolley

Palisser Hotel Clerk

Jack Kennedy

Sgt. Brady

Donald Kerr

Donald Kerr

Taxi Driver

Wilbur Mack

Wilbur Mack

The Coroner

Moy Ming

Moy Ming

Aged Tong Member

Bruce Mitchell

Police Officer at Explosion

Angelo Rossitto

Angelo Rossitto

Mute Dwarf

Guy Usher

Guy Usher

Police Commissioner

Richard Loo

Richard Loo

Tong Chief

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6.0/10

Jun 22, 2022

When the Princess "Lin Hwa" (Lotus Long) is killed by a poisoned dart in the home of our eponymous San Francisco detective (Boris Karloff) she leaves him one, singly enigmatic, clue which he must utilise to thwart a gang involved with the Japanese occupation of China. Local plod "Capt. Street" (Grant Withers) bucks the trend of many similar style adventure films, and demonstrates some competence as the pair soon discover the foggy docks of their city harbour much more than just ships. There is never any doubt who will come a cropper in the end, but William Nigh gets a lot from his star, a limited script and an even more limited budget and presents us with a basic, but acceptable murder mystery with shades of political intrigue.

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