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Phantom of Chinatown

(1940)

November 18, 1940 1h 2m
60%
TMDB Score

Overview

In the middle of a pictorial lecture on his recent expedition to the Mongolian Desert, Dr. John Benton,the famous explorer, drinks from the water bottle on his lecture table, collapses and dies. His last words "Eternal Fire" are the only clue Chinese detective Jimmy Wong and Captain Street of the police department have to work on.

Phil Rosen

Director

Top Billed Cast

KL

Keye Luke

James Lee Wong

LL

Lotus Long

Win Lee, Benton's Secretary

GW

Grant Withers

Police Captain Street

CM

Charles Miller

Dr. John Benton / Cyrus Benton in Newspaper (as Charles Miller)

HG

Huntley Gordon

Dr. Norman Wilkes

VC

Virginia Carpenter

Louise Benton

JD

John Dilson

Charlie Frasier

PM

Paul McVey

Detective Grady

JH

John Holland

Mason

RT

Richard Terry

Toreno